I might add, the threat of going to the police to report a crime in order to secure or receive a benefit in a civil law context is actually a much graver criminal offense: it's called extortion. That's the technical term for blackmail. For obvious reasons, most police officers and prosecutors do not wish to be part of such schemes.
Originally Posted by fatigues
I might add, the threat of going to the police to report a crime in order to secure or receive a benefit in a civil law context is actually a much graver criminal offense: it's called extortion. That's the technical term for blackmail. For obvious reasons, most police officers and prosecutors do not wish to be part of such schemes.
I disagree 100%.
All my examples above cancel out your "extortion" notion.
Oh? Please - educate us all on the harsh criminal sanctions we all face for not reporting crimes that have already taken place.BTW, you of all people should also know it's against the law to have knowledge of a crime and not notify the police.
Kindly leave out from those doubtless THOUSANDS of examples that you must be referring to,
And where are all your 1000's of extortion convictions as examples?
You do realise the only way you'd ever PROVE that someone is threatening them for profit is if the defandant admits such and that would never happen.
I could threaten you and just act like I'm doing it in "good faith". How would you prove I'm doing it for gain?
Oh shit!! Is Blue Dot using "Loopholes"...the same thing he has been condemning??
It is difficult to envision her showing pics of mj plants to the police if she smokes herself, but she is crazy so who knows. It goes without saying that you want to avoid her at all costs; also don't start any grows until she is out of your life for good. I believe that in Ohio, you can legally record those nasty phone calls which you have been receiving, without telling her (please confirm!) to serve as evidence that she is an obscene caller with a personal grudge against you. Also you can file a complaint with the police about obscene/threatening calls from her, if she keeps doing it. Consequently the cops know that she is hostile and bothering you. This would tend to put the heat on her. And you might want to keep a camera of your own handy in case she pulls any more sneak attacks, to get her on film. As for those alleged mj photos, I wouldn't worry about them.Thanks for all the helpful replies everybody! Yeah, I know it sounds like an ex, haha, it's actually my current girlfriend's mom. The whole thing is a very complicated and bizarre situation that would take WAY too long to explain, but this crazy lady, who smokes a lot herself, and who has grown herself pretty recently, actually snuck into my house and took these pictures, apparently. I have no evidence other than her word that these pictures even exist, although I have no reason to doubt that they do, and knowing what she's capable of, I'm sure that they do.
But basically, she's recently decided that she hates me and that I'm the devil or something stupid like that, so periodically she'll call me up at work and start screaming at me and cussing me out and telling me how she has pictures and she's gonna "slap a felony on my ass". I haven't been that worried this whole time, because I figured I've got plausible deniability due to a couple of factors, but she's been making a lot more noise lately and getting a lot more unstable and I feel like I have to actually seriously consider what would happen if she did decide to go to the police.
But basically, she's recently decided that she hates me and that I'm the devil or something stupid like that, so periodically she'll call me up at work and start screaming at me and cussing me out and telling me how she has pictures and she's gonna "slap a felony on my ass". I haven't been that worried this whole time, because I figured I've got plausible deniability due to a couple of factors, but she's been making a lot more noise lately and getting a lot more unstable and I feel like I have to actually seriously consider what would happen if she did decide to go to the police.
Considering that some dumb ass was threatening to prosecute Michael Phelps over a photo of him smoking weed in the past, I wouldn't put it past a prosecutor to try and go after a picture of a grow. But seriously doubt it.
Just thinking aloud here ; Perhaps you could start another grow. While thats growing, somehow obtain a large plastic bag from mother in law. One that she has touched. Fill it with leaf, maybe a couple hairs from her brush, maybe her ID, a receipt, marijuana warranty card filled out in her name... what have you... hide it in her car and turn her in.
Snitches...are a Dying Breed---
They were fake pot plants, silk ones.
No plants = no evidence.
"Sorry officer! I have no idea why <insert snitches name here> would beleive those silk plants to be real...I bought 'em at an import store..."
"Well then, why didn't you say so.
guess there will be no reason to have a judge and an prosecutorial horticulturer expert make that determination then."
Yeah, that'll work.