Michael Neal:
Most people on the net just write things off the top of their heads, often threatening others. If those same threats were made on the street, they might be considered assualt.
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Assault (Law) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. --Blackstone. Wharton.
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You may have written that threat in jest, but there was no immediate indication of that. Additionally, death threats are outside the realm of humor and should always be taken seriously.
I can only hope you do not make this a regular habit.
Kool