Plus, I doubt the person making the threat would wait for any actual preparations such as canceling various subscriptions. And I don’t think they’d allow for the necessary witnesses required while I’m writing my will.
Plus, I doubt the person making the threat would wait for any actual preparations such as canceling various subscriptions. And I don’t think they’d allow for the necessary witnesses required while I’m writing my will.
It depends.
If the threat is “we’re about to have a fight you won’t survive”, your critique is valid. If the threat is “you’ve just been poisoned, and will succumb within a few days”, then giving them the time to put their papers in order really won’t harm the speaker at all. Though maybe it isn’t entirely effective as a threat. If the threat is “I can take actions that will end your life, but all I’m telling you is it’s happening soon” it works as an ominous threat, and a sincere offer (though they’d probably better hurry).