[WikiEN-l] threats of violence (not the editors job)

[Screamer]

private musings wrote:
> there's been some recent work at;
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Threats_Of_Violence
>
> anyone see anything there they disagree with?
>
> best,
>
> PM.
>
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 7:05 PM, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>   
>> On 13/03/2008, Todd Allen <toddmallen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Really, the best thing is to just go to the police. If they really are
>>>  suicidal, you may save someone's life; if they're just pulling a silly
>>>  prank or trying to troll, being told by someone with a badge and a gun
>>>  that it's Really Not Funny is probably not a bad thing anyway. I don't
>>>  think one can adequately assess the seriousness of a suicide threat
>>>  based solely on a short online communication.
>>>       
>> This is pretty much what the Met Police officer I dealt with told me
>> when I reported another suicide threat back in October.
>>
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I don't actually believe any of this should be codified.  It is *not* a 
volunteers job to assess /OR/ report.  They do so of their own accord, 
but we should not encourage it.

./scream