rwallace comments on Unpacking the Concept of "Blackmail" - Less Wrong
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I think we can do better than that. In cases where the law is morally justified, punishing someone for a crime is retaliation. I think part of the intent of the concept of blackmail is that the threatened harm be unprovoked.