Stalking - how do you prove it and stop it?

SexyGreyFox · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:22

One of my daughters friends is being stalked. This is no normal friend because I've basically helped to bring her up from a child because she spent so much time here and she sometimes calls me Dad. She has now got a stalker and my first reaction is to go and break his legs but that will only satisfy me.
When do the Cops actually take this serious?
The one thing in her favour is that she has dozens of threatening text messages saved in her phone and all her non threatening replies.
She's lost enough sleep and now this needs action but she doesn't want to go to the Cop station unless the texts are proof.

Any suggestions except hitting him with my biggest keyboard?

penski · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:26

Go to the cop shop.

Or do a Doyle on him. Fiend Club stylee.

*n

"andy" · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:28

go round his house with plentyof big mates and politely talk to him

hell get the idea

trojan698 · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:28

Yeah the texts will provide ample proof and it's not something they take lightly even if there weren't any proof

Superdude · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:29

andy8271 said:
go round his house with plentyof big mates and politely talk to him

hell get the idea

Agreed, then use his bathroom and don't bother flushing.

That'll show him

Andr3w · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:30

they can also trace the phone number from the text's

Caged · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:30

Then pee on his rug.

Hxc · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:30

My my, people here seem to like taking their law into their own hands, or at least they say they do

cleanbluesky · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:31

dmpoole said:
Any suggestions except hitting him with my biggest keyboard?

You can get an ASBO taken out on him I think, on the basis of her word alone once she has reported three statements of harassment to the police...

just shows you, merely a week ago I have 'ASB Training' and was talking about this in work. work sux...

Tute · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:32

Caged said:
Then pee on his rug.

Yeah! Do this!

scorza · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:43

Gurl at work was being stalked - she contacted his family and AFAIK they sorted it.

nemtizz · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:50

How old is she?

Scuzi · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:55

Name and shame him to the local rag.

Neil79 · 9 Dec 2006 at 21:58

cleanbluesky said:
You can get an ASBO taken out on him I think.

Isn't an asbo all the rage now though? :confused:

According to the chav culture anyway

Vonhelmet · 9 Dec 2006 at 22:09

Caged said:
Then pee on his rug.

The one that really ties the room together.

kefkef · 9 Dec 2006 at 22:20

go to the local cop shop and report it. You could also try the citizens advice beaureu, sure they would be able to help you out if you dont want to go to the cops just yet.

Toxicseagull · 9 Dec 2006 at 22:20

@dmpoole,

the texts should be enough. report to police. happened at my school and we had the cop's in talking to us etc.
do you know his name or anything? have the girl and him met (before he started getting weird?)

if they do nothing. pee on his rug.

Cybermyk · 9 Dec 2006 at 22:36

Text him a link to this thread

red11 · 9 Dec 2006 at 23:51

My sister many years ago was stalked, one day she pointed the guy out to me and I confronted him, she didn't see him ever again.

SexyGreyFox · 10 Dec 2006 at 00:55

Just got back in from a gig.

She's 19 and well upset. The going round his house and not flushing the toilet sounds good but I think I will add not washing my hands to the list - that'll show him.
I'll talk to her tomorrow.