—–Original Message—– From: BR Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 9:13 PM To: Walter Block Subject: Blackmail Criminal Justice Prof. Block: I had a question about your defense of blackmail. Does that include threatening to turn someone into the police or district attorney, or is that more like extortion? Sincerely, BR Dear BR: I’ve published an entire book on this, see below. This is a complex issue you raise. In my view, whether this is extortion or not depends upon whether the threat is licit or not. If so, then it is blackmail, if not, then extortion. For example, suppose the … Continue reading Blackmail? Or Extortion?