December 2, 2008

  • If you remember, almost two months ago I mentioned about how somebody I know actually has a stalker. Well the story continues on that, because here's a little update. As the weeks went on, that guy would still show up, and my acquaintance would just be moved somewhere else or walk away from the area. Every time he shows up, she would report about it to management, and it got to the point that somebody had to approach the guy. Just recently, the guy showed up again, but this time some action was taken. Company security and the local police approached the guy and talked to him. I don't know the details of what the conversation was, but apparently he was told that "a case" was being filed on this incident, and that he was to avoid going near her at all cost. That's it. Their hands were tied and no action could be taken against him until he does something worse. Figures right? Now no more than a couple of hours after that incident, the guy actually had the nerve to walk right behind her. It definitely freaked her out, but all she could do was walk away, and then report about it later. Wow. I'm hoping this doesn't escalate to something terrible.

Comments (1)

  • Before saying anything, I am not a lawyer and I am not giving legal advice.  I am just pointing out that the recipient of victimization is royally screwed.

    Everyone's hands are tied in this respect.There's several issues at work. 

    First, the police have no legal obligation to protect any individual.  There's lots of examples of these rulings by supreme courts all over the country.  Do an internet search, you'll find dozens.  This is just one example: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976377/posts

    Second, your life has to be in IMMANENT danger for you to use self defense otherwise you will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon (if you take a warning shot, brandish a stick/rock/knife or, if you have an advanced martial arts degree, it can apply to you if you are unarmed) or, if you actually kill someone, homicide.  Now what does immanent mean.  It means you can't do anything until the person is already taking aim at you with a deadly weapon or already has their hands on you and is about to give a killing blow (if that person is just running at you they may be just giving you a greeting and no, gesturing may not be considered an immanent threat).  If you've taken any amount of martial arts or gun training you know that no person in the world has that kind of reaction time. http://www.ehow.com/about_4587698_why-selfdefense-important.html

    Third, California has some of the most restrictive laws on self defense in the country, that's why there's lots of news about victims getting hurt or killed and very few about people fending off attackers.

    I'm sorry if this isn't comforting however it is just one more reason to demand more victim rights from our legislature.

Comments are closed.

Post a Comment