Is an illegal action in real life a punishable offense if it occurs on the Internet? According to current developments, in states like Pennsylvania and Florida, threats and harassment are considered illegal and punishable by the courts. According to Dictionary.com, a threat is a statement of intent to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retaliation for something done or not done. When a person deliberately uses social media to verbally threaten someone, it is a crime in Florida. In the 2013 O'Leary V. State case, Timothy Ryan O'Leary was charged with a felony because of a Florida law that prohibits sending any kind of communication threatening serious injury or threatening death (Snyder,