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A '''death threat''' is a [[Wiktionary:threat|threat]] (often made [[Anonymity|anonymously]]) against a person to kill him or her. These threats are usually designed to intimidate victims in order to manipulate their behavior. For example, a death threat could be used to dissuade a public figure from pursuing a criminal investigation or an advocacy campaign. |
A '''death threat''' is a [[Wiktionary:threat|threat]] (often made [[Anonymity|anonymously]]) against a person to kill him or her. These threats are usually designed to intimidate victims in order to manipulate their behavior, in which case a death threat is a form of [[coercion]]. For example, a death threat could be used to dissuade a public figure from pursuing a criminal investigation or an advocacy campaign. |
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In many states and jurisdictions, death threats are a [[crime|criminal offense]]. Death threats are often covered by coercion statutes. For instance, the coercion statute in [[Alaska]] says: |
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*The threat can be communicated via a wide range of mediums, among these letters, [[newspaper]] publications, [[telephone call]]s, [[blog|internet blogs]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6499095.stm ''Blog death threats spark debate''] [[BBC News]] retrieved [[September 30]] [[2007]]</ref> and [[e-mail]]. |
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<blockquote>A person commits the crime of coercion if the person compels another to engage in conduct from which there is a legal right to abstain or abstain from conduct in which there is a legal right to engage, by means of instilling in the person who is compelled a fear that, if the demand is not complied with, the person who makes the demand or another may inflict physical injury on anyone....<ref>[http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title11/Chapter41/Section530.htm Alaska Statute 11.41.530(a)(1)]</ref></blockquote> |
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*In many states and jurisdictions, death threats are a [[crime|criminal offense]]. In the context of a bankruptcy proceeding, Federal Bankruptcy Judge [[Arthur Gonzalez|Arthur J. Gonzalez]] established precedent that a death threat may be advised as legal by counsel. Furthermore, if the threat is made against a political figure, it can also be considered [[treason]]. |
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A death threat can be communicated via a wide range of mediums, among these letters, [[newspaper]] publications, [[telephone call]]s, [[blog|internet blogs]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6499095.stm ''Blog death threats spark debate''] [[BBC News]] retrieved [[September 30]] [[2007]]</ref> and [[e-mail]]. If the threat is made against a political figure, it can also be considered [[treason]]. Sometimes death threats are part of a wider campaign of abuse targeting a person or a group of people (see [[terrorism]], [[mass murder]]). |
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A death threat is a threat (often made anonymously) against a person to kill him or her. These threats are usually designed to intimidate victims in order to manipulate their behavior, in which case a death threat is a form of coercion. For example, a death threat could be used to dissuade a public figure from pursuing a criminal investigation or an advocacy campaign.
In many states and jurisdictions, death threats are a criminal offense. Death threats are often covered by coercion statutes. For instance, the coercion statute in Alaska says:
A person commits the crime of coercion if the person compels another to engage in conduct from which there is a legal right to abstain or abstain from conduct in which there is a legal right to engage, by means of instilling in the person who is compelled a fear that, if the demand is not complied with, the person who makes the demand or another may inflict physical injury on anyone....[1]
A death threat can be communicated via a wide range of mediums, among these letters, newspaper publications, telephone calls, internet blogs,[2] and e-mail. If the threat is made against a political figure, it can also be considered treason. Sometimes death threats are part of a wider campaign of abuse targeting a person or a group of people (see terrorism, mass murder).
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