Meanwhile back in the real world no DA will prosecute a request for $80+ a new cell phone as blackmail. They are too busy
I take it, from your answer, you were unable to identify an occupation, or a dollar amount, that is specified in the legal definition of blackmail.
So you must be in agreement, then, that DeWine was blackmailed.
Somehow I think the fact that DeWine is the sitting Attorney General might influence the decision of whether or not to prosecute.
Threaten Joe Blow, you might get a warning from your local police. Threaten a politician, and you will probably be on close speaking terms with a defense attorney.
I’ve been reading this whole argument and this whole thread and man you haven’t got a clue. You aren’t the bike rider are you?
You sure don’t understand that when someone tries to blackmail you, no matter how small the amount, it is still illegal and giving in and paying that person (a known felon in this case) would only reinforce the illegal behavior. It would also, in effect, be admitting fault on DeWine’s part. Something I am sure his lawyer didn’t want his client to do.
You really are lost in this discussion. You are siding with someone who caused an accident and tried to gain from it financially. Why should anyone reward this crook for his behavior?