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uponit7771

(93,517 posts) Sun Jul 14, 2013, 12:53 PM Jul 2013

DISCUSSION: What can a person LEGALLY do if they feel they're being followed and their life .... [View all]

DISCUSSION: What can a person LEGALLY do if they feel they're being followed and their life is in danger?

I'm thinking...yell fire...don't yell help because people will be reluctant to help

your suggestion?

Jus trying to get something positive out of this

regards

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DISCUSSION: What can a person LEGALLY do if they feel they're being followed and their life .... [View all] uponit7771 Jul 2013 OP

Yelling Fire works JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #1

yeah, because if you hit your stalker that means he has carte blanche to kill you. and then HiPointDem Jul 2013 #13

You got it! JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #15

Change mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #2

Use a gun? Blackford Jul 2013 #3

Fundamentally, that is what it boils down to. In addition, since events leading up bluestate10 Jul 2013 #27

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #39

Only if you're white BainsBane Jul 2013 #29

Bingo! SoCalMusicLover Jul 2013 #35

There's the problem. TDale313 Jul 2013 #4

Don't die, apparently. If you do then you take the blame. randome Jul 2013 #5

+1 JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #16

Shoot 'em! TexasProgresive Jul 2013 #6

Depends on their skin color NoOneMan Jul 2013 #7

Maybe it would have worked to call 911? Of course they had Z on their private line already so jwirr Jul 2013 #8

Such a call being logged by Martin may not have resulted in him not being killed, bluestate10 Jul 2013 #25

You better submit to the armed lunatic who already thinks you are a criminal. Ikonoklast Jul 2013 #9

Serious answer: try to get to a place where there are witnesses and good light. MH1 Jul 2013 #10

same thing one should do if stopped by a "police" person nt msongs Jul 2013 #11

Run. YarnAddict Jul 2013 #12

I know he probably didn't trust the police, but he could have called 911 pnwmom Jul 2013 #14

I vaguely remember hearing at one point Horse with no Name Jul 2013 #22

His Girlfriend SoCalMusicLover Jul 2013 #36

because female teenage witnesses really give a fuck about how you rate their desirability? bettyellen Jul 2013 #44

What can they do in FL? Prepare to die. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #17

Die quickly. n/t moondust Jul 2013 #18

Yell "Please stop following me", stay out of arm's reach, and show your empty hands at your sides. forgotmylogin Jul 2013 #19

It depends PD Turk Jul 2013 #20

"thug hunting" is going to result in a lot of dead thug hunters. True criminals bluestate10 Jul 2013 #24

I know PD Turk Jul 2013 #38

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #40

Yell "rape"? Horse with no Name Jul 2013 #21

No BainsBane Jul 2013 #30

You raise a valid question if a person lives in states where the castle doctrine or it's bluestate10 Jul 2013 #23

Run, yell, call the police LittleBlue Jul 2013 #26

As a white, middle aged man, I can just blow their fucking head off. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #28

What is someone not old enough to own a gun taught to do by child safety officers? blm Jul 2013 #31

I carry pepper spray simply because I don't want to kill someone on accident Quixote1818 Jul 2013 #32

Despite the anti-police attitude here matt819 Jul 2013 #33

That's if you feel that the police are there to protect you, in certain areas they're not. We were uponit7771 Jul 2013 #42

don't throw Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #34

Keep moving, call the police and keep them on the line until they arrive. flvegan Jul 2013 #37

Depends on their skin color and the skin color of the person following them. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #41

If you are white, you can legally kill your stalker Blackford Jul 2013 #43

Dial 911 on your cellphone and get out of there ASAP. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #45

If you are just being followed.. Lee-Lee Jul 2013 #46

Call 911? Run to a public area? Knock on someone's door and ask for help? nt hack89 Jul 2013 #47