Does this qualify as blackmail?

[quincy]

Logically, 52.00 is a bit much for the OP to spend in order to address her concerns. Also, the posts from others in this thread should assure the OP that the expense of consulting with an Attorney and/or legal action is not necessary.

You're right--I mispelled 'apparently' and 'condescending', but I wasn't aware that it was necessary to perfectly spell every word. It's not like I'm writing a book here--everyone who reads surely understands, despite the mispellings.

Willly, the $52 is less than what fstep might have to spend if doctored photos of him/her appear online. It would be the publication of doctored photos that could lead to a consultation with an attorney and the possible necessity of a legal action.

I already said that there is no blackmail (the subject of this thread) based on what has been provided in the way of facts so far, so there is probably no legal action for fstep to consider unless or until the fellow's threats to publish doctored photos are carried out (although I suppose an harassment complaint or some such thing might be considered if the fellow becomes a pest).

There could potentially be a legal action taken by fstep's date against fstep, however, if there was any agreement made between them on costs involved in acquiring tickets. Again, $52 would be an amount not worth suing over for most people, and a suit arising over the collection of this amount is unlikely, but facts not yet disclosed by fstep could make a suit against fstep a winnable one.

Therefore, possibly the smartest thing for fstep to do is pay the $52. The payment should eliminate the threat of doctored photos appearing online or elsewhere (and any eventual legal action necessary to deal with those) and it is also the mature thing to do.



(you misspelled "misspellings")