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Originally Posted by Sparrow
i said i take it as seriously.
the guy who confronts me, i have a physical description to give to the police. if i see him again, i can know to react. i have something on him. i can point and go, "YOU!" anything else goes wrong? i have a suspect handy.
the guy behind the screen? could be anyone. doesn't matter what size he is. could be stalking me. his ISP could be fake, so i don't even know where he is. how would i know? how much information does he have on me? does he know people i know? /is it/ someone i know? is he communicating with me on other sites with other screen names; are there more people involved? how many? did he google my address? does he know what my house looks like? does he have folders on his computer compiling pictures of me across the internet? is he doxxing me? are my pictures elsewhere? is he tracking my moves across the internet to plan a physical attack? how would i recognize the threat? my computer is in my home; he is now in my home. that is a violating feeling.
i'm an internet troll myself. i know how dangerous i can be when i don't have to worry about being physically able to do something or be known.
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I was talking about this last night with Mrs H and this was almost exactly what she said. My response to her was that I don't think a twitter rape threat has ever (or has rarely, never say never) resulted in an actual rape being committed, but I can totally see where she's coming from, the threat alone is enough to have you shaken for a good long time.
I think it's disgusting how rape threats have become a standard way of abusing someone online from a segment of our society now, these people are utter scum.