Lakeland woman was charged Tuesday after police said she ended a call to an insurance company with the words, “Delay, Deny, Depose.”

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    15 hours ago

    “Delay, Deny, Defend” is the health insurance tactic a book was written about. You will notice there is a key difference between those words and what was said on the phone call.

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      The difference being a word that typically means remove from power. Not a threat. Any lawyer can get the case dismissed by showing the book with the original words in court and argue it’s a natural play on words anyone could come up with.

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        I was specifically correcting their impression that it was the health insurers’ slogan, rather than a reference to the shooting

        But since you were also too lazy to read the article, it’s what was said next that really contributes to a threat

        Near the end of the call, investigators said Boston could be heard stating, “Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next.”