can do this and you know what seattle and what we're working on is really to help police departments adana fi and tailor their response but when it comes to investigation let alone prosecutions it just doesn't happen and there's a lot of reasons for that so right now if you want to swat someone unfortunately the chances of you being arrested let alone prosecuted and convicted are damn near 0 so that's a chilling thing when you realize the damage and consequences it can have on individuals and groups. well later we were joined by a lawyer a legal expert on this little league white how could this be legal. wow you know i absolutely agree with what i've just been said 1st of all this is not a hoax people who engage in swatting are very purposeful this is an act of terror one of the significant problems is that you know perhaps one of the most significant safety mechanisms that have been created in the u.s. over the last few decades is the widespread access of the 911 system that is one of the tools that we use in order to keep ourselves safe and that's true whether or not we fear violent crim

embassy in ankara, the capital of turkey will be closed, and the consulate general in istanbul, in adana and ismir on the coast are also going to shut as well. there will be no services for american citizens at those facilities for the foreseeable future, they've been suspended, also visa services obviously for turkish citizens, american visa services for turkish citizens that all has been put on hold. it's not clear how long this threat is active for, but this is coming to effect very quickly, very immediately. i have to say this isn't the first time we have seen these threats against americans in turkey. over the past decade or so i would say there's been at least two occasions on my recollection where, again, the embassy and the consulate generals have been shut down because of credible threats. the turkish authorities work very closely with u.s. authorities in turkey, there is generally speaking certainly with these sorts of scenarios a good sharing of information about current threats, one conditioning about the attack within the past couple of years on the istanbul airport, a major