neutralizer
Lifer
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Hopefully, the police in your area will care and treat the email seriously... those "connections" seem interesting.
Hopefully, the police in your area will care and treat the email seriously... those "connections" seem interesting.
836.05 Threats; extortion.--Whoever, either verbally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse another of any crime or offense, or by such communication maliciously threatens an injury to the person, property or reputation of another, or maliciously threatens to expose another to disgrace, or to expose any secret affecting another, or to impute any deformity or lack of chastity to another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatsoever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened, or any other person, to do any act or refrain from doing any act against his or her will, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
From the sentencing guidelines: (c) For a felony of the second degree, by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 15 years.
EDIT: (b) $10,000, when the conviction is of a felony of the first or second degree.
gsaldivar
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I would refuse to do anymore work for this assho!e on general principle.
Report the threat to the police, and have them issue you a case number. Get the name of the officer to took the report. Report any further threats to them immediately, and without delay. Let your neighbors know about the threat - they can be useful as witnesses if anyone suspicious tampers with your house/car. Buy some disposable cameras, have them and a cordless phone handy just in case.
My opinion is that this guy is trying to strong-arm you into throwing in some extra work and/or a concession on the price. In your position I might have been willing to work something out had he been civil about it - but after his threatening letter - all bets are off. If the police get involved, this guy will complain that you didn't follow through on your computer work to try to put you in a difficult position. My reply would be that I was perfectly willing to work with him before receiving his threat. It is a result of his action (the threat) - and not yours - that makes any further work for him impossible.
Sorry to hear about your problem. This is another reason why mixing family/friends and business is a bad idea.
Good luck!
Report the threat to the police, and have them issue you a case number. Get the name of the officer to took the report. Report any further threats to them immediately, and without delay. Let your neighbors know about the threat - they can be useful as witnesses if anyone suspicious tampers with your house/car. Buy some disposable cameras, have them and a cordless phone handy just in case.
My opinion is that this guy is trying to strong-arm you into throwing in some extra work and/or a concession on the price. In your position I might have been willing to work something out had he been civil about it - but after his threatening letter - all bets are off. If the police get involved, this guy will complain that you didn't follow through on your computer work to try to put you in a difficult position. My reply would be that I was perfectly willing to work with him before receiving his threat. It is a result of his action (the threat) - and not yours - that makes any further work for him impossible.
Sorry to hear about your problem. This is another reason why mixing family/friends and business is a bad idea.
Good luck!
This guys needs to turn up missing, along with his gf. And when they eventually do get found, I hope his c0ck is cut off and stuffed in his mouth, and his girlfriends head (and only her head) is found in his lap.
You know whats ironic... all this time they could have just pay someone to fix the damn computer... supposedly... they couldn't RMA the stuff because his girlfriend would need the computer a week ago or some crap... uh huh... well a week ago passed already. Geez... that guy is an idiot.
May be you can drive down to the nearest police station now, and talk to one of the officers. Make a decision after talking to him/her.
The reason I say to go ahead with charges is that I had a former employee threaten me one time. All he had to say was, "Why don't you come out here so I can beat your ass!" and just as I started to loosen my tie and go out there to whoop his ass myself, I realized losing my job wasn't worth it and being charged with assault as an Army Reserve MP wouldn't further my career too much either. I called the police, filed a report and went to see his ass in court a month or so later. He plead down easily because I had no witnesses to refute my claim, but he still got 6 months probation for it.
And then the obligatory post on ATOT: "I just let some hired goons into my house, they're gonna beat me/shoot me/rape me. Should I call the cops?"
neutralizer
Lifer
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He's not for the fixing, he's trying to show he's a tough guy and also get a free replacement without costing him anything out of Aphex.
If you do not want to go to the police, I have an idea. Get a freaking PII or Pentium and drop it in his house and take her computer and then do the RMA.
neutralizer
Lifer
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Aphex shouldn't have to do anything for them. He threatened him, he doesn't need to do anything nice for Garry. He'd be giving in to his demands that way. In the last thread, Aphex described himself as busy... so I doubt he'd have the time to do that.
I believe Aphex is a student. What I am suggesting is, if he does not want to go through all the freaking tensions,cops, etc., he could offer to do this over a weekend.
Do not call him back with any threats or smartass remarks. That can be considered "escalation" and you may lose whatever footing you currently have.
As mentioned, take the email to the police ... at the very least seek advice from the cops. If you have or know a lawyer, talk to the lawyer. Each state has different laws, many cities also have ordanances. Get the information from someone that knows the laws for your area.
Whether you provide a written warranty or not, there are usually some basic warranties assumed by most states and communities. There's usually a "Warranty of Fitness" or "Mercantability" (something like that) ... basically that you are selling the unit with the presumption that it works (unless stated otherwise, or is sold "as-is"). If you took money as payment (not just to offset costs or pay for the raw materials) you became a "professional" and / or a merchant ... other commercial law may apply.
And, of course, you DID declare that fee on your income tax, right?
Talk to the cops and / or a lawyer in your area. This could be more complicated than it looks on the surface.
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Scott
As mentioned, take the email to the police ... at the very least seek advice from the cops. If you have or know a lawyer, talk to the lawyer. Each state has different laws, many cities also have ordanances. Get the information from someone that knows the laws for your area.
Whether you provide a written warranty or not, there are usually some basic warranties assumed by most states and communities. There's usually a "Warranty of Fitness" or "Mercantability" (something like that) ... basically that you are selling the unit with the presumption that it works (unless stated otherwise, or is sold "as-is"). If you took money as payment (not just to offset costs or pay for the raw materials) you became a "professional" and / or a merchant ... other commercial law may apply.
And, of course, you DID declare that fee on your income tax, right?
Talk to the cops and / or a lawyer in your area. This could be more complicated than it looks on the surface.
.02
Scott
300 miles away... despite his invoice saying that he holds no responsibility for fixing anything that breaks... and he got a measly $20... so now he has to go bend over for this guy again... man that would piss me off and i would be the one threatening that dumb sh*t.
Gunslinger08
Lifer
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Forward it to the police, let him know that you did.
File a restraining order against the guy as soon as possible. They aren't expensive.
Buy a gun, shoot on sight.
File a restraining order against the guy as soon as possible. They aren't expensive.
Buy a gun, shoot on sight.
neutralizer
Lifer
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A. Tell them that any future contact with you need to be through your lawyer. You will not answer any more questions without them doing so.
B. When they ask who your lawyer is, refer them to point #A.
Seriously, call the cops, get a restraining order; most others have already said what you should do.
Rob
B. When they ask who your lawyer is, refer them to point #A.
Seriously, call the cops, get a restraining order; most others have already said what you should do.
Rob
He says he has friends in low places? Correct me if I am wrong, but the right term is "High places", which means that I have good connections with people in law enforcement and the mafia. Low places would means someone like a wanna be thug.
Gunslinger08
Lifer
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"Let me guess ... you'd beat me and toss me in the river, but I'm too big to fit in your hatchback, and heavy enough to make your plastic body kit scrape?"
- M4H
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