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If it's at that point, wouldn't it be more prudent to get the police involved? Restraining orders exist for this exact reason. The article(and blog post) impl
by cube13 15y ago
If it's at that point, wouldn't it be more prudent to get the police involved? Restraining orders exist for this exact reason.
The article(and blog post) imply that this has been a long-term issue, and the level of threats are pretty terrible, even to the level where most good forum admins would seriously think of tipping off the police if these messages were brought to their attention.
- kenjackson 15y agoRestraining orders don't work. They're rarely enforced. Police don't have the bandwidth, at least in the US, to care. As a friend in law enforcement told me -- restraining orders exist as a paper trail for police to be able to point out how bad the person was when something does happen. It's not there to actually protect the victim. The fundamental problem with stalking is no one in law enforcement cares until you're actually dead or physically hurt. If I were the potential victim I'd probably care at a slightly earlier stage. With that said, mocking the police online will get you a fullscale investigation: http://www.kirotv.com/news/28758502/detail.html http://www.kirotv.com/news/28758502/detail.html
- dreww 15y agoyour faith in the police to protect women is almost charmingly naive.