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Unfortunately, the goal of prosecuting threats is to prevent violence, not prevent people from being scared. If the chance of violence is relatively nil, (I alr
by crazypyro 12y ago
Unfortunately, the goal of prosecuting threats is to prevent violence, not prevent people from being scared. If the chance of violence is relatively nil, (I already argued that I believe these guys are just terrible, wanna-be comedians) I don't think there is any case to be made that these guys are anything near sexual predators, just assholes and scumbags.
- ijk 12y agoThe goal of prosecuting threats is because threats are violence, or at least are damaging in and of themselves. Threats are also illegal under 18 U.S. Code § 875(c). Even if there was no intent to carry out the threat, if the threat can be interpreted by a reasonable person as being intended to cause fear, it counts as a true threat. [1] [1] https://verdict.justia.com/2014/12/10/supreme-court-considers-true-threats-first-amendment https://verdict.justia.com/2014/12/10/supreme-court-consider...
- chris_wot 12y agoThank you. I was about to make a similar comment. Threats are intimidation, and a form of violence.