Questions tagged [harassment]
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How to list unknown company using fake CallerId info in a complaint?
We've been suffering nuisance and harassing calls from one (or more) unknown companies going back to about 2008 or 2010 or so. Online searches does not reveal the owners of the number, and Verizon ...
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Diet drugs mailed out?
I received 2-90 day packages of diet pills in the mail. They were not ordered by me. I was not charged (yet) but the packing slip showed $104.50 as cost. There was an account set up with this company ...
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Help regarding revenge site/cyberstalking/cybersquatting [closed]
I am a victim of cyberstalking and cybersquatting by an ex. After I terminated our very short 3 month relationship, this person contacted my significant other, my separated spouse (unwanted, and they ...
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Is Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 applicable for a person Scheduled Cast or Scheduled Tribe itself?
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
I want to know if this act is applicable against who disrespecting own family members who is come under Scheduled Cast or ...
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Fraud by private hostel management
I am a college passout student who is doing his internship in a company for 3 month and was in need of a place to stay for this period.
I took shelter in a private hostel where I was made to sign a ...
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Can you pursue legal action for a potential user who keeps coming back even after being banned from an internet platform?
I run my own web site and I've also been part of a few social media platforms owned by private citizens and small business owners. They usually have administrative rules to prevent bullying, ...
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Harassment report from a non-US citizen outside the USA
A friend of mine, who isn't a US citizen and lives in another country, is being harassed by someone in the US.
Can she file a harassment report even though she isn't in the US?
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Can I sue an app for enabling harassment?
Can I sue an app for emotional distress?
My soon-to-be ex-husband has been using a fake phone number app in order to impersonate:
my child's school
the coroner's office
the police officers who are ...
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Who can I turn to to have a newspaper article removed from the internet?
I'm trying to get some information removed from the internet. It was an article which was published by a news publication called The Poughkeepsie Journal, which is located in a town called ...
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Why is it illegal to annoy someone via electronic communication in Massachusetts?
According to Massachusetts State General Law, Chapter 269, Section 14A, it is illegal to send repeated communications to someone with the intent to annoy the person, punishable be 3 months in a ...
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Gmail harassment and IP address
Under what circumstances will the police subpoena Gmail for an IP address?
I have been harassed by my ex girlfriend but it has stopped a few months ago. She has not so much harassed me as she ...
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Stopping never-ending emails from abusive ex?
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There was an individual I was involved with approximately four years ago. The relationship was unwanted and abusive from the start. It was difficult getting out of and recovering from the ...
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Meaning of the term causal nexus?
I recently attended a talk related to government workplace harassment law. The presenter repeatedly used the term nexus (i.e., a causual nexus) to describe any situation where actions outside of the ...
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Is threatening to share copies of an online discussion with an employer, in order to stifle opposition, illegal in any way?
Some political groups use the practice of threatening people with sharing screenshots of an online discussion to the debate opponent's employer, to get the debate opponent fired. This seems like an ...
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13 y/o Sexual Harassment — What will happen?
I am the parent of a 13-year-old. He has recently gotten involved in sexual harassment. He iMessaged a girl some very, very inappropriate messages (eggplants, inappropriate cussing, etc) at school ~1 ...
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How much authority does Department of Justice has over sexual harassment cases inside a private company?
In the recent exposes about Harvey Weinstein, a pattern of executives and assistants aiding him to prey on females have been reported. Whether it be his offices, his hotels or his restaurants, few ...
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Website harrassing for payment for a trip I did not book.
For the past few day I am receiving emails in my gmail account from a travel company based in Belgium, SEE-EU asking for a payment of around 1000 euros for a trip to Switzerland. Initially I did not ...
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What types of recourse do I have against people who contact my employers about thing I have of Facebook?
I made a factual statement about mathematics on Facebook. A group of people took exception to what I said and decided that they would contact my employer because they thought it made me unfit to be a ...
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My phone number used to belong to someone in debt, now I'm getting harassed by debt collectors
A few weeks ago, I moved to a new city, and got a new phone number. The process of finding all my accounts everywhere and changing my number in each was long and complicated, and it's not something I ...
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What legal protection can someone ask for against a bully in Canada?
What legal protection can someone ask for against a bully?
bullies in
workplace
school
college
neighbor
and, so on.
Can a victim go to police?
N.B. Bullying means making fun of, mocking on a ...
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Is it possible to pursue criminal charges against administrators abusing title IX?
The article in "Reason" here describes a case of a straight student who was allegedly denied due process, despite university policy, after he politely refused advances of a gay student and the said ...
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Can Person 2 press charges?
Person 1 harasses Person 2 for three days.
Person 2 dumps Person 1's personal belongings onto floor.
Person 1 attacks Person 2 with wrestling, hair pulling, hitting and kicking.
Person 2 responds, ...
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I'm being hacked, stalked and gossiped about. Do I have a chance at suing for slander, character assasination?
I am a member of a laid back, everyone's equal, religious organization. Several years ago, a new parson was hired. He is a power seeker, a liar, and a narcissist. He aligned himself with a low but ...
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What would I get charged with if went around posting fliers for a non-existent yard sale at the house of someone I don't like?
This is only a weird hypothetical scenario and is not something I actually plan on doing.
Suppose there's someone in my town that I really don't like, for whatever reason. I might not even know them,...
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Student Rights In India
I am a college student in Rajasthan, and I want to know what step we can take against:
teachers scoring us according to some personal vendetta,
extremely rude language/behavior,
unnecessary targeting....
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Is there cases supporting a victim of a crime suing a debt collector for being harassed by a debt collector? [closed]
If victims assistance is being held back, can I tell a debt collector to collect from the victims assistance program, or would I be better off telling them to accept something I grew (and painted), ...
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What can I do about an ex-landlord “trash talking” me on Facebook?
I had lived in a shared rental house with 4 other tenants. Problems arose when the landlord wanted me to move out early despite what the lease said. He got the other tenants to bug me until I agreed, ...
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How to avoid legal action for releasing an artwork depicting abuse or harassment?
Let's say, I want to develop and release a game which depicts slavery period in America of 19 century, and my game will contain scenes of harassment and abuse of people having African roots (like ...
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Is calling a tenant “babe” sexual harassment?
In the building where I pay a lot of money to live, a plumber came in my suite just to turn off a faucet, and then called me "babe" upon leaving.
I wasn't sending any signals, in fact I was annoyed ...
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What distinguishes hate speech from harassment in the US?
In the United States, hate speech is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution no matter how morally repugnant it is. But harassment is a crime and is therefore not protected.
Here are ...
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Landlord keep showing up unannounced. What can I do? [closed]
I have a 12 month lease agreement with a property management company. The owner, NOT the property manager, keeps showing up, unannounced for dumb things, then gets upset when we don't let them in. ...
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What is a 'creed' legally?
'Creed' is a 'protected characteristic' with respect to discrimination or harassment, at least in some U.S. jurisdictions or for some private employers.
The Wikipedia article "Creed" defines it thus:
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FL, USA - Recording/Voyeurism Laws In Harassment Situation
A good friend is being harassed by his neighbor, and is at the end of his wits trying to get some recourse. Essentially the neighbor is belligerent: comes out when family members are home specifically ...
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Is “mobbing” recognized by British and American legislations as a form of harassment in the workplace?
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British anti-bully researchers Andrea Adams and Tim Field have used the expression "workplace bullying" instead of what Leymann called "mobbing" in a workplace context. They ...
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What is preventing a person from harassing another with ridiculous law suits?
If Bob doesn't like Bill what is preventing Bob from annoying Bill by constantly coming up with new, ridiculous, small claims against him? Just going to court and preparing evidence is very stressful.
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American Community Survey Enforcement
The US census is in the process of conducting its regular American Community Survey, which has received some notoriety due to some of its invasive questions, to the point where people think it's a ...
