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I imagine the "Delay, Deny, Depose" didn't get her in trouble nearly as much as the "You people are next" part. Yeah, that's a bit hostile there.
Please, marginalized people get more explicitly threatening crap said to them all the time and people rarely get arrested or charged for that. She's being charged because the system wants to make an example out of her. The judge basically said so himself at the bail hearing,
Ouch. "This place is a shit show," the judge said. (Not really, just fixed it for him).
Not saying you are wrong about the marginalized, but in this case she made, what could be considered threatening, a call to a health care provider that was not only actionable, but entirely recorded.
"The system" won't make an example out of her, "Exhibit A" will. That's the difference.
Yet, if Trump said it live in front of cameras, it would be "a joke."
It's both.
$100k bond for a threat that is neither specific nor credible is absurd.
If it were a first time offender threat against a normal person (which is more specific), at most it would result in probation and a restraining order.
The bond is ridiculous, but the arrest wasn't.
They need to appeal this. Clear judicial error. If he wouldn’t have done this 3 weeks ago legally he can’t do it now.
100k for a threat made in reaction to what was likely fear for her life, or the life of her loved one.
It's pretty amazingly cruel.
I've met victims of domestic violence who were threatened much worse than "you guys are next" so I'm not buying this as anything other than the system trying to use her as an example.
Oops, I completely misinterpreted your comment. Not sure what etiquette says, but I feel silly and am removing mine.
I agree that this person saying "you guys are next" is not a threat to the degree that it should be chargeable, and that she's being made an example of.
Reading comprehension ain't for everyone.
Edit: on some reflection that might be a rude reply if you don't already know that domestic violence threats in the US are largely ignored.
Thanks for the reflection edit! I don't think I'm stupid, but you're right that I didn't read your comment correctly. Do you want me to remove my original reply?
Edit: decided to remove
I recommend doing it like I did below the horizontal lines down there 👇
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Were their threats recorded? The fact that people have said worse doesn't change the fact that it was a threat.
There's no direct threat there more than saying the boogeyman will get you. People threaten marginalized communities like this on TV, radio and social media every day with no impunity because it's just vague enough not to count because stochastic terrorism is totally cool for SOME people.
"a bit hostile" -> straight to jail
Talk to any call center worker at any shitty company in the US and they'll tell you they've heard the same thing or worse before. This isn't new for shitty companies at all, they're just trying to make it seem like it's new in response to this situation and not something that they've been ignoring for decades.
Ohh good point. Have a call center friend; heard stories...
Clearly she was saying that they were next to receive a gift basket for all their hard work in denying claims for profit
I can agree with your statement, but is it an act of terrorism? I don't think her threat should be categorized as terrorism.
I don't think it's terrorism either as I understand. Terrorism targets citizens for leverage.