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Threats on social media.

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Bopeep14 Sat 07-Dec-19 12:07:48

What would you do if someone threatened actual bodily harm on social media.
It’s already been reported to the social media in question but should I take it further?

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grandtanteJE65 Sat 07-Dec-19 12:19:33

Report them to the police. It is illegal to threaten anyone with bodily harm.

You should certainly take this further, otherwise you could be charged with failing to prevent a crime, if you yourself are not the person threatened. If you are, you are justified in asking for police protection.

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janeainsworth Sat 07-Dec-19 12:32:09

I saw a post on Facebook threatening violence towards ‘remoaners’.
I reported it to FB & they deleted it.

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Chestnut Sat 07-Dec-19 12:41:52

I would report it to the Police as well. Before it's removed take a screenshot and save to your computer, to prove it existed, just in case there are more to follow. I'm sure 99.9% of these online idiots won't follow through on any threats they make, but it's not worth taking the chance.
I feel sorry for MPs who have thousands of these things.

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jaylucy Sat 07-Dec-19 12:45:59

Facebook are notoriously slow to do anything about reported posts, so the police should be informed even if the person that posted it, does not live in your area.

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Bopeep14 Sat 07-Dec-19 19:13:32

Thank you all, it’s been reported to the police.

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