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and if you don't think it's illegal to "threaten someone with bodily harm" I suggest you learn a bit more about the legal world because it happens every day to normal everyday people, mothers, brothers, sisters, and other community members.
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Hahaha, sorry.. I don't mean to laugh, but I knew someone would use that at some point.
I think it's illegal to threaten someone only if you're serious! If I'm standing in front of you with this angry look on my face saying, "I'm gonna kill you".. it's a bit different if you play a joke on me and I say "I'm gonna kill you!" In the latter context, no, I don't believe it's illegal. You're tellin me you've never done that?
Likewise w/ what the cop said... I've had asshole bosses before where I jokingly said to another co-worker "Man, If I ever see him walking down the street, I'd hit him with my car." Doesn't mean I'm a criminal and that I actually made a threat against him.
The context of how it's used should be taken into consideration. If the person issuing the threat has psychotic tendencies and people believed he'd actually act on it, then I could see how it would be illegal, otherwise... it's just silly