Is this a threat? Could you get in trouble with the law for this. ?

Question

Okay if someone said

I HOPE you and your family die, /or I WISH for that.

Never saying, that someone I or someone else or anything would actually do that, just saying that is what i wish for that.

okay in michigan someone said that to my teacher and she threatened to call the cops when i "don think" that is a threat.

And just being a friend, I wan't to know if she woulg get in any trouble.

yeah, its over petty stuff. homeowrk that the techer said she didn't turn in and they got into a little argument.

Also, can you get in trouble if you say "I HATE YOU"

with the law?

She got suspended, but can anyone press charges?

Answer 1

with all the violence against teachers and students I don't know what they would classify that as but they will probably get her counseling and if i was a teacher I would take that as a threat because you never know anymore in some schools she wouldnt be allowed back in

Answer 2

Saying you hope they will die, is not a crime, saying you are going to kill them is.  

You are allowed to hate, but rules in school are not laws and you can get suspended for that which is not a crime.

Answer 3

Law? Maybe. In some states this could be viewed as a form of assault, verbal, but still assault. Saying "I hope you die" and then if that person DOES die, do you think you just might become a suspect if it was a homicide? Being underage, you have virtually NO rights under the law (check with a lawyer if you do not believe me), and what the school rules say goes with NO appeal in most places. Your parents CAN challenge a ruling but as a minor, YOU can not. Arguing with a teacher for the most part is a losing proposition for the student. It does not matter if the words meant no threat as such, if the teacher perceived a threat, then threat it IS and the teacher is justified in taking an action to remove the threat. From what you say of the words used, I would call this a temper tantrum and she deserved what she got as a result of her immature childish behavior.