07/30/2026
Reason #355 Why Americans need address privacy
An Arizona man was left PARALYZED after a false SWATTING after HACKERS released found his personal information (over video games), he even WARNED local PD that the Swat threats had been made.
Police IGNORED his warning, arrived in a no-knock raid and broke into his house by hitting a window with a SHOVEL, thinking his life/mother were in danger 24 yo Axeel Melendez grabbed his Mother's legally registered handgun (he did not fire) he was shot 8 times by police, shattering his leg, breaking his ribs and hitting his spine which left him permanently disabled.
It gets even worse. When he initially made the report, the Dispatcher told him: "They can't just call SWAT on you. That's not how that works... nothing's going to happen." (that's exactly what happened)
And why did the Hackers do this? Because they were demanding money (blackmail, extortion) after they lost an online match in a video game.
It's utterly insane doxxing, swatting and posting people's personal information online isn't taken more seriously (should result in life in prison or the death penalty) and should 100% be treated as a 1st Degree Felony and attempted murder.