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[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 100 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

From the article’s source article:

“She’s been in this world long enough that she certainly should know better that you can’t make threats like that in the current environment that we live in and think that we’re not going to follow up and put you in jail,” said Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor.

I thought we had a legal definition of a real threat, and this isn’t it.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago

This man on the other hand was released after his EIGHTH stalking arrest in three years.

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/plano-man-8th-arrest-stalking-harassing-smu-students/

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But someone who is stalking their ex and threatens to kill them the cops won't do anything about.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

Well is the ex a CEO?

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, well, what's she going to do? Hire an expensive lawyer? If she's that upset by being denied, she's likely too poor to play the U.S. justice game.