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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