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jfoster · 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.

buboard | karma 6145 | avg karma 1.29 · | 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’

StavrosK | karma 1 | avg karma 0.0 · | 2014-12-26 11:14:04

They didn't extort it out of him, he offered it. If they actually asked for it in return for stopping the attack, then it's extortion.

binarymax | karma 10729 | avg karma 4.98 · | 2013-09-27 06:37:55+00:00

No, but it is extortion

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

Isn't that extortion?

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

Isn't this extortion?

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.

vijaybritto | karma 844 | avg karma 1.38 · | 2022-03-07 02:15:45

That's extortion isn't it?

joshschreuder | karma 2490 | avg karma 2.53 · | 2018-11-29 10:01:47

It's probably still extortion regardless of intent if they say no. How are they to know you won't do anything malicious?

sudo-i | karma 85 | avg karma 2.93 · | 2015-09-24 19:48:31+00:00

Isn't a form of extortion?

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

Extortion?

LorenPechtel | karma 2537 | avg karma 1.09 · | 2020-10-15 18:43:37+00:00

It's still extortion.

throwaway37585 | karma 130 | avg karma 0.66 · | 2018-07-04 17:25:41+00:00

“Extort”?

vonmoltke | karma 10224 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2014-08-04 09:40:40

You are correct, it is not extortion. It's blackmail.

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

It's extortion.

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

Isn't this basically extortion then?

fogetti | karma 770 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2020-10-15 18:40:49+00:00

Yes. You are right. That is not extortion.

clankyclanker | karma 627 | avg karma 3.2 · | 2024-02-07 13:08:49

Isn’t that usually called extortion?

talmand | karma 5168 | avg karma 1.45 · | 2014-07-01 17:54:40+00:00

Um, no, that's a pretty clear cut example of extortion.

Whether they follow through with the threats or not is irrelevant. The act of extortion has already been committed.

illuminate | karma 899 | avg karma 0.71 · | 2013-02-08 08:12:52

How is that "extortion"?