"J. van Baardwijk" wrote: > > >This is only a valid comparison if you liken the listowners > >to police. I don't buy that likeness. > > The question was not about listowners and police officers; it was about > whether a statement is a warning or a threat.
It *is* about listowners and police; it has to do with whether the warning/threat is based upon the accoster's authority and duties. If the accoster is entitled to give the ticket but doesn't, it's a warning. If someone *not* authorised to issue a ticket says, "you'll get it next time", it's a threat. -- #ken P-)} Ken Coar, Sanagendamgagwedweinini http://Golux.Com/coar/ Author, developer, opinionist http://Apache-Server.Com/ "Millenium hand and shrimp!"
