Verbal threats-- legally, how much weight do they carry?

[haider]

Say if an unknown person is harassing you over the phone and you threaten them with bodily harm, can that get you in trouble with the law?

[240 is Back]

Boom

[BB]

None. They initiated the contact. They'd have to admit wrong doing too, if they sought to make an issue of it. In short nothing will happen, and if they tried to pursue charges, they'd at best be laughed at, at worst, charged themselves.

[haider]

Cool. fucking indian scammers!

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Say if an unknown person is harassing you over the phone and you threaten them with bodily harm, can that get you in trouble with the law?

Why pick up the phone of an unknown person? Screen your calls at all times...

[haider]

Why pick up the phone of an unknown person? Screen your calls at all times...

It's more complicated than that...I didn't pick up the phone. it was a scam in progress that I had to intervene, then had some nice words to say  I'm calling the cops on his curry ass soon.

[bigmc]

Say if an unknown person is harassing you over the phone and you threaten them with bodily harm, can that get you in trouble with the law?

what country are you in

in the uk there is a law against malicious phone calls

the threats are more difficult because you have to believe there is a genuine risk of harm which is difficult to prove unless they are phoning you from the hall way while you are cowering under the bed

[haider]

what country are you in

in the uk there is a law against malicious phone calls

the threats are more difficult because you have to believe there is a genuine risk of harm which is difficult to prove unless they are phoning you from the hall way while you are cowering under the bed

cool... I'm in the US, land of the free 

[bigmc]

cool... I'm in the US, land of the free 

just shoot the cu nt then

if he isnt a black teenager you should be ok

[haider]

just shoot the cu nt then

if he isnt a black teenager you should be ok

[haider]

I'm afraid of falling in line with analbolichalo with the incessant threads 

[anabolichalo]

without video recording or at least voice recording it's a meaningless claim

[youandme]

Say if an unknown person is harassing you over the phone and you threaten them with bodily harm, can that get you in trouble with the law?

Unknown??

If they're harrassing you that is an issue (charge). If you threaten them that is a seperate issue. One wrong plus another wrong does not negate the fact a wrong occured.

Doesn't matter who initiated either, that makes no sense UK or US law.

If you're afraid of what you said or did think back and remember the context of why it was said. Someone, called you...did they offer you something (evidence)? Threaten you (defense)? Try to strike a contract with you? Etc. Plenty of ways to turn the tables on what you said and make it relatively jusitified based on the facts.

[Parker]

You might want to look at your state's laws. It varies from State to State. So asking here, will get you nowhere or in trouble.

[bigmc]

Unknown??

If they're harrassing you that is an issue (charge). If you threaten them that is a seperate issue. One wrong plus another wrong does not negate the fact a wrong occured.

Doesn't matter who initiated either, that makes no sense UK or US law.

If you're afraid of what you said or did think back and remember the context of why it was said. Someone, called you...did they offer you something (evidence)? Threaten you (defense)? Try to strike a contract with you? Etc. Plenty of ways to turn the tables on what you said and make it relatively jusitified based on the facts.

worst explanation ever ironside 

[haider]

Unknown??

If they're harrassing you that is an issue (charge). If you threaten them that is a seperate issue. One wrong plus another wrong does not negate the fact a wrong occured.

Doesn't matter who initiated either, that makes no sense UK or US law.

If you're afraid of what you said or did think back and remember the context of why it was said. Someone, called you...did they offer you something (evidence)? Threaten you (defense)? Try to strike a contract with you? Etc. Plenty of ways to turn the tables on what you said and make it relatively jusitified based on the facts.

dude was shit talking to me, called back after i told him to fuck off.

You might want to look at your state's laws. It varies from State to State. So asking here, will get you nowhere or in trouble.

noted.

[youandme]

worst explanation ever ironside 

lol - yeah sure chump.

Haider here you go. Cornell has a great collection of restatements as well as other resources for you to mess around with. You can search statutues by your state.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html

I wouldn't worry though, don't think anyone shit talking is going to call the police and go through the process of pressing charges; he obviosuly was talking shit for a reason but don't worry about it.

[the trainer]

Say if an unknown person is harassing you over the phone and you threaten them with bodily harm, can that get you in trouble with the law?

You fucking pussy, if someone is harassing you over the phone you track him down and beat the shit out of him, but it seems like you are a little girl complaining to getbig and your momma.

[haider]

lol - yeah sure chump.

Haider here you go. Cornell has a great collection of restatements as well as other resources for you to mess around with. You can search statutues by your state.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html

I wouldn't worry though, don't think anyone shit talking is going to call the police and go through the process of pressing charges; he obviosuly was talking shit for a reason but don't worry about it.

thanks man, i'll try looking through that. so far no clue wtf I'm doing 

You fucking pussy, if someone is harassing you over the phone you track him down and beat the shit out of him, but it seems like you are a little girl complaining to getbig and your momma.

if only I knew where this guy was, trust me I'd beat the shit out of him 

[youandme]

OK - best you don't worry about though. You'll have to sift through; tort actions, stalking actions, criminal actions, transmission actions, etc. etc. A person who wants to lawyer up can come at one through different ways; it's like the game of chess. Until he makes a move you won't know your next move. So I wouldn't worry about it if I were you; we've all said stuff in the heat of the moment (another defense to certain actions).

You made it over the phone so it wasn't imminent, wasn't going to provide a reasonable apprehension of fear, it could have been conditional, could have been a threat of future harm.....no over act with the threat (tort, sometimes crim element)

Best you don't research on it and continue with your day. Searching for law is daunting, it'll screw with your workout, lol.

[anabolichalo]

HAIDER


if someone is threatening you dont go crazy scared


in the end NOTHING ever happens


true story

[haider]

OK - best you don't worry about though. You'll have to sift through; tort actions, stalking actions, criminal actions, transmission actions, etc. etc. A person who wants to lawyer up can come at one through different ways; it's like the game of chess. Until he makes a move you won't know your next move. So I wouldn't worry about it if I were you; we've all said stuff in the heat of the moment (another defense to certain actions).

You made it over the phone so it wasn't imminent, wasn't going to provide a reasonable apprehension of fear, it could have been conditional, could have been a threat of future harm.....no over act with the threat (tort, sometimes crim element)

Best you don't research on it and continue with your day. Searching for law is daunting, it'll screw with your workout, lol.

phew  Thanks for clearing that up. I want to report these guys to the authorities (he was impersonating as an 'officer') but I don't want it biting me in the ass if the conversation was being recorded on the other side.

[local hero]

i hate the recent trend in police tracking down young kids for off the cuff comments on the twitter or facebooks, i mean come on,, there are actualy real unsolved crimes, what a waste of time

[haider]

HAIDER


if someone is threatening you dont go crazy scared


in the end NOTHING ever happens


true story

So far no threats have been made towards me. But thanks for the advices anabolic 

[The Abdominal Snoman]

thanks man, i'll try looking through that. so far no clue wtf I'm doing 
if only I knew where this guy was, trust me I'd beat the shit out of him 

If someone is fukcing with you, just laugh it off and push back troll style...Make a game out of it.