> How is a reminder of the law a legal threat? In the same way that "This is a nice place you've got here, it'd be a real shame if something were to happen to

> How is a reminder of the law a legal threat? In the same way that "This is a nice place you've got here, it'd be a real shame if something were to happen to it", when spoken by a Mafia enforcer is most definitely a threat. It's not, outright, threatening to bring a lawsuit, however the language of that last paragraph is definitely something which you'd expect to see from a lawyer in preparation for such legal action.