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buboard · 2019-09-15 17:25:24+00:00

I think if he asked ‘pay me or xx’ it would be extortion. What he did was ‘an offer you cant refuse’

DannyBee | karma 28474 | avg karma 5.43 · | 2019-02-12 15:31:47+00:00

No, it's not extortion, it's breach of contract. If he didn't' want to perform the contract, he shouldn't have taken it on.

This is not a great example of anything else, despite your hyperbole.

jfoster | karma 5234 | avg karma 2.13 · | 2022-12-23 01:05:06

He did, but if it were not extortion then the person running it would come back with a "no" rather than a counter offer.

consp | karma 2881 | avg karma 2.56 · | 2020-11-18 18:45:23+00:00

Isn't that extortion?

nonamegiven | karma 404 | avg karma 1.78 · | 2013-01-15 20:26:20

That's extortion.

trillic | karma 966 | avg karma 3.05 · | 2022-04-08 12:46:27

Extortion?

dickeytk | karma 1273 | avg karma 3.26 · | 2013-08-15 11:43:51

extortion, potentially.

imperfect_blue | karma 126 | avg karma 2.93 · | 2022-12-15 05:30:15

Wait, where did he say this?

To me it doesn't just feel like extortion, it straight up is extortion.

drivingmenuts | karma 2286 | avg karma 1.12 · | 2019-04-19 20:54:16+00:00

Sounds like blackmail “Pay me or else.”

tomc1985 | karma 11141 | avg karma 2.76 · | 2013-03-17 16:41:11+00:00

This is extortion

winknews | karma 2 | avg karma 2.0 · | 2020-05-06 21:22:06

Sounds like extortion to me.

Red_Leaves_Flyy | karma 2169 | avg karma 1.54 · | 2021-05-03 12:43:41

Sounds like extortion to me.

thiht | karma 3603 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2023-08-12 03:53:18

That’s extortion

warmwaffles | karma 490 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2013-10-06 04:29:06

Isn't this extortion?

bawolff | karma 19532 | avg karma 3.08 · | 2024-05-31 19:25:58

Sounds like implied extortion to me.

Mirioron | karma 4923 | avg karma 2.01 · | 2020-08-18 21:30:06+00:00

Is this some form of extortion?

sergiotapia | karma 13626 | avg karma 2.88 · | 2015-05-01 04:44:32+00:00

Isn't this basically extortion then?

eloisant | karma 5215 | avg karma 3.54 · | 2022-03-07 02:13:18

I'm not sure if this should be called bribery or extortion.

dariosalvi78 | karma 1068 | avg karma 2.5 · | 2020-02-16 10:10:19

It's extortion.

hinkley | karma 39933 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2019-08-01 03:31:58+00:00

It is, in a word, extortion.