In response to nonsense posted by the uninformed, a friend sent the following Massachusetts General Law (M.G.L.) regarding 'stalking.'
PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 265. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Chapter 265: Section 43. Stalking; punishment
Section 43. (a) Whoever (1) willfully and maliciously engages in a knowing pattern of conduct or series of acts over a period of time directed at a specific person which seriously alarms or annoys that person and would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and (2) makes a threat with the intent to place the person in imminent fear of death or bodily injury, shall be guilty of the crime of stalking and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or both. Such conduct, acts or threats described in this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, conduct, acts or threats conducted by mail or by use of a telephonic or telecommunication device including, but not limited to, electronic mail, internet communications and facsimile communications.
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 265. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Chapter 265: Section 43. Stalking; punishment
Section 43. (a) Whoever (1) willfully and maliciously engages in a knowing pattern of conduct or series of acts over a period of time directed at a specific person which seriously alarms or annoys that person and would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and (2) makes a threat with the intent to place the person in imminent fear of death or bodily injury, shall be guilty of the crime of stalking and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or both. Such conduct, acts or threats described in this paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, conduct, acts or threats conducted by mail or by use of a telephonic or telecommunication device including, but not limited to, electronic mail, internet communications and facsimile communications.
For any who have yet to discover the M.G.L. are available at: MGL
It's good to be reminded that one does not require a law school education to read the law.
2 comments:
So...
Disagreeing with someone on an internet forum is definitely NOT
stalking, correct?
This person proclaims her ignorance of MGL, her lack of familiarity with Town Government in general and Middleboro in particular with each uninformed post.
That she is obtaining misinformation directly from a certain Selectman either defines her lack of comprehension or his.
From the extended hours at which she posts, it appears that her maternal devotion has filled her vaccuous life.
Her intellectual laziness and lack of familiarity was defined by her willingness to attribute the statutory job responsibilities of the Town Treasurer to the Town Accountant.
So, to simply answer your question, No! Disagreement does not define stalking except apprarently in this perverse relationship.
To condemn disagreement defines fascism.
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