Definition: In this task, you are given a public comment from online platforms. You are expected to classify the comment into two classes: threat and non-threat. Threat is a statement that someone will be hurt or harmed, especially if the person does not do something in particular.
Input: Comment: It seems appropriate to quote Dickens at this:

"If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."

Threat