meyotch@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.world · 7 days agoA woman made a vague threat to a healthcare company – does she really deserve up to 15 years in prison?message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1658arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1651arrow-down1message-squareA woman made a vague threat to a healthcare company – does she really deserve up to 15 years in prison?meyotch@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square167fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNarrativeBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·7 days agoThis reminds me of Minority Report. Arrested by the pre-crime unit. Guilty without the crime actually being committed.
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·6 days agoIf her crime is threatening then that actually is what she did, in the past. The punishment of 15 years is just way over the top
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 days agoThat’s not what she did. There are legal standards for what constitutes a threat, and what she said isn’t one.
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoThe legal standards you mentioned seem to disagree with you
This reminds me of Minority Report. Arrested by the pre-crime unit.
Guilty without the crime actually being committed.
If her crime is threatening then that actually is what she did, in the past.
The punishment of 15 years is just way over the top
That’s not what she did. There are legal standards for what constitutes a threat, and what she said isn’t one.
The legal standards you mentioned seem to disagree with you