Earlier today I had asked Grido if he would revive me. He said that he would, but there would be a price associated with the revival.
The price was 35 GC. Why?
Because the "party" that had killed me, has threatened to kill Grido if he revived me for any less.
Now, I believe that this is extortion and extortion is illegal.
[quote[b]]Extortion[/b] (also called [b]blackmail[/b], [b]shakedown[/b], [b]outwresting[/b], and [b]exaction[/b]) is a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime"]criminal offence[/url] which occurs when a person [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful"]unlawfully[/url] obtains either money, property or services from a person(s), entity, or institution, through [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coercion"]coercion[/url].[/quote]
This is exactly what is happening here.
Grido is being coerced into extorting me.
[quote][b]Coercion[/b] ([img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png[/img] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"]/[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]k[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]oʊ[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]ˈ[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]ɜr[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]ʃ[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]ən[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"]/[/url]) is the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat"]threats[/url] or [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimidation"]intimidation[/url] or some other form of pressure or force[/quote]
I would like to see what the community thinks of this before I persue legal action.
[quote]
[b]Original message:[/b]
Will you revive me?
[url="javascript:toggle(reptomsgdiv);"]Original message[/url]
RE~1: Untitled
There's a cost for everything.
But if it's met, certainly.
--Grido
[b]Your reply to this message:[/b]
What would that cost be?
RE~3: Untitled
Not ignoring this, just calculating a few things.
--Grido
[b]Your reply to this message:[/b]
Okay.
RE~3: Untitled
It would seem that if I want to stay alive myself, I have to charge 35 Gold - I will note that the person who issued the threat towards me isn't getting any of that, they just want to force you to pay that much.
--Grido
[b]Your reply to this message:[/b]
That is called extortion and is illegal.
RE~5: Untitled
It would be extortion if they obtained something from this. This is something entirely different...still wrong, but not extortion.
Either way, my apparent options are to charge you less - probably the same as I asked Spar, 20gc - and get killed. Or to charge you the 35gc and live.
--Grido [/quote]