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I agree, though blackmail seems inaccurate. I've always understood blackmail to be a demand backed by a threat to reveal secret information[1]; this sounds mor
by kd5bjo 13y ago
I agree, though blackmail seems inaccurate. I've always understood blackmail to be a demand backed by a threat to reveal secret information[1]; this sounds more like an extortion racket[2].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail#United_States
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion_racket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion_racket
- bduerst 13y agoIt is extortion, not blackmail. While blackmail is a form of extortion, it's as you say - threats to reveal potentially damaging information.
- yogo 13y agoYea, extortion seems more apt here. It's like a square and rectangle. All blackmail involves extortion, but not all extortion is blackmail.