Events are categorised as Violence when Monitor and the Moderators detect a person who:
- Communicates threats of bodily injury or death to a person.
- Uses physical force intending to hurt or damage a person or property.
- Physically intimidates, harasses or is violent towards others.
- Performs detailed research or shows interest in weapons or guns.
- Is the target of threats of physical injury or death.
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Engaged in research on guns or weapons. |
| 2 | Researched on the specific damage guns and other weapons can cause with no context related to acceptable research. |
| 3 | Made searches on gore-related content or websites. |
| 4 | Made a physically threatening statement once in recent history. Shown interest recently in purchasing guns or other weapons based on the type of damage they can cause. Performed a detailed research into the types of damage different kinds of weapons or bullets can cause. Shared content with other users that features death or gore, resulting in shock or distress to others, once in recent history. |
| 5 | Stated several statements related to physical threats in recent history. Made frequent physical threats involving guns or other weapons to others in recent history Made comments about committing a school shooting. |
Table 1: Violence Risk Level definitions