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Random Raves XLVI: 145,784 and Counting: Every story happens one word at a time.
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EgonSpengler
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I got a free Google Chromebook. Samsung. Dunno what I'm going to use it for. I could sit in a bar in the middle of the day, drinking bourbon and writing Jessica Jones fanfic. I'm not even sure if I like bourbon. Maybe I should get a Guinness instead.
I'd be interested in reading your Jessica Jones fan fiction, do you have any posted?
Rave for today: my company offers free legal counselling, and some legal services. I recently needed to file a restraining order, and I was able to get this taken care of through my company's program at no charge to myself.
Restraining order? You've already mentioned a stalker last year, so have you talked to the police?
Indeed, our current letters are ultimately descended from their script.
Oh yeah.Open Office has a dictionary. I set the language to American English. Open Office still flagged every single word.Libra Office is the twin of Open Office, but it works fine.
This was a new one I picked up in real life (at the library of all places!) I was helpful and gave him some advice on some books I'd read, and I guess that means he and I are destined or something. I didn't realize he'd followed me to my house, and I've seen him parked down the road. I've been really worried he's studying my husband's work schedule.
I have things all drawn up, and a date for a judge to sign it, and then after that I can call the police if I see his car and he'll be arrested.
The lawyer I worked with is super nice, and my employer paid for everything
So you can't pre-emptively want the police that you have a (new) stalker? At least you got off to what for this type of situation is a good start, but it's so easy for things to get out of hand.
Also, IMO the man needs help, but I doubt that that is available in a country whose president goes out before the UN and tells them ‘the best thing in the world is to be a selfish prick’ thus giving a really bad example.
Also, IMO the man needs help, but I doubt that that is available in a country whose president goes out before the UN and tells them ‘the best thing in the world is to be a selfish prick’ thus giving a really bad example.
hobbsyoyo
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Now you know why I couldn't meet up when I was in Seattle
JohannaK
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Not everybody can be Tom Hanks, sweetheart.
Help for him is available, but he either has to want it or get himself into enough trouble for a court to require it as part of his probation or something. Sadly I can only get the police involved if he's done something harmful or really threatening, otherwise I have to convince a judge (like what I'm doing now) that he's posing sufficient threat to me to warrant police involvement. Despite what some MRAs might tell you, I can't have a guy arrested just for looking at me.
My rave for today: When you don't have any meetings on your calendar, and it's too early to start your month-end work, and you're sick and can basically have a free vacation day XD
Lexicus
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Sad thing is I've been in a place where I was so lonely I wanted desperately to believe that. Otoh I never really made it anyone else's problem...
Synobun
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A court-ordered restraining order makes it so that an individual can't be closer than a certain distance to you except by accident (and defining "accident" has relatively higher standards if the individual has no just cause for ever being near the other). Him being camped out outside her home would be a violation, and yes, he can and should be arrested if he's been told in no uncertain terms by the police and the court that he should not be doing that.
At any rate, what point are you trying to make with this reply? It sounds an awful lot like you think Mary is overreacting, even though the authorities in question seem to think she's got a good case. Do you believe it's innocent to meet someone and then start waiting outside their house repeatedly? Something that should be permissible? Do you think a person only becomes a danger after they've already committed physical harm, and not a moment sooner?
Lexicus
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It's best not to interrogate it too deeply; some people are just douchebags.
aimeeandbeatles
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I assume you're not a woman.
No. I'm asking whether that's the case.
From what I read he parked nearby once, which is not the same as repeatedly waiting outside the house.
JohannaK
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She never said 'once' and she said she fears the guy is taking notes of daily routines, implying he's been there repeatedly.
That's why I asked for clarification. Didn't know it makes me such a horrible person.
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