Mandel School’s Daniel Flannery says swatting leaves victims feeling fearful and helpless

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Daniel Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and the director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, said the phenomenon known as "swatting" can leave victims in constant fear and feeling helpless to prevent further trauma. He emphasized that police must treat every call seriously while responding with empathy toward repeated targets. “That’s the conundrum,” Flannery said.