What legal/law enforcement options do I have to protect myself against someone who is threatening me with bodily harm? [more inside]
posted by ahrara_ on Sep 20, 2009 - 22 answers

How do I respond to a physical threat from my supervisor? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 21, 2008 - 27 answers

My husband recently recieved a death-threat via email from a former coworker. We want to know what we can do to track his home address, car, and other stuff, so we don't run into him. [more inside]
posted by beezy on Oct 31, 2007 - 26 answers

A sick twist on scam e-mails. Is it worthwhile to do anything about this threatening, extorting e-mail? Has anyone else gotten anything like this? [more inside]
posted by The Deej on Jun 28, 2007 - 22 answers

Ebay scam / threat question... [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Apr 4, 2007 - 11 answers

What's the origin of the phrase, "X, threat or menace"?
posted by leotrotsky on Apr 7, 2006 - 10 answers

What does it mean to detonate a suspicious package "as a precaution?" If for some reason the bomb threat is not a hoax, wouldn't the detonation set off the real bomb that's inside? Shouldn't they do this sort of thing, y'know, far away from the Capitol building?
posted by Saucy Intruder on Oct 21, 2005 - 7 answers

I've gotten several vaguely ominous sounding messages on my voice mail from what seems like a collection agency, but I can't figure out exactly what's going on. (Come on inside! I'll tell you more!) [more inside]
posted by scody on May 15, 2004 - 13 answers