[HPFGU-OTChatter] Stalker or Moron? Help please

[Andrew MacIan]

Greetings from Andrew!


--- Saitaina <saitaina at wizzards.net> wrote:
> Okay, I got an...intrusting IM from someone and
> don't know what to do about
> it....this guy scares me a bit.
{snip}
> Guys, I'm really scared now.  I know who this is and
> he's contacted me under
> three diffrent names now....someone...give me advice
> or something.
This being the case, I didn't see you require that
this person stop messaging you.  That would be the
first, visible step. The second would be to contact
this person's ISP (as well as your own) and tell them
about this behavior. IMO, and IANAL, it is indeed
stalking if it is more than this single example.

After that...the cops need to be involved if the above
person stays in contact (IM or email or whatever).
we've had some of this on campus over the last year,
and our IT/security people got involved immediately,
as did the LAPD when needed; they were most
cooperative and understanding.  YMMV with the locals,
but if this happens after you tell this person to stop
and never bother you again, then they need to get the
information.

HTH...

Drieux

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