Pray you never meet me […] because I’ll slit your throat is a direct, unambiguous death threat. Had this landed in my inbox it would have been in the hands of the police within minutes.
GW, it’s not uncommon for people with short fuses to react to something they’ve seen on the internet by instantly venting their fury in an abusive email. If the red mist happens to descend while they’re at work and using the firm’s computer for their personal viewing, there’s a good chance that in their blind rage they’ll just use the first email account to hand, which will often be their work email.
That’s a major problem for those with anger issues: the rage is instant and all-consuming while the potential repurcussions don’t occur until the tantrum has subsided and the damage already done.
Maybe he (I would put money on this being a “he”) has already run into trouble in the past, and had the foresight to set up an email account for when he needs to send death threats at short notice. Maybe it’s a long-standing habit. I dare say dontusethisforanything 1 – 5 were put to equally good use.
@4 It’s common for men with ‘anger management problems’ to blame their behaviour on the ‘red mist’, but I learned early on that this isn’t true, after hearing a counselor describe working with one of these men. ‘I just get so angry at my wife, I can’t help but lash out. It’s like I completely lose control.’ ‘Do you have a boss at work?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Do you ever get angry at your boss?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Do you ever hit your boss?’ ‘What are you, crazy? Of course not, I’d lose my job.’ Lundy Bancroft’s book Why Does He Do That? describes this in more detail, and with more examples–for example, when ‘out of control’ abusive men start throwing and breaking things, they somehow manage never to throw and break their own stuff. The actual reason men send graphic death and rape threats to women from their identifiable, often work, email accounts is that they feel justified, and (generally accurately) don’t believe they’ll face any consequences.
Guest – good point. See also men who are angered by something their partner does in public, but keep it together until they get home. They know what they are doing.
Pray you never meet me […] because I’ll slit your throat is a direct, unambiguous death threat. Had this landed in my inbox it would have been in the hands of the police within minutes.
Surprised he didn’t send it from his work email address, like so many of them do.
They do?! They’re not worried about being fired?
GW, it’s not uncommon for people with short fuses to react to something they’ve seen on the internet by instantly venting their fury in an abusive email. If the red mist happens to descend while they’re at work and using the firm’s computer for their personal viewing, there’s a good chance that in their blind rage they’ll just use the first email account to hand, which will often be their work email.
That’s a major problem for those with anger issues: the rage is instant and all-consuming while the potential repurcussions don’t occur until the tantrum has subsided and the damage already done.
“America needs a gun that will kill someone for five seconds.”
— Some stand-up comedian I forgot
Maybe he (I would put money on this being a “he”) has already run into trouble in the past, and had the foresight to set up an email account for when he needs to send death threats at short notice. Maybe it’s a long-standing habit. I dare say dontusethisforanything 1 – 5 were put to equally good use.
@4 It’s common for men with ‘anger management problems’ to blame their behaviour on the ‘red mist’, but I learned early on that this isn’t true, after hearing a counselor describe working with one of these men. ‘I just get so angry at my wife, I can’t help but lash out. It’s like I completely lose control.’ ‘Do you have a boss at work?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Do you ever get angry at your boss?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Do you ever hit your boss?’ ‘What are you, crazy? Of course not, I’d lose my job.’ Lundy Bancroft’s book Why Does He Do That? describes this in more detail, and with more examples–for example, when ‘out of control’ abusive men start throwing and breaking things, they somehow manage never to throw and break their own stuff. The actual reason men send graphic death and rape threats to women from their identifiable, often work, email accounts is that they feel justified, and (generally accurately) don’t believe they’ll face any consequences.
Guest – good point. See also men who are angered by something their partner does in public, but keep it together until they get home. They know what they are doing.