Blackmail - a way to control others, improper actions with the purpose of extortion, aimed at obtaining any benefits (material, physical or psychological) with the threat of exposure, disclosure of any incriminating information, intimidation or coercion.
psychological blackmail
Parents dissatisfied with the behavior of the child, couple, grieved break, the employer requires the employee from his better value - all potential situations for the use of psychological violence.Emotional blackmail - this kind of manipulation, which often enjoy close people to get for themselves what they need to achieve a more comfortable environment.This type of threat is not a criminal act and is not regulated by law, so the need to deal with a blackmailer yourself:
- First we need to understand that, if the yield to once again likely to face the blackmailer.Taking its conditions, we only help him improve his skills.
- Going from a blackmailer on occasion, a man belittles self-esteem, which adversely affect the mental state.
- In no event it is impossible to enter with a blackmailer in emotional conflict, to take his threats to heart.We need to deal with it smoothly and unemotionally, keeping his distance.
- stop being afraid of the threats of the blackmailer, but rather to understand what motivates them, and why he does it, to understand the essence of his behavior and push in the right direction out of conflict, looking for other sources to meet its wishes.
physical blackmail
But physical intimidation - is a way of extortion.This type of threat is already covered by the Criminal Code and is regulated by law.Extortion belongs to the group of crimes against property, but not including signs of theft.
Article 163 of the Criminal Code classifies as an extortion demand transmission of someone else's property or rights to it under the threat of violence, the spread of false or defamatory victim or family information, destruction of property.
Criminal penalties for extortion
If extortion committed on preliminary arrangement by group of persons, with violence on a large scale, the article of the Criminal Code 163 assigns a penalty of imprisonment up to 7 years and a fine up to 500 thousand. Rubles, orin the amount of salary received convicted in the last three years.
If the extortion was committed by an organized group of persons in order to obtain property on a large scale, the violence and the infliction of serious bodily injury, the punishment is provided from 7 to 15 years of imprisonment with a pecuniary punishment in the amount of 1 million rubles.
types of extortion.Blackmailer, extortionist - who is he?
Any claim property or money from people in exchange for some service or concealment of secrets is regarded as a crime.And it should be remembered as extortionists and the victim: any physical intimidation - article.
As the criminal practice, the most common type in our country is soliciting school-student type with a specific contingent of - school children and young people up to 25 years.As a rule, this is the most "harmless" form of blackmail.
commit crimes of this kind as a single or group of persons.Moreover, by virtue of their age characteristics, the students are in the majority of cases, group and individual students choose the form of the crime.This is due to the fact that the blackmailer schoolboy because of his immaturity and desire to assert themselves in need of psychological support of their peers.
extortionists are most often "difficult teenagers", children from disadvantaged families, many of which are registered in the police and have poor school performance.For such blackmail article of the Criminal Code provides for punishment by a fine of $ 80 000 or imprisonment for up to 4 years, as well as forced labor to 4 years from the restriction of freedom up to 2 years, or without it, or arrest for up to 6 months.
This type of blackmail, as a rule, does not include any physical harm to the victim, although the student is sometimes characterized by extortion or infliction of serious harm to the health of the victim in a state of intoxication.
second type - home.Extortionists there may be a person of any status and wealth.The motive in this case is not only self-interest and greed, and personal insults.The criminal acts of extortion in the household using blackmail.The threat is usually transmitted orally, and sometimes by telephone or electronic communications.Writing view is rarely used.To manipulate the victim most often used threats of physical violence.
third type - racketeering.It has a direct link with the world of business and the market economy, and enjoyed great popularity in our country in times of restructuring.Committed, as a rule, organized group of persons, is the most aggressive in nature, accompanied by the infliction of grievous bodily harm of the victim.
fourth type - the job.This type of crime committed by a person with the highest status position and certain regalia.Basically, it refers to the bribery.
How to behave if you are blackmailed?
Any blackmail - is the strongest emotional shake-up, so the main rule in this situation - not to be nervous, calm down and start thinking.
- need to understand what it was going to blackmail you.When finished, what information can be used against you, try to get acquainted with its content.Very often it is transmitted orally, it is worth it to require the provision in its entirety.In the hands have to stay at least a copy of the document, which will serve as evidence.
- In case of refusal of the transaction find out when the next threat.This time you win, which will give an opportunity to think and calculate further action.
- calmly assess the situation and decide whether or not communication with the blackmailer even bigger mistake than abandoning it.What do you lose if you do not agree to the terms of the offender to go?
How to prove and where to go?
What to do if you are being blackmailed?We need to go directly to the police with a statement on the basis of which a criminal case will be launched.It is necessary to go to the hospital for medical examination, if in the process of blackmail have suffered injury.Try to record the conversation on tape, provide printouts of e-mails, photographs, videotape testimony - in short, everything that can be used as evidence of extortion.
course, you can act on its own, but in this case there is no guarantee that a criminal justice there.It is better to trust the professionals and seek advice from the law firm.Remember: Blackmail - an article of the Criminal Code.
