# Amateur Detectives: Does this sound like a genuine threat against this Canadian gay couple?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 25, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-detectives-does-this-sound-like-a-genuine-threat-against-this-canadian-gay-couple/664522 "2013-07-25T21:09:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-detectives-does-this-sound-like-a-genuine-threat-against-this-canadian-gay-couple/664522/21 "2013-07-27T16:25:31Z")

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The couple have a thirteen year old son. I think it’s a good possibility one of his peers might be involved. If some thirteen year old boys are fighting, sending threatening letter to parents is about their speed.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-detectives-does-this-sound-like-a-genuine-threat-against-this-canadian-gay-couple/664522/22 "2013-07-27T20:31:28Z")

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> [@Valteron](#):
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> My apologies for the screwed-up Sudbury Star link. See my later message with the Calgary Sun link. It it perfectly clear that the harm is being threatened because they are lesbians.

I still don’t see the first letter. Therefore, as a completely amateur and uncertified detective I believe this is a ruse to cover up their part in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. As an outside possibility it’s a prank by some kids.

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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-detectives-does-this-sound-like-a-genuine-threat-against-this-canadian-gay-couple/664522/23 "2013-07-28T02:16:57Z")

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I still say it’s some southerners from Wolfe Island. After all, they have to take a ‘fairy’ to get to Kingston. That probably pisses them off.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-detectives-does-this-sound-like-a-genuine-threat-against-this-canadian-gay-couple/664522/24 "2013-07-28T21:21:37Z")

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I’m going with “lone nut”. Self-hate-crimes-hoaxers tend to overshoot (e.g., **montag** ’s story, [whatever the fuck this was](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Todd_mugging_hoax)). “We will hunt you down and shoot you with BB guns, and we can assure you it will sting!” doesn’t quite fit. I know it’s Canada, and I hear your people are polite, but still.

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