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0 pointssingpolyma37d ago0 comments

How is "I haven't talked to my lawyer yet but you know I could" not a threat/pressure?

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In the same way that "you kids aren't allowed to skate here, but maybe if you do it over there I could just turn around and not notice you" isn't a threat.

singpolyma3OP7d ago

"you kids can't skate here" is the threat part.

IshKebab6d ago

That's just stretching the definition of "threat" beyond its normal meaning.

If I tell my kids "it's bedtime" is that a threat?

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NietTim7d ago

There is no reason to assume they said that and all the reason to assume they didn't say that.

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