What Good Are Restraining Orders ?
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Anonymous
| I read something recently, something like restraining orders are the police telling men "Better luck killing her next time". They don't do shit. |
Anonymous
Wow.... |
Anonymous
Yeah, this sucks but you have to move. I say that as someone who had a stalker and a restraining order. Not only move, but basically disappear to the extent possible. |
Anonymous
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Restraining order, or peace/protective orders where I am, make it clear that the served party isn't to contact you at all. They're also only good for 6 months (peace) or a year (protective). Violation is an arrestable offense.
Have the police escort you to the laundry room, mailroom, etc., if need be. They'll get sick of hearing from you and will take it out on the offender. Ask me how I know... |
Anonymous
| You need a lawyer nof the police. He needs to be take to court for violating the order. |
Anonymous
| Where are you located? In Montgomery County, you can file citizen generated charges at the Commissioner's office. |
Anonymous
| If you are in Virginia you can go to the Magistrates office and request a criminal charge for violating a protective order. Bring the order and any proof with you |
Anonymous
If they even come. Ours won't unless the offender is there and you are in fear of your life. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
The cops told her to call 911 when he showed up. She did, twice. Then he broke in and killed her. The cops said he could destroy their house because he owned it too. OP lives in the same building. |
Anonymous
+1. The male cops identify more with the male offender than the female victim. |
Anonymous
Does he respect the law? Doesn't sound like it. With these guys, it's about control. The TRO just infuriates them. |
Anonymous
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OP, take this Danger Assessment test: https://www.dangerassessment.org/
It will tell you how much risk you are at and give you instructions and resources. |
Anonymous
The issue is not that the guy is at the mailbox checking his mail. When someone has a restraining order against them, they are in clear violation of that order if they initiate contact with the person who has it against them. So initiating a conversation with the victim is a clear violation of the order. As most agree here - restraining orders are really useless since the law is soft when it comes to authorities enforcing it in the end. |
Anonymous
Guys violating court orders don't make judges very happy. They sometimes tell guys with guns to go put the tough guys in jail. |