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		joevandyk on March 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Basecamp was under network attack Not all blackmail is a crime. I blackmail my kids all the time... ("Wash your hands after using the bathroom or you will put 25 cents in this jar")

josefresco on March 24, 2014 [–]

That's not blackmail ... "wash you hands or I'll tell your sister that you killed her pet fish" ... is blackmail. What your describing is more like extortion.

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