Death threat
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A death threat is a
Legality
In most jurisdictions, death threats are a serious type of
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]
Methods
A death threat can be communicated via a wide range of media, among these letters,
Against a head of state
In many governments, including
Osman warning
Named after a high-profile case, Osman v United Kingdom, Osman warnings (also letters or notices) are warnings of a death threat or high risk of murder issued by British police or legal authorities to the possible victim. They are used when there is intelligence of the threat, but there is not enough evidence to justify the police arresting the potential murderer.[4]
See also
- Assassination
- Bomb threat
- Coercion
- Contract killing
- Extortion
- Garda Information Message in Ireland
- Murder
- Terroristic threat
- Witness intimidation
References
- ^ "Sec. 11.41.530. Coercion. – The Alaska Legal Resource Center". www.touchngo.com.
- ^ Blog death threats spark debate BBC News retrieved September 30, 2007
- ^ "18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute". www.law.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ^ "Beds is one of nation's 'death-threat capitals' - News". Bedford Today. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2012-04-29.[permanent dead link]