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> Several legal experts interviewed for this article said seeking money to remove mug shots from the Internet does not qualify as a crime such as extortion, sin
by socillion 13y ago
> Several legal experts interviewed for this article said seeking money to remove mug shots from the Internet does not qualify as a crime such as extortion, since extortion requires a threat ahead of time to post the image unless the mug shot subject pays.
> "Wow - it does seem to come pretty close to the line," Robert Weisberg, co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center, said upon learning about such sites. "I'd say it skirts the line but may stop just short. (It) depends on how a reasonable person would perceive this in terms of fear."
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/20/net-us-usa-internet-mugshots-idUSBRE88J0R020120920 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/20/net-us-usa-interne...
- Daniel_Newby 13y agoThat definition of extortion is wrong. Extortion is when you threaten to commit a crime unless paid. Blackmail is when you threaten to publish information unless paid. Pro tip: offering to sell the only copies of a photograph is not a threat to publish.