Social Media Death Threats Increasingly NOT Trash Talk
A Facebook status that threatens or hints at murderous intentions is always a cause for concern — whether you believe that person will actually follow through with the crime or not.
A Facebook status that threatens or hints at murderous intentions is always a cause for concern — whether you believe that person will actually follow through with the crime or not.
Most threats turn out to be cases of trolling or attention-seeking, like Reece Elliott, the guy who threatened to shoot up a school, but it is absolutely crucial that we don’t automatically dismiss all such posts as frauds. Because sometimes, they’re not.
22-year-old Merrick McKoy updated his status Monday morning and posted a picture of himself with his 19-month-old daughter Mia.
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