Can I write a letter with the payment stating that, if they accept my money order, "It would if, in exchange for your money, you get a PROMISE in WRITING from the store that they won't call the cops over this incident. If they WON'T give you such a promise, and I doubt they will, why should you pay? You gain nothing."
ALSO, is it extortion if the letter says, "This letter is a demand that you pay $150.00 in satisfaction of this civil claim. This is not an attempt to collect a debt. If you do not believe that you are the person responsible..."
Edit: Even if I pay the civil demand, wouldn't they still be able to sue me? Thus myself receiving a criminal record?

