User:Nehamakwana/Sandbox

This is my sandbox. Nehamakwana (talk) 00:58, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

This is the group sandbox for the Blackmail article.

I plan to contribute: -examples of blackmail that have occurred in either pop culture, politics, or the news in general. I want to add examples of this because there are no recent examples of blackmail posted in the article. I believe that adding some examples will be useful in understanding what blackmail means because the media and even our own prior knowledge may have a different (incorrect) definition of blackmail. In addition, having examples will help because the article is dense due to the amount of laws and definitions and other legal jargon. It is sometimes hard to understand and having examples will help to bring a different perspective to this topic. Nehamakwana (talk) 15:14, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Here are the two sources I will be using:

Block, Walter E. Blackmail. 2014, pp. 68–70.

Shaw, James R. “The Morality of Blackmail.” Philosophy & Public Affairs, vol. 40, no. 3, June 2012, pp. 165–96, doi:10.1111/papa.12001. Nehamakwana (talk) 15:25, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Safa's ideas:


 * I would like to add more to the United States section of blackmail since there is only one bullet point on it. I'm sure there is more detail about the laws of blackmail in the United States. Also, someone posted on the Talk page saying that in the US section it talks about law of extortion, not blackmail, which means it would help to add information about blackmail in the United States since someone is already questioning it.
 * I also would like to add new examples that have occurred in more recent cases to give a fresh outlook to blackmailing.

Two sources:

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Safa's new ideas: -I would like to go deeper into my second article. -Second article talks about cybercrime, want to add a section to Blackmail that talks about ow the internet makes blackmailing that much easier. -Article also talks about how children are the victim to this the most, which is interesting since people probably think adults are more susceptible to serious blackmail.

Safa11998 (talk) 03:52, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Neha's ideas for revisions:

- I am planning to add more content to the "Sextortion" section of the article because the section right now does not have much information on the topic. I will add this link: https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-what-is-sextortion/view The link has a video and a transcript which explains what sextortion is. I am planning to add this to the article: Sextortion is " when someone threatens to distribute your private and sensitive material if you don’t provide them images of a sexual nature, sexual favors, or money." (with a link to the source). The victim can also be persuaded to send this private and sensitive material when the offender threatens the victim's family or friends. (I think including a link to the Sextortion article on Wiki can also be added). I might add more depending on what I think relates to blackmail. Nehamakwana (talk) 20:13, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

Paula's Ideas:

Paula Edits:
 * Potential New Topic Addition/Extension
 * Although the 'Blackmail' wiki page does have a section on Sextortion/sexual blackmail, it is only about 2 sentences long. A new source might help to better give the readers an understanding of exactly what might count as a form of sexual blackmail outside of just webcam blackmail. That section also includes a direct quote which is usually not allowed on Wiki but also shows that the person who added it might not have fully understood the law enough to put it in lay terms. Thus, we can also go to where he found that information and go through it so that we can take out the direct quotation and put in a better explanation for that topic. In regard to the source for this section, I have found a book called 'Sexual blackmail: a history of modern history' in both the Alexander Library and the Douglass Library.
 * Legalise
 * The wiki includes a large amount of legal text that and technical terms, that although might be linked, would be better to have changed into lay terms. In doing so, we'll most likely have to go through sources cited through those sections and read through them in order to gain a better understanding of what exactly needs to be conveyed to the readers. Because there is such a large amount of legal text, there is also a possibility that there is a large amount of embedding in some parts that will need to be clarified. Just as an added source to help as understand the topic, on the Rutgers Library page I found a reference entry to helps explain what blackmail is. This can also potentially be included in the wiki page as a source of clarification on the definition of blackmail.

Revisied Por2 (talk) 00:04, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Objections to Criminalization
 * Walter Blocks writes in his essay, Blackmail as a Victimless Crime, that the definition of blackmail is a contradiction. Walter Blocks points out that on an individual basis, asking for money and gossiping are not considered illegal. Only the combination of the two actions is considered an offense. Blocks claims that the instability of the definition provides a basis for the legality of other laws to be brought into question. Por2 (talk) 22:13, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Neha's Edits:

- I will add this link of the Sextortion Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextortion

- Adding on to the section itself from the source I can say, "Sextortion has been linked and popular among people who are considered to have power in any form or field such as politics, education, and in the workplace." Nehamakwana (talk) 19:06, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Final Edits (to be moved by last person to the Mainspace):

-Neha: (this would be put at the beginning of the section titled "Sextortion"; "Sextortion has been linked and is popular among people who are considered to have power or a position of power (in any form) in any field such as politics, education, and the workplace. Sextortion, by definition is a form of blackmail where power is abused and used to extort sexual favors or images from someone in exchange for something that the victim wants/needs like a job or grade. An example of this is Webcam Blackmail." Nehamakwana (talk) 19:28, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

Final edits of Safa:

Make the title Cybercrime. Make sure to put examples from the main article and to reference the article. Safa11998 (talk) 18:23, 28 April 2019 (UTC)