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In reply to the discussion: Trump supporters try to doxx jurors and post violent threats after his conviction [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,074 posts)If a juror (or other person) is "threatened", normally (unless they work for the government and are even aware of such an option, and even then, that's not always the case), the first thing they do is CALL THEIR LOCAL POLICE.
Once their LOCAL LEO assesses the situation, then THEY (the municipal/county/state authorities) will start bringing in other investigative entities.
As an example, right here in Philly, a committee in our City Council recently pushed forward an ordinance that broadened the scope of what is considered a "hate crime" to not just include harassment/attacks on "individuals" but also on businesses - Philadelphia City Council committee advances bill that would expand parameters of hate crime law to include businesses
These types of "threats" (including doxxing, calls, vandalism, etc) are no different from what those jurors or any others might be subjected to, which may actually be covered under local/state laws.
IOW, the average person is NOT picking up the phone and calling the FBI... for ANYTHING. Some "informed citizens" might be aware of their "tip lines", but that is something that one would often not even be aware of as the "average person" is NOT obsessing over all the levels of law enforcement. They go LOCAL FIRST.
This is from my experience as a retired BUREAUCRAT for the federal government who grew up in a household of 2 parental bureaucrats, one federal (dad) and one state/city (mom).