"I will harm you" is a "true threat," even if the statement is NOT true. An explainer about ELONIS. @TheAtlantic http://tinyurl.com/ppmffu2
.@rlhall120 @TheAtlantic No, it doesn't. The threat is the crime, and there needn't be any ensuing violence. The harm has already occurred.
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@Profepps@TheAtlantic "reasonable person" possibly might not be the victim, correct? Maybe a "reasonable person" wouldn't feel threatened?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Profepps@TheAtlantic gotcha...it is the "threat" that is being criminalized...not the possible carrying out of itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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