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In this task, you are given a public comment from online platforms. You are expected to classify the comment into two classes: threat and non-threat. Threat is a statement that someone will be hurt or harmed, especially if the person does not do something in particular.
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Comment: kill albatrosses, cut their legs off and smash their eggs...go to prison. if they had killed that many bald eagles and treated them the same way would we be arguing over this? the most glorious sea bird in the world deserved better.
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Threat


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Comment: I'm sure it makes not a picayune difference to some folks, but OJ WAS acquitted of the murders wasn't he?  Should we all look for the nearest sour apple tree and break out the hangman's noose whenever a jury's decision isn't to our liking?  And at last glance, at least 66% of African Americans still agreed with, if not applaud, the verdict.
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Non-threat


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Comment: and here's a false equivalency for ya (aka hyperbole for the learned): if i caught Joseph Stalin out of his yard would it be ok to shoot him with my pellet gun because he's a bad kitty?
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Threat