Not to flog a dead horse here. After the many times this has been addressed it’s surprising that a blackmail is still being called a deal in this instance between Rb and Pre.
Wish ppl had read a post by a newbie here when there were lengthy discussions about blackmail. She very clearly wrote about the diff between deal and blackmail having dealt with situations in real life.
It’s a dangerous thing to give in to the idea blackmail has to have a certain threatening face to it. What is dangerous about the kind of blackmail that RB did with Pre is it’s subtlety. The important and most dangerous part is that she was tricked into believing that she had a choice. She was made an offer without him disclosing information (CCTV footage) he had at his disposal that would have set Anu free. He basically said take my offer of marriage and Anu will be free. The implication is loud and clear, you walk away from the offer and Anu rots in the slammer or worse yet gets the death sentence.
The fact is that he withheld info from Pre that would set Anu free making his offer a moot point.
Let’s not join CVs in whitwashing RB as a deal maker , let’s call it what it is...blackmail plain and simple as defined in the dictionary and under the law.
Whether RB aided and abetted Ronit in setting Anu up is unclear.
A deal is made with parties exchanging and disclosing pertinent information and can be broken by mutual consent or due to violation of agreed upon terms by either party.
In blackmail the striking part is that RB led Pre to believe she has free will to make the choice. But the sword hanging over her was that if she walked away from his offer of marriage Anu would pay the price.
Hope ppl understand the subtlety of blackmail so they will know to protect themselves. Being an ostrich about it doesn’t change blackmail into a deal.
Edited by MERARAI - 6 years ago