Edit: or cause other reasonable people to believe that the individual's life was in danger Actually I believe the 'reasonable person' test is the standard, tho

Edit: or cause other reasonable people to believe that the individual's life was in danger Actually I believe the 'reasonable person' test is the standard, though I stated it imprecisely. I guess 'telegraphed the intent to actually commit harm,' is how I'd edit it if I still could as tptacek said.