[oliwarner]

I do wonder —with so many examples— how they avoid being charged with racketeering or extortion.

[noddingham]

Because it isn't true? Because it's an unverified self-post on reddit, one of the least trustworthy places on the internet?

[oliwarner]

This is far from the first individual report of this, and what happens if you don't pay. It's allegedly been happening for years. See other comments in here for more.

[pwinnski]

And yet they've still avoided being charged with anything, which suggests that stories might be less credible than they first seem.