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  Death threat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A death threat is a threat (often made anonymously) against a person to kill him or her.
Death threats are often intended to intimidate victims (such as dissuading them from pursuing a criminal investigation or an advocacy campaign).
Sometimes, death threats are made as part of a wider campaign of abuse against a person or group of people.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_threat   (192 words)

  
 Death threats and threats to cause bodily harm in Canadian criminal law
The offence of utter death threat may be prosecuted by summary conviction or by indictment.
It also must show that he intended the threat to be taken seriously, that is, to intimidate or strike fear into the recipient.
In 1986, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that it was a threat when a man phoned police and said he would shoot an officer who wanted to question him if the officer did not leave his property.
www.criminal-lawyer.on.ca /textversion-utter-threats.html   (582 words)

  
 Triple Crown Records
Death Threat, easily one of the most urgent, ferocious bands under the hardcore umbrella, are clearly in for the long haul.
After Death Threat’s original drummer quit the band, Aaron found himself with the most arduous task of replacing not only his time-keeper but also finding a permanent bassist as well (CJ had played guitar and bass tracks on “Peace and Security”).
Thus, Death Threat is back, having expanded their gaze past hardcore and onto the broader spectrum of punk rock, and created what is sure to be one of the best aggressive rock and roll records of 2002.
www.triplecrownrecords.com /artist_death_threat.php   (513 words)

  
 SECULAR THREAT - death/thrash metal from Virginia
Secular Threat has already recorded very interesting debut album and in the coming months it may be one of most interesting proposals for fans of Death, Atheist, Cynic and other bands that blend complexity and aggression.
SECULAR THREAT: Jamie: The first album I remember hearing is Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast" Dan: Iron Maiden "No Prayer for the Dying" Jamie: I got into metal initially because I thought it was evil, then I just liked it for what it was.
SECULAR THREAT: We are not religious, not to say we aren't spiritual, but we don't need to belong to an organized religion.
www.geocities.com /deathmetalside/secularthreat.html   (962 words)

  
 Is Threat Of Death Penalty Misused?
There was never any death warrant issued for the fetus, estimated to be between 16 and 18 weeks old, the brief notes.
A state medical examiner testified that the fetus was alive immediately prior to Christensen's death, and died because she died.
At the time, McCaughey said he wasn't "overly concerned with the death penalty" and was focused instead on obtaining a sentence that allowed for the possibility of parole one day.
www.cjcj.org /press/death_threat.html   (1663 words)

  
 Exclusive: Death Threat Against Conservative Student Ignored by Christopher Flickinger - HUMAN EVENTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Network of College Conservatives (NCC) has learned, via a student complaint, of a death threat made against Brandon Stoker, president of the College Republicans and student senator at Boise State University.
“Interestingly, in March of 2005, when a gay student leader received a death threat, which, admittedly, was more serious and threatening in nature, the administration and the university were QUICK to condemn the act.
According to the NCC’s research, after last year’s death threat, a news story was printed in the student newspaper, the Arbiter, a letter to the editor was written by University President Bob Kustra decrying the act, and a diversity rally was held on campus.
www.humanevents.com /blog-detail.php?id=12951   (914 words)

  
 Armed and Dangerous » Blog Archive » I have received a death threat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Well, my rule for death threats (happily I’m deficient in recieving them) is that a threat is as good as a shot, and the threatener has forfeited his right to life.
Death threats kind of lose their edge when being followed by a corporate sig.
It is not surprising to me that somebody in Iran might write a death threat to an American who uses very derogatory language when describing Muslims, attacks their culture and religion, urges his government to invade Muslim countries, and generally advocates the use of violence to solve problems.
esr.ibiblio.org /?p=290   (14544 words)

  
 Worldandnation: Death threat made against former king
Zahir Shah, overthrown by a 1973 palace coup, was stabbed several times in Rome 11 years ago by a man posing as a journalist.
Also Saturday, leaflets threatening death to parents who send their children to school were found in Kandahar, once the spiritual headquarters of the deposed Taliban regime, which restricted education, an Afghan official said.
CERTIFICATES STOLEN: Two-thousand birth certificates and more than 300 death certificates were stolen from Denver's vital records office, and officials fear the documents could be used to create false identities or by terrorists.
www.sptimes.com /2002/04/21/Worldandnation/Death_threat_made_aga.shtml   (681 words)

  
 Death Threat - Gospel for Asia
More than 60 new believers in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh are being threatened with death if they refuse to renounce their faith and convert back to Hinduism.
In a threat reminiscent of the brutal murder of missionary Graham Staines and his two children by the same kind of fundamentalists in Orissa, they said they would burn alive any who do not renounce their new faith.
Pastor Battih has filed a complaint with local police, but the area is dominated by a large temple to the Hindu god Shiva.
www.gfa.org /gfa/deaththreat   (311 words)

  
 MyDD :: A Modest Proposal: The "No Death Threat" Litmus Test For Bloggers
I know that there is debate about this in some circles, but I believe that issuing death threats to private citizens is, generally speaking, opposed to the principles of democratic discourse.
And I hope the students at Santa Cruz are savy enough to be looking for an attorney of their own and filing a report of every threat, with recording, with the local police or sheriff office and demanding an investigation.
Death threats in this day and age are no laughing matter.
www.mydd.com /story/2006/4/18/2222/79096   (1875 words)

  
 Death Threat
Much like the States' NWA, Beware's (yes, that's his name) uncontested claim is that his group Death Threat pioneered the local underground gangsta music.
Whatever happens below ground may not exactly be of any concern to the mainstream, but the popularity of Death Threat among what other people fondly call the "masa" is something that can't go unnoticed.
Aside from being a founder of the Death Threat family (much like the Mo Thugs family in the States), which includes hip hop artists Gloc-9, Hijakkk, and Radical MK among others.
www.kabayancentral.com /music/deatht.html   (1006 words)

  
 (DV) Sharma: I Do Believe We Have a Death Threat
However, clear threats of violence and death cross the line of acceptable free speech, and will be treated as a legal issue.
Weinert’s out-and-out death threat against the editors of Dissident Voice, CounterPunch, Uruknet and our contributing writers remains publicly accessible on their Web space, and whether “American Jihad,” whose content clearly violates Blogger’s terms of agreement, will be rebuked and prohibited from continuing to occupy Blogger space.
Threats of violence and death against individuals because of their political persuasion -- whatever that persuasion may be -- must not be tolerated.
www.dissidentvoice.org /Apr06/Sharma07.htm   (959 words)

  
 [No title]
In the threat, the Reuters staff member, who has not been named, left his email address as "zionistpig" at hotmail.com.
Reporting the message to his readers, Johnson wrote on his website: "This particular death threat is a bit different from the run of the mill hate mail we get around here, because an IP lookup on the sender reveals that he/she/it was using an account at none other than Reuters News."
After bringing the threat to the attention of Reuters, Johnson was told by the news organization's Global Head of Communications, Ed Williams: "I can confirm that an employee has been suspended pending further investigation.
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3256534,00.html   (392 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Churchill death threat revealed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
News of the threat to the then prime minister's wife was leaked to the press, much to Sir Winston's displeasure, according to previously unseen documents.
The threat appeared to be linked to the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya, which was at its height at the time.
But in a suggestion that the threat was not taken seriously after initial fears, his letter ends with a brief reference to "one new development...which seems to indicate that the threat is probably not a serious one".
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/4115917.stm   (558 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Gregoire receives death threat
Gregoire told reporters today she received a death threat and that she plans to keep a lid on publicizing her movements outside the heavily guarded Capitol and Governor's Mansion.
She said she got a death threat, but added: "I'm not going to be deterred by any of that.
Nothing came of the Jan. 19 threat, but the man was booked, arrested and released to await a trial, he said.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002170042_webgregoire03.html   (524 words)

  
 Meatball Wiki: DeathThreat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
At the most extreme end, this is a death threat, like "I'm going to kill you, mofo!" or a more insidious one where the person explains in detail how it is possible for them to do this, "I know you live at
, I know you do .
Then, if others repeat this misrepresentation, as they will if they share some bias or goal with the first to call it a "death threat", the end result is a "spun" belief that the original comment was, unambiguously, threatening and dangerous.
It is generally a bad idea to reward those who apply racism or paranoia to ambiguous statements and conclude they are "Death Threats", with such status builders as public apologies, freely given retractions, etc. DefendAgainstParanoia.
www.usemod.com /cgi-bin/mb.pl?DeathThreat   (772 words)

  
 CNN.com - Justice Ginsburg details death threat - Mar 15, 2006
The threat came amid growing concern in the judicial community over the personal safety of judges and court personnel.
The justice said nothing had come from the threat, at least so far, and managed to joke about the matter.
In it, Kennedy wrote, "It is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile death penalty, resting in large part on the understanding that the instability and emotional imbalance of young people may often be a factor in the crime."
www.cnn.com /2006/LAW/03/15/scotus.threat/index.html   (1004 words)

  
 Sunday Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
And Young, a convicted flmailer, was nearby when a death threat was delivered to McCord's father after he turned up to watch the same trial.
In a sickening twist, the latest threat received by Mr McCord came eight years to the day that his son Raymond jnr was beaten to death by a UVF gang, now being led by Young.
A second death threat was delivered to Mr McCord's home by police later the same night.
www.sundaylife.co.uk /news/story.jsp?story=669199   (446 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The fact that a threat is a threat and not friendly advice can be clearly conveyed via the context of delivery, and context is also perfectly legal.
Intel-op Ron Lewis not only exploits the use of legal death threat, but his death threat also outlines the perfect murder cover-story: Ian Goddard was killed by the Iranian terrorists that shotdown TWA 800 because Goddard outlived his usefulness to the Iranians, who cut him off the Iranian-agent payroll by execution.
Such an assault backed by vicious slander and death threats, launched by members of the most culpable group, the U.S. military, is prima facie evidence of U.S. military culpability in the downing of TWA 800.
www.rense.com /political/twadeath.htm   (1907 words)

  
 E:M | Worrying death threat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The threat against you is not only personal to you, but is the little visible part of a much large attack against civilized society by forces of darkness.
Yes, these threats are potentially dangerous, but go watch The Power of Nightmares before you descide they are too dangerous (its a BBS documentary obtainable via bittorrent from uknova.org).
If they were really so well organized that they could make good on their threats to so many people who are so vastly spread, I doubt they'd be running from one free blog-host to another.
hoder.com /weblog/archives/012691.shtml   (3133 words)

  
 wcbstv.com - Dixie Chicks Recall Death Threat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
(CBS News) NEW YORK The band that received death threats and whose reputation suffered for disparaging President Bush reveals that one of the threats was so specific and serious it required intense police intervention.
There had been threats ever since lead singer Natalie Maines told a London audience the band was ashamed that the president of the United States had come from their home state of Texas.
This threat, in the summer of 2003, was different than all the others.
wcbstv.com /entertainment/entertainment_story_132005755.html   (588 words)

  
 Hillsborough: Death threat becomes a reality
Loretta Simone, 73, said she sat in anguish with a telephone to her ear every time she called Sonya and heard her daughter's boyfriend, To Van Phan, yelling threats in the background.
Authorities have not yet said how the 37-year-old mother of three died, how her car got to the home or what motivated Phan to call them.
Most of her seven siblings did not know a lot about her relationship - she was a private person.
www.sptimes.com /2006/02/23/Hillsborough/Death_threat_becomes_.shtml   (773 words)

  
 CD Baby: GRAFFITI DEATH THREAT: Graffiti Death Threat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Graffiti Death Threat demonstrates the natural progression of three musicians steeped in the likes of Outkast and Sonic Youth; a virtual gumbo of musical styles, GDT manages to bridge the gap between indie rock and indie rap
Steeped in the likes of Link Wray and Public Enemy; Tom Waits and Outkast; The Roots and the Queens of the Stone Age, Graffiti Death Threat is a virtual gumbo of musical styles and components, dynamic and engaging, hell-bent on destroying industry standards and subverting pop sensibilities.
In compositions where T-Rock's drum patterns transform into melodic leads and Little Warren's vibrant rifts shift from mariachi to surf rock, Graffiti Death Threat utilizes the full potential of their instruments to create noisy bliss, simultaneously inventive and familiar.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/graffitidt   (441 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - New York man pleads guilty to Internet death threat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Grenawalt made numerous threats over the years but "one e-mail of him saying he would torture me to death is what hung him," Reynolds said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Mandel said charges of Internet threats are rare but statutes are being applied to Internet use, just as they have been for telephone threats.
"You cannot sit behind a computer and make death threats against someone and defame their character and not be responsible for your actions," she said.
www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2003-11-04-death-threat-guilty_x.htm   (573 words)

  
 Death Threat
Bob had been harassing them daily since 1995, so Jeff and Mary were prepared and managed to capture his death threat on audiotape.
First, the deputy who went to Jeff and Mary's house the night of the death threat, later cursed Jeff on the phone.
Note: Jeff and Mary captured Bob's death threat with a small tape recorder from inside their house, while Bob shouted from his house 100 ft. away.
ozarkopathy.org /deaththreat.html   (500 words)

  
 Death Threat
The Center for Islamic Pluralism vigorously protests the dissemination of death threats against a group of Arab intellectuals living in the West, including one of our founders, Imam Ahmed Subhy Mansour, and the distinguished liberal social critic Saad Eddin Ibrahim.
“Dr. Wafa Sultan, who lives in California, pointed out that the source of the latest threat differed from the dozens she had previously received because it was made by a group and not an individual.
She expressed fear for her life as the message included personal information about the recipients, as well as the names of some of their spouses and children.
www.islamicpluralism.org /news/2006n/urgentmediabulletin.htm   (1026 words)

  
 entry label : graffiti death threat
Steeped in the likes of Link Wray and Public Enemy; the Dead Milkmen and Outkast; The Roots and the Queens of the Stone Age, Graffiti Death Threat is a virtual gumbo of musical styles and components, dynamic and engaging, hell-bent on destroying industry standards and subverting pop sensibilities.
There is a quote in the inside of the CD booklet for this album that is attributed to the artist Robert Rauschenberg: “Anything you do will be an abuse of someone else’s aesthetics.” It seems as if Graffiti Death Threat is giving us a warning about the contents of this album.
Graffiti Death Threat is chaotic Rock vs. Hip Hop like Godzilla vs. Mothra--a fistfight between 3 musical architects whose ideas tumble together in a cascade of adolescent enthusiasm.
www.entrylabel.com /gdt.html   (938 words)

  
 Vanguard -Viewpoint : Democracy's death threat
As confirmation that it is not only democracy that is under the death threat, we have the following headline from The Guardian newspaper of May 28, 2006:
Maurice Iwu, has alleged death threats to his life.
In a statement yesterday, his Chief Press Secretary, Andy Ezeani, stated that Iwu had, in the last couple of days, rcceived series of death threats, all of them failing to state what Iwu has done wrong.
www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/viewpoints/vp311072006.html   (732 words)

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