Summary
PopularYouTubestreamer IShowSpeed got swatted while doing an IRL transmission at KFC, and the place was swarmed by police officers. ManyYouTubestreamers (and those on other platforms as well) have experienced swatting, but luckily for IShowSpeed, things didn’t end badly.
IShowSpeed is a massively popular YouTube streamer and content creator best known for his energetic and somewhat chaotic livestreams and videos about gaming, often featuring well-known titles likeFIFA,Fortnite, andFive Nights at Freddy’s. IShowSpeed has a huge young audience that follows his content, which includes over-the-top reactions, chat trolling, and bizarre challenges. Despite his tremendous popularity,IShowSpeed has also been controversialand has faced temporary bans in the past due to “inappropriate” behavior on platforms like Twitch. Recently, the streamer’s transmission was disrupted by a swatting incident.
While doing an IRL stream at KFC,popular streamer IShowSpeedgot swatted and had to explain to the cops what he was doing. In the video, IShowSpeedmet up with fellow streamer Cuffem, and while he was heading out of the place, several police cars swarmed the fast-food restaurant, taking him by surprise. The police detained some people inside, and when they got to where IShowSpeed was, they told him they’d received a call saying someone was jumping on the counter, had a gun, and was throwing food. Even though the police had to follow standard procedures to make sure everything was alright, the streamer had the chance to show them he wasn’t doing anything illegal. He explained to them that he is a streamer and was just making content for his channel.
Before having the chance to speak to the police,IShowSpeed said he gets swattedevery time he tries to do something like that. Falsely reporting a serious emergency (like in this case, saying someone had a gun at the restaurant) so that the police show up heavily armed is a crime that can lead to someone being seriously injured.
Many other streamers have been swatted in the past, and despite some severe consequences these incidents have caused, they continue to happen. Luckily for IShowSpeed, nothing happened, and he was allowed to walk away once the cops found out he was doing nothing wrong.
