Hostile Paintball field 23April 2017 South Africa Cape Town Social Sunday
TacCap Only - 2 Short Games of Elimination
Location: X Paintball - Somerset West Date: 17/05/2015
Two teams playing two short games of elimination. We started off with a dual feed with the cameras (Sony AS100V), but the battery on the one died after a long day's hard work.
Back in the CEY VLOG02
We head back to Somerset West to get a full review on their paintball field, and although the GoPros was not on our side we still had a blast meeting new people and getting a proper look at the field.
In recent years, a small amount of hackers and gamers have been anonymously reporting fake hostage situations, shootings, and other violent crimes designed to send elite police units, like SWAT teams, to unsuspecting people at their residences.
Swatting is a dangerous and expensive prank, which is easy to pull off. Swatters are utilizing easily accessible technology to mask or even alter the ID during calls to 911 dispatchers. With SWAT teams and paramilitary gear becoming the norm across small town America, these calls have predictably chaotic results.
Despite the hyper-vigilance of America's law enforcement, authorities still struggle to defend themselves from the unlikeliest of threats — tech-savvy teenagers. Police militarization meets hacker culture as VICE News investigates the dangerous crime of swatting.