Telling the Difference: The Kind of Threat

The Frequency of the Threats ›

The Kind of Threat

• The communication uses lewd language
• The communication insults your child directly (“You are stupid!”)
• The communication threatens your child vaguely (“I’m going to get you!”)
• The communication threatens your child with bodily harm. (“I’m going to beat you up!”)
• There is a general serious threat. (“There is a bomb in the school!” or “Don’t take the school bus today!”)
• The communication threatens your child with serious bodily harm or death (“I am going to break your legs!” or “I am going to kill you!”)