Is this considered a death threat? - page 3.

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Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on August 04, 2020, 04:32:36 PM

No, I wouldn't consider that a death threat at all, regardless of the member's previous history of alleged death threats. It sounds like it could just be that the meaning of "burn you" got lost in the translation.

I would agree with this.

Maybe he was saying he has an STD, but that would burn him, not you. "Burn" could also mean ruin your reputation - which is legal.

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Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on August 04, 2020, 04:32:36 PM

No, I wouldn't consider that a death threat at all, regardless of the member's previous history of alleged death threats. It sounds like it could just be that the meaning of "burn you" got lost in the translation--I seriously doubt this is a threat to literally kill you by setting you on fire. In the US if you tell someone you're going to burn them, you're basically telling them that you're going to beat them in whatever activity is taking place.

I haven't seen many true death threats being made on bitcointalk, and most of the ones that were questionable have been because English isn't the member's first language, and a simple expression of anger can come off sounding like an actual threat. That's my take on this, anyway.

Could be a mangled insult like "I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire" but knowing the person in question I have no doubt that the shithead meant actual tangible harm, just used a vague enough expression to avoid a ban.

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Thank you all for sharing your opinions. The whole story is the following: andulolika is trying another scam and I exposed it. He got very pissed off and started swearing (in Romanian) in all possible and impossible ways. After seeing that I really am confronting him he realized that his new trick won't fool anyone else due to my intervention he ended up with this threat, which can be found in his last post of this topic.

The topic is Romanian, but it's easy to figure out what's going on there, as I kept writing in English as well, thinking that at some point someone else can be interested in avoiding andulolika's new scam.

Quote from: Upgrade00 on August 04, 2020, 03:56:12 PM

You actually didn't give the context (like whether it was posted in another language and meaning was lost in translation)

Yes, it was posted in another language, but it was not lost in translation as I am a Romanian native and a very good English speaker

Everybody feel free to explore both links I mentioned. In first one I explained in detail (in English) why andulolika is actually trying to scam people, while the second link is the one of his topic, where you will also understand >90% of the discussion.

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No, I wouldn't consider that a death threat at all, regardless of the member's previous history of alleged death threats. It sounds like it could just be that the meaning of "burn you" got lost in the translation--I seriously doubt this is a threat to literally kill you by setting you on fire. In the US if you tell someone you're going to burn them, you're basically telling them that you're going to beat them in whatever activity is taking place.

I haven't seen many true death threats being made on bitcointalk, and most of the ones that were questionable have been because English isn't the member's first language, and a simple expression of anger can come off sounding like an actual threat. That's my take on this, anyway.

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Report him, make sure you also include the other details where he has previously been banned for the same reasons. This time it could be a permanent ban for him because it looks like the previous temp ban didn't teach him any lesson.

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Threatening with violence. Not cool. Report his ass.

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Quote from: Upgrade00 on August 04, 2020, 03:56:12 PM

It may be but certain language and posting habits are prohibited, including;
"8. No threats to inflict bodily harm, death threats"
Even if the possibility of actual harm is excluded, it doesn't encourage discussions if anyone is allowed to use any choice of words and some sort of order has to be established.

I was more sarcastic and expressed the way I would not bother about it too much. To be honest, there are information missing. It would be good to know the whole story instead of just a line that was picked.

Quote from: hilariousandco on August 04, 2020, 03:58:19 PM

Maybe he wanted to harness the power of the sun with a magnifying glass and burn you that way? Cheesy

I wonder if piss are flammable :-P
But it's a good drink if you drink it fresh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81FLsMZB2Fw :-D

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Actually, it does not have to be a death threat. According to the rules:

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 01:27:51 PM

<…> 8. No threats to inflict bodily harm, death threats. <…>

The text you reference in the OP certainly falls under the former category (bodily harm), so the answer would be a yes technically, although the full context may be required to determine the scope and seriousness of the threat.

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It's a threat for sure, but maybe not a death thread. Maybe he wanted to harness the power of the sun with a magnifying glass and burn you that way? Cheesy

Seriously though, just report it especially if he's been banned for this sort of stuff before.

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Quote from: GazetaBitcoin on August 04, 2020, 03:38:54 PM

So, given this context, what is your opinion? Is this a death threat? "I will piss on you and burn you".

You actually didn't give the context (like whether it was posted in another language and meaning was lost in translation), but taking the words literally; it is a threat to inflict harm and breaks the forum rules.

Quote from: AB de Royse777 on August 04, 2020, 03:43:48 PM

This is an anonymous place and nothing is there to harm you physically. I do not guarantee mental healthy though.

It may be anonymous, but certain language and posting habits are prohibited, including;
"8. No threats to inflict bodily harm, death threats"
Even if the possibility of actual harm is excluded, it doesn't encourage discussions if anyone is allowed to use any choice of words. Some sort of order has to be established.

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Quote from: GazetaBitcoin on August 04, 2020, 03:38:54 PM

So, given this context, what is your opinion? Is this a death threat? "I will piss on you...".

Not sure but for sure it's dirty. Not sexy too.

On a serious note: Say this is a death threat. What worse can happen to you unless your identity is public and the guy has some real balls. This is an anonymous place and nothing is there to harm you physically. I do not guarantee mental healthy though.

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Prior saying that someone made a death threat, I'd like to ask the community if such an allegation can be considered a death threat: "I will piss on you and burn you".

Take into consideration that the above sentence was said by someone which already made other death threats inside the forum, being also banned 6 months for the previous death threats (he evaded his ban but that's another story).

So, given this context, what is your opinion? Is this a death threat? "I will piss on you and burn you".

I am unsure how to proceed.

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