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> threatening to have him deported to China while specifically calling out his public criticism of the CCP with a disgusting "who knows how he may be received"
by Gordonjcp 3y ago
> threatening to have him deported to China while specifically calling out his public criticism of the CCP with a disgusting "who knows how he may be received"
I think you're overstating it a bit.
How about you tell the whole story?
- notpushkin 3y agoI think the fact that Daniel backpedaled and said his blackmail comment wasn't meant as blackmail doesn't really change anything.
- nunuvit 3y agoIt's not blackmail in the first place. There were no secrets to reveal since everything was published online, and it's legal to sue and report a possible crime. Speculating about the consequences doesn't make it blackmail.
- psd1 3y agoThe vast majority of neurotypical English-speaking adults would have no difficulty categorising it as a veiled threat. Note the strong consensus in this comments section. The message has two parts - the response that X wants from Y, and the possible negative consequences for Y. The proximity of the two parts makes the implied link clear (to most people, anyway). I assure you that 99% of judges and prosecutors would recognise this as blackmail (modulo variance in different countries' legal definitions of the crime).
- wizofaus 3y agoI'm not sure what to believe, but the curious thing is even years later the repository in question doesn't seem to have been taken down.
- axus 3y agoThat didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. And if it is, that's not my fault. And if it was, I didn't mean it. And if I did, he deserved it.