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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Sounds like someone was just being hyperbolic?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Where I'm from, the hyperbole would go "You'll get punched."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

yeah that's equivalent to getting shot here in the US lol.

I would probably argue if someone said "i'm going to punch you" would be more of a threat than "you'll get shot for that"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Around me, the threat would be "That's how you get fucked up," leaving the level of violence ambiguous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Well yeah... That's America for you