Charges for Making Threats on Facebook

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan

Good Morning,

I was curious if I had a case against someone for threats made in a facebook chat. It was one message, and it was not direct. However, this person has caused me much grief, and I'd like to press charges if I'd have a case. Attached is a screenshot of the threat, with the person's name blurred out. (following the rules of this forum)

http://i62.tinypic.com/24cz95w.jpg

The police will take one look at that and laugh you right out of the building.

A civil suit won't get very far either.

Your best bet is to stay out of chat sites where most people are idiots anyway and act like children taunting each other in the schoolyard.

Get over it and find something else to do with your time.

And exactly what did the person do to stop communication?

Did he block the number? Anything sensible along those same lines?

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Quoting adjusterjack

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The police will take one look at that and laugh you right out of the building.

A civil suit won't get very far either.

Your best bet is to stay out of chat sites where most people are idiots anyway and act like children taunting each other in the schoolyard.

Get over it and find something else to do with your time.

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You said that much more politely than I was about to do.. ;)

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Quoting AJ1225

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My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan

Good Morning,

I was curious if I had a case against someone for threats made in a facebook chat. It was one message, and it was not direct. However, this person has caused me much grief, and I'd like to press charges if I'd have a case. Attached is a screenshot of the threat, with the person's name blurred out.

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Looks like no crime to me. Sadly, these things get reported to the police every day and are a waste of time. Folks, the police cannot enforce good manners. If you don't like the comments on a public forum, ignore it or leave the forum.

You only want him arrested to "get him," not because you actually fear that he could or would make good on that vague, veiled "threat."

Find other things to do with your time. But if you're going to play with the children in the sandbox, don't get pissed when someone throws sand in your eyes.

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Quoting adjusterjack

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The police will take one look at that and laugh you right out of the building.

A civil suit won't get very far either.

Your best bet is to stay out of chat sites where most people are idiots anyway and act like children taunting each other in the schoolyard.

Get over it and find something else to do with your time.

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clearly you're the idiot since you didn't even fully read my post. IT'S FACEBOOK. FACEBOOK IS NOT A CHAT SITE. I AM 21 YEARS OLD, I DON'T GO INTO CHAT ROOMS. Why do you people on here always just insult people?! That's all you people do! I've read so many threads on here and all of you just namecall and use ad hominem attacks on people for no reason.

IT'S FACEBOOK!!!! NOT A CHAT ROOM!!! HELLO!!!! ARE YOU STUPID?! YES YOU ARE.

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it's not public!!!! it's facebook!!! it was a private message between the two people!!!! ARE YOU DUMB!!!

Chill out kid. There's no need to yell, it just kinda proves peoples' points.

Do you honestly believe that this person has the means, motive and opportunity to carry out a threat against you? Are they in the same town as you? The same state? Are they a member of a criminal organization large enough to reach you?

Based on what you posted, law enforcement is not likely to get overly concerned about it. It appears to be someone blowing smoke.

Yes, it's Facebook. Okay, it was a private message.

It's still not something for which you have any legal recourse.

When people who have experience with the law take their own time to answer your questions, you don't get to dictate how we respond. We respond as we see fit.

Do you think you're all grown up because you're 21?

Grow up.

Depending on your settings, Facebook can be public. But whether public or private, the message you posted doesn’t amount to a crime. He’s not made any specific threat of violence or to do anything illegal. All he’s said is that the group involved with that forum has the sort of people who “take matters into their own hands.” Nothing remotely illegal about saying that to you. Nor is this anything you can sue the guy for. If you don’t like the guy, then stop engaging in conversations with him on that forum and block him from your Facebook.