In essence, you are doing that very thing. When you state "ease up francis, and I'll leave you alone. you're telling ransomenote what can and can't be said and that you'll use coercion to garner compliance to your will.
19 posted on 03/12/2018 1:30:16 AM PDT by philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)