ROME, GA – According to reports, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home in Rome, Georgia, was targeted in a “swatting” incident during the early morning hours of August 24th.
For those unfamiliar with what “swatting” is, being swatted entails a person or persons knowingly making a false 911 call directed at a target’s home that would warrant an armed and often aggressive/hostile police response (i.e., a potential hostage situation). The general purpose of a swatting is, at a minimum, to invoke terror on the target – but it’s common knowledge that the results can be deadly for the target.
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The Rome Police Department issued a press release on August 24th regarding the incident, noting the false 911 call came in shortly after 1:00 a.m. by an individual asserting someone had been shot at Rep. Greene’s residence “multiple times.”
“On August 24, 2022 at about 0103 hours Rome Police officers responded to a 911 call reference to a subject being shot multiple times at an address within the city limits. When officers responded they discovered this was the home of Marjorie Taylor Greene. She assured the officers there was no issue and the call was determined to be a false call commonly known as ‘swatting.'”
According to the department, they also received a second 911 call believed to be from the same suspect involved in the original false report, noting, “a second call from the suspect who was using a computer generated voice stating that he/she was upset about Mrs. Greene’s political view on transgender youth rights.”
Rep. Greene also shared insight into the incident hours after the fact on Twitter, writing, “Last night, I was swatted just after 1 am. I can’t express enough gratitude to my local law enforcement here in Rome, Floyd County. More details to come.”
Police officials say the incident is still under investigation and have not alluded to any suspects being identified as of this writing.
Rep. Greene is a frequent target for criticism from both Democrats and even, at times, members from within the Republican party due to some of her stances on issues oft associated with the culture war taking place throughout the country.
Days before the swatting incident, Vanity Fair published an article on August 20th referring to Rep. Greene’s recently introduced Protect Children’s Innocence Act as “one in a surge of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in 2022.”
However, the bill introduced by the Georgia congresswoman is one intent upon protecting children from abusive medical interventions such as drugs used to chemically castrate children or irreversible mutilative surgeries performed on their genitals.
If passed, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act would make such acts a Class C felony that can land someone behind bars for up to 25 years.
The timing of the swatting incident in concurrence with the second call placed by police are likely not a coincidence in light of these incendiary hit pieces being written about Rep. Greene.
This piece was written by Gregory Hoyt on August 24, 2022. It originally appeared in RedVoiceMedia.com and is used by permission.
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