Questions tagged [blackmail]
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What can be considered a "reasonable excuse" when mistakenly breaching a court order? [closed]
Is it too subjective to think the serious allegations made in the order had being taken out of any possible and plausible context, twisting it in such way so they could paint a really bad picture ...
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Is it a crime for a mail lady to take mail out of your hand, threaten to destroy it and drive off?
The mail lady knocked on my door, handed me a stack of mail, and asked for me to sign for one piece of certified mail for my dad. I declined.
She ended up snatching all the mail she handed me which ...
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Would proof of the convict being blackmailed into confession be enough to exonerate them in certain cases?
Imagine a convict who was blackmailed into confessing to a crime (this blackmail happens prior to the crime). Not only that, they were also blackmailed into doing certain incriminating actions, such ...
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Is a civilian punished if they commit crimes for criminals by force and not willingly?
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I'm writing a sci-fi book that involves an adult character, who is a normal and innocent civilian (United States, year 2191), who got caught spying on a group of powerful terrorists running a ...
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Is recording someone without their direct knowledge in one's own home legal?
Consider the following scenarios:
Alice visits Bob's home and he has surveillance devices in operation for security which record all of their interactions.
Alice visits Bob's home after they go on a ...
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Is saying you'll doing something illegal towards someone always a threat?
Followup to this question: Legality of "counter-blackmailing" with calling/reporting to the police
In it, an answerer provided two criteria for when blackmail is legal in the England and ...
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Legality of "counter-blackmailing" with calling/reporting to the police
Is there an exemption to the illegality of blackmailing if that blackmailing is of the sort "if you don't stop blackmailing me, I will call the police"?
Why am I asking this exactly?
A more ...
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A beggar forced me to give money
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A beggar beat (very hard) the gate of my room (a rental room in a residential building). I opened the gate and refused to give money. When I tried to close the door they forcefully entered ...
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When does a threat become a crime?
This question is prompted by two cases:
Richard Barnard was charged with conspiracy to blackmail after saying he would go on a hunger strike against LaSalle Investment Management, the company from ...
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Can you establish a "guilty mind" if the defendant is a victim of blackmail?
For many criminal offences, from what I understand, you have to establish 2 aspects: actus reus (the act of crime), and mens rea (the guilty mind). The mens rea can be many things: from as direct as ...
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Can POTUS threaten SCOTUS justices with forced retirement to achieve favorable opinion on constitutionality of his policies?
Rephrased the original question because, as the commenters pointed out, the term "blackmail" doesn't apply here at all.
About a week ago Biden made two seemingly unrelated statements:
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Blackmailing from Germany [closed]
I don’t know from where I should start but I am from Arabic Sudan and my Ex BF who lives in Germany is blackmailing me with private photos and videos he threat that he with post all over and send it ...
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Blackmail is illegal, but how is that enforced in practice?
As I'm sure you are aware, blackmail is illegal. However, I am curious about how this would be enforced in a real-world scenario. Could any lawyers provide some insight on this?
For example, if I ...
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Blackmail inside Germany
I have a question about a common problem ... I have a female friend who lives in Saudi Arabia and her ex-boyfriend who lives in Germany blackmailed her with her own private pictures, that if she does ...
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Could the former publisher of the LA Times have been charged with extortion for using a damaging audio recording against his former employer?
Story here: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/12/675961765/tribune-tronc-and-beyond-a-slur-a-secret-payout-and-a-looming-sale
In summary, after being fired from the LAT, Davan Maharaj threatened to sue ...
