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Internet Tough Guys are people who will threaten anyone online who bugs them enough with physical or legal harm. These threats are always empty. These bullies couldn't fulfill most of these threats even if they wanted to. If you ever find yourself on the receiving end of these threats, just remember that most of these people are morons who wouldn't even be able to figure out your IP address.

Not surprisingly, {{Troll}}s love these morons. Rants, ineffectual threats, and anger being the stuff trolls live on.

Common Internet Tough Guy threats include lawsuits ([[FrivolousLawsuit that would immediately be thrown out of court]]); extreme violence against one or more people; calling people's parents (works best against the young); use of the U.S. Constitution or US statutes [[WeAllLiveInAmerica against non-American forum owners]]; and calling for the banning of someone who expresses a viewpoint that ''they'' disagree with.

Compare {{GIFT}}.

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Common Internet Tough Guy threats include lawsuits (that would immediately be thrown out of court); extreme violence against one or more people; calling people's parents (works best against the young); use of the U.S. Constitution or US statutes [[WeAllLiveInAmerica against non-American forum owners]]; and calling for the banning of someone who expresses a viewpoint that ''they'' disagree with.

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Common Internet Tough Guy threats include lawsuits (that would immediately be thrown out of court); extreme violence against one or more people; calling people's parents (works best against the young); use of the U.S. Constitution or US statutes [[WeAllLiveInAmerica against non-American forum owners]]; and the banning of someone who expresses a viewpoint that ''they'' disagree with.

Common Internet Tough Guy threats include lawsuits (that would immediately be thrown out of court); extreme violence against one or more people; calling people's parents (works best against the young); use of the U.S. Constitution or US statutes [[WeAllLiveInAmerica against non-American forum owners]; and the banning of someone who expresses a viewpoint that ''they'' disagree with.

Common Internet Tough Guy threats include lawsuits (that would immediately be thrown out of court); extreme violence against one or more people; calling people's parents (works best against the young); use of the U.S. Constitution or US statutes [[WeAllLiveInAmerica against non-American forum owners]; and the banning of someone who expresses a viewpoint that ''they'' disagree with. Sometimes these threats [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2051394,00.html can get really scary, though.]] There really are AxeCrazy people out there. And in rare cases, they actually ''can'' figure out where you live.

'''Common Internet Tough Guy threats include:'''
* Libel lawsuits (that would immediately be thrown out of court).
** Lawsuits in general, especially if the two parties live in different countries.
** Bonus points if they threaten slander lawsuits instead.
* Extreme violence against one or more people.
* Extreme violence against the ''family'' of one or more people.
* Calling people's parents (works best against the young).
* When the ITG is also a {{Troll}} attacking the forum moderators/owners for suppression of the right to free speech (obviously this never works, as the First Amendment only protects against governments, as they'd know if they'd actually read it because "Congress shall make no law" is ''right at the beginning''.)
** A variation is when they threaten to use the U.S. Constitution or US statutes [[WeAllLiveInAmerica against non-American forum owners]].
** And, of course, it goes without saying that this sainted right is only for them and those viewpoints ''they'' express; they'll be quick as lightning to call for the banning of someone who expresses a viewpoint that ''they'' disagree with.

Sometimes these threats [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2051394,00.html can get really scary, though.]] There really are AxeCrazy people out there. And in rare cases, they actually ''can'' figure out where you live.