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• FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That was still pretty stupid and you might very well end up in trouble for making a threat like that. Not a great way to communicate frustration.

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  • Confused_Emus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re absolutely right. Having moved past the feelings of frustration, I see that was stupid.

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• dhork@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Doesn’t matter if it was a threat to them or not, it’s still a threat. I’m sure it’s been reported. Sorry.

  If anything, a single isolated threat meant in jest may fuck your life up more than being a legit asshole. If you have a pattern of threats like this, the authorities will be forced to charge you with something, and you will at least know they are paying attention. But a single threat probably just places you on some list, and you’ll never know you were placed on it. Who knows where being on that list will fuck you over.

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  • Confused_Emus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well as long as we’re taking obviously figurative language and interpreting it literally, I didn’t say I was going to send one, I said someone should. So report away.

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    • Aleric@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m in the United States. Way back in the day, I worked as a bill collector. A customer made a similar comment to me while my supervisor was recording the call, just coincidentally for quality. They reported him to the police and I was later asked to testify at his trial. He was sentenced to six months in jail for making terroristic threats.

      For context, this was shortly after 9/11 so people were on high alert. I doubt anyone at Lemmy is going to report you, we’re just concerned that sort of behavior is going to cause an amount of trouble that later cost/benefit analyses would lead you to regret.

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      • Confused_Emus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Certainly understandable, and I’ve edited the main post to acknowledge the shitty nature of that part of my comments. I think I was just less receptive to @dhork@lemmy.world because of their condescending way of putting it.

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    • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Dude you’re acting like a child. Grow up.

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      • Aleric@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s the internet way, though! When provided with criticism, double down on whatever you’re doing in the most melodramatic way possible. Do so doubly if the criticism is well meaning.

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    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ok, so you’re thinking of bureaucratic and corporate entities as if they were human. They are not human. You need to think of them as primal animals.

      Take a silverback gorilla. Something you should never ever do is stare one in the eyes. They take it as a challenge and are very likely to attack you. They don’t really understand or care if you were actually staring at a fly that was near their face, or if you were just “figuratively” staring, or if you meant it as a joke. Do you understand? The gorilla will still Fuck. You. Up. Because, regardless of your intentions, you stared a gorilla in the face.

      The pharmacy company also doesn’t care about your intentions. You said that an act of violence should happen. You gave a method, a target, and clearly have a motive. They will report that to the authorities. Think about how much shit they’d be in if they didn’t and there was someone just a little more unhinged than you who actually went through with it.

      Lastly, it’s just a really dumb and immature thing to say. Wishing death on others because of a mild annoyance is going to make people you’re talking to uncomfortable, because that is not a normal reaction. It sends up a lot of red flags that you are an unstable and dangerous person incapable of controlling their emotions.

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      • Confused_Emus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes, you are right. And I have already expressed my mea culpas and understanding it was a shitty thing to say. I’m not really sure what else to say.

        It sends up a lot of red flags that you are an unstable and dangerous person incapable of controlling their emotions.

        All the more reason I would like my meds to not be interrupted by some company’s profit margins.

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• Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Dude, easiest way to fuck your case up is to make a threat where they can close your account and take you to court.

  You know how when you say things like “I’ll sue” to customer service, their immediate action is to stop all conversation and send it to a lawyer? You’re a number in the system. Min wage customer service who would absolutely empathize with you, has to stop all communication.

  And instead of getting any help, you’ll be explaining your message to a judge about how your “j/k terrorist threat” wasn’t real.

  Delete all of this. Cool down. Try again and be professional.

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