I live in Australia. I sent someone a text message that was not threatening to them all all but was a joke. I said that i was a cleaner that provided extras. This was just to see what their reaction would be. Anyway they are now threatening to call the police and report me. The message was not threeatening at all. Can i still get in trouble for sending this or is the person trying to scare me.
217206
you can't get in trouble for sending that, so don't stress. The cops will probably laugh at that, trust me!!
535303
My dear.........there is no doubt, that there are times on YA that you're going to run into something like what you ran into. The best thing to do the minute you feel uncomfortable, is to log off. Of course, if you feel threatened, report it. You have no way of knowing if this person is merely playing sadistic jokes.....or is a serious wack job. Be careful..............LATER
183414
The police are really good with this sort of thing.\n\nStalking is illegal. Breaking and entering is illegal. Harrassment can be curbed with a restraining order. What's stopping her... have her dial 911 the next time it happens.
5434
Report abuse, or what i would do is send them a threatening e-mail.\nOK I WOULDNT DO THAT.
604140
Depends on where it occurred, It is only an offense so long as it is in transit. Once you receive it, it is no longer considered "mail" for legal purposes.
608624
Yes, it is known that they can become scrambled or even sent to random people. But this happens 1 in every 1,000,000 sms sent! So don't worry, chances are it won't happen to you.
595985
Yes, and they are trying to keep you out of trouble.  Listen to the police.  If they wanted to charge you they would have let  you do it and then charged you.  They are giving you a heads up to help you stay out of trouble.  Mighty nice of them if you ask me.
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I am not Canadian, but would assume each province has it's own laws.  I would send each agency a certified letter (or equivalent in Canada) with an explanation of the situation.  Inform them in this letter that you consider their harassment of you a violation of your personal rights.  If they do not stop, then I would first complain to the appropriate government agency.  If they do not help you, then I would retain an attorney.   A couple of years ago, I had a similar situation in which someone had the same name as I.  I could not get them to stop calling me. The crazy thing, it was over $19.95.  I put it stop to it by doing two things.  The called me from an "800" number.  So, I started calling them back and tying their personnel up on the phone ten or more times a day.  When they would call me, I would blow a whistle into the phone.  When they call people all day long, they wear a earpiece that fits into their ear.  The shrill whistle sound goes through them like a hot knife through butter.  They stopped the calls immediately.  Good luck with your problem!
114920
if he is in fact doing this you should go to your local police department and make a complaint....He is stalking you and thats illegal. there are programs like pc anywhere that would let him log into your computer when you are on it and see what you are doing. if you have windows xp, go to control panel, system and under the remote tab, make sure everything is UNCHECKED. You can text message from a computer to a cell phone, and make it look like it came from anyone as long as you logged into an im client under that persons name. I used to text message an old girlfriend from aol instant messenger to her T-mobil cell phone a while back. As for the cell phone if he has a compatable chip that was copied from yours I think it would be possable for him to make calls and have it look like you did. Maybe you should get a new cell phone?
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print the e-mail and take it to your local police. they can track the url address to the person . then you can press charges for making death threats via internet. still very much a crime. better to err on the side of caution. he may be just talking crap, but you really don't want to take that kind of chance with your family. good luck, be safe!
345038
We had this sort of problem for 5 years. We changed our phone number to private and we went to the police with all of our notes that we had taken. You have to keep a journal of all the incidents that happened and take it to them....if they just blow it off you have to go above their heads and make sure that you are taken seriously.\nBesides getting the private phone number, you need to get an order of protection so that this person can't come near you, if they do you can have them arrested.
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scary!!!\nthey could have been just being jerks trying to scare you on purpose. they could also have really meant harm to you. \n\nyou never know the intent in a situation like this until it happens.\n \ntry to stick to places that are well lit and close to houses and businesses. also if you can afford it, get a cell phone so if it happens again you can call for help.
442870
Please ignore some of the tosh people have written as supposed advice here!! Threats to kill are only taken as that in the eye of the law if the person making the threat has the ability to carry that threat through at the time of making said threat. This is the word of the law. It is not the choice of the police. They do not make the laws and can be as frustrated as you, me or anyone else with such laws. \n\nFurthermore, harrassment is something far better dealt with via civil law through a solicitor and a county court. Please look into this. You will be far better served in this instance if you take this route. Criminal law is not really any good until serious offences have occured in this area. Also, there is no such thing as a verbal assault in the eyes of the law. Although you could argue that someone suffers physically because of the verbal onslaught they had received, but this would be an exceptional case. \n\nSee a sol re civil law. It really is your best bet.
580341
ok first off if you have a restrining order against him that he can not contact u at all..meaning comoing by you..sending you mail..iming you....sending you via e-mailing..calling you an so forth..if he voilates this at all he should go to jail..if the police arent doing there jobs an lockin him up by now..then you can sue the police department for not doing there job also you can contact the judge that granted you the redtraining order an tell him..plus you can contact the states attorneys office an tell them about your situation an they will make something happen sice the police wont like it if you go above thier heads....also carry some pepper sray with you to protect yourself...an you shouldn't have to change you screen names or number..hes the one in fault he should be punished an you should be able to go about living you life free of his wierdo assss
356400
You are unlikely to be suspended from messenger as this is a rare case. Best to stop talking to this person who is calling foul play, and block them.
386387
Some people just latch on to someone they think they stand a chance with and won't let go. It isn't anything you are doing. You are being honest with him and he won't take the hint. If it is online then report him to whatever chat site you are using. If it is in person call your local magistrate and see what can be done to keep this guy away from you.
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Unfortunately, we don't have your friend's information to go on here, so this is going to be a guess.\n\nDepending on what the alleged harassment was over the phone, it could have been a felony.  Felonies typically allow for arrests under circumstances that are a little less "demanding" than lesser crimes, so the police may have taken advantage of that extra latitude.\n\nI can see a few possibilities:\n\nYour friend admitted to making the call (not admitted to making harassing statements - though maybe she did - just admitted to making the call).  People admit to things like this all the time, without realizing they're putting themselves that much closer to the crime.\n\nThere was a witness to the call (you said she borrowed the phone from her boyfriend, so he might have told the police something about the call) or there was someone at the other end who recognized your friend's voice and/or heard what was said.\n\nThe police might have checked the boyfriend's cell phone and found a call from his phone was made to the other phone (cell phones have call logs, right?).\n\nAnd those things could have very well added up to probable cause to make a felony arrest.  It's not a great case, in my opinion, but it could certainly be enough for an arrest.  \n\nIt's also possible the police might even have better evidence than what I thought of, and that would only make the arrest even more appropriate\n\nAnd it's worth pointing out that he said/she said situations like this happen all the time, and arrests are made without "proof" all the time.  The standard for making an arrest isn't proof beyond a reasonable doubt, it's probable cause...which is considerably less than beyond a reasonable doubt.  So while taking one person's word about something might be enough for an arrest, it's probably going to be nowhere near enough for a conviction in the absence of any other information.