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[โ€“] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sounds like someone was just being hyperbolic?

[โ€“] Mariemarion@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[โ€“] prole@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Well yeah... That's America for you

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"

[โ€“] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

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