Question juridique clé
Whether the statements to the social worker fulfilled the offense of public panic under Art. 258 StGB.
Solution extraite
The threats were made publicly and against a sufficiently large, indeterminate group; the offense was met.
Motifs extraits
A single addressee may suffice when she acts as representative of a group. 'Population' means a larger, not precisely determined circle of persons. The defendant’s threats reached and frightened a large number of persons.