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Wow, I'm surprised about the responses on this thread, to say the least. I think 50 years is too long and at the same time, I think 13 years is too long. Perhaps this 18-year old punk needs to pay for this out of his pocket and, since he used his mommy and daddy's phone line/internet connection, they can help pay. Kinda like an ADA violation, which is unappealable, the company who gets one can't appeal, this kid should pay every dollar that it cost, not only the police, but to the people affected by his immaturity -- lost wages, counseling, et al. THAT would be the only sentence, coming short of cutting off both his index fingers, that I'd go along with.
Id go for that in conjunction with a 10 year jail term. If there are multiple offenses then each 'swatting' damages must be paid in full and the defendant shall receive no tax returns from the state or federal government until the damages have been paid in full. I would also impose an additional 5 years incarceration for each additional offense behind the primary offense.
And the defendant would be required to serve each sentence separately. So some of these kids could be in jail for up to life anyway, and they'd have to do some serious overtime labor in prison to repay the damages and lost wages on a prison wage.