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Lakeland woman was charged Tuesday after police said she ended a call to an insurance company with the words, “Delay, Deny, Depose.”

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Unless there was an actual threat (I'm lazy I can't be bothered to read the article. That's why I'm in the comments) , deny delay depose isn't a threat in any way. It's a tactic that insurance agents use to boost profits. Saying that is merely showing your disgust with the practice.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago

She followed it by saying they were next. Definitely a threat of violence.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

And you should stop licking boot so hard.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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

I'm a bootlicker for telling people to read the thing that they're commenting on?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

“Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next.” isn't exactly a threat. Definitely not something that someone ought to be arrested for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Delay, Deny, Defend" is the health insurance tactic a book was written about. You will notice there is a key difference between those words and what was said on the phone call.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

"You people are next" is a prediction, not a threat.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The difference being a word that typically means remove from power. Not a threat. Any lawyer can get the case dismissed by showing the book with the original words in court and argue it's a natural play on words anyone could come up with.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

I was specifically correcting their impression that it was the health insurers' slogan, rather than a reference to the shooting

But since you were also too lazy to read the article, it's what was said next that really contributes to a threat

Near the end of the call, investigators said Boston could be heard stating, “Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next.”