Threatening Language and Its Link Discussion Chapter

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For example law enforcement has been using what is called psycholinguistic theories to figure out levels of escalation and to determine criminal intent. Many theories exist and as we mentioned in our paper, there is a theory where sentence construction is carefully studied and analyzed to see how is meant by the threat. This is done with comparison to past communication between the aggressor and the target and other examples available in separate cases. For example if there exist four letters by the aggressor sent on various dates, law enforcement will study the language used in all four to see how and if the conflict has been escalating or if there is a sign of de-escalation. In a very recent case in Florida, a teenager sent threatening text messages to his former girlfriend' friend before coming to her school and almost beating her to death with spiked steel shoes. These text messages were later carefully studied by law enforcement to figure out the offender's state of mind, his intent to harm and target's level of participation in provoking the aggressor. The same text messages can be used to see how escalation takes place within threatening communication. It must be understood that threatening communication doesn't have to span days or weeks, it can escalate within hours.

Popularly known as the "text-rage" case, this case is a very appropriate example of threatening language, escalation and how it leads to violent action.

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Treacy was a 9th grader who received a message from Ratley saying, she doesn't want him to see her friend Kyla anymore. One message leads to another and the conflict escalates and finally culminates in a very violent action. Text of the text messages are as follows: this is being presented here as an example of actual escalation in threatening language and signs of an impending violent action that ruined many lives.

["UR [deletion] DEAD! I SWEAR to GOD I'M GONNA KILL YOU. I'LL [deletion] FIND YOU! YOUR [deletion] IS COLD, DEAD MEAT [deletion]!" Treacy texted.

"K u make me giggle," she types.

"watch how much you laugh when I strangle the life outta you!! You're [deletion] dead. You said the wrong thing to the worst person," Treacy replies.

Ratley tells Treacy he's to blame for her comment because of his remark about her father, who she claims is dead. Treacy says, "See, I didn't know ur father was dead. u knowingly took a shot at my deceased brother. Today, you die, [deletion]!" ]

These are the cases where law enforcement used psycholinguistics to determine criminal intent and premeditation involved. They found that text messages escalates into violence but no premeditated intent was involved and the teenager simply snapped because he was deeply disturbed by the suicide incident of his brother last year.

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