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Old 11-30-2022, 02:05 PM   #3276
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague View Post
Force absolutely does need to be physical... I mean, to be clear, I'm just approaching this from a lawyer's perspective, and thinking about how a judge would interpret that word as used in the context of the Criminal Code provisions that were quoted.
I get what your saying, but it does not need to be physical force. Extortion is considered use of force and it doesn't require a physical threat. Extortion can be threats of violence, or things like reputational harm.

Maybe there's something I'm missing here like a very specific definition for the EA, but a physical threat isn't required for something to be considered a use of force.
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