Abuse of the TOS. Loophole regarding griefing/trolling. Needs a solution.

[Gula]

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Warrior of Light who is upset by trivial things

As someone who actually works in law enforcement - I can tell you that you will be laughed out of whichever police station you decide to visit with your "evidence". No one is going to take you seriously when you claim that someone on a video game is "stalking" you unless they have actually made threats to you. It doesn't matter what your state law says - those laws are primarily to make it easier to prosecute cases of ACTUAL stalking. Please don't waste our time with this rubbish unless you want to get laughed at.

Kinda rude to openly laugh at someone no matter how seemingly random their distress. Is this why cops are seen in such a negative light these days?

[Kaethra]

Kinda rude to openly laugh at someone no matter how seemingly random their distress. Is this why cops are seen in such a negative light these days?

I question the validity of their claim. Besides any LEO that 'laughs' at any sort of distress would be out of a job.

[Shadha]

I question the validity of their claim. Besides any LEO that 'laughs' at any sort of distress would be out of a job.

Just because someone's in distress doesn't mean they're right to feel that way. These are people who deal with things like murder cases. "Someone who doesn't know me in real life followed me in a video game" seems like it very well could earn a few laughs.

And again, we're talking about a case of griefing here. It wasn't charming, but it wasn't stalking. I was literally there when it happened. Chill out.

[Machi_Machiavelli]

You would laugh too if you saw the kind of people who waste our time on a daily basis. I work for my state police in a district that has a highway connecting one of our major cities with the next state's closest major city. Of course I would laugh at someone claiming that someone on a video game is stalking them because they interrupted their RP when I'm still thinking about the guy last week who took a spill on his motorcycle at 85mph and ended up having pieces of himself spread out over a 100 yard stretch of road. There is REAL distress out in the real world, and someone popping off fireworks at your RP session is NOT one of them. Like I said - don't waste our time with this unless someone is actually seriously threatening you.

Not to mention it could actually blow up in their face and end up getting penalized for false claims and/or wasting state resources.

[Gula]

You would laugh too if you saw the kind of people who waste our time on a daily basis. I work for my state police in a district that has a highway connecting one of our major cities with the next state's closest major city. Of course I would laugh at someone claiming that someone on a video game is stalking them because they interrupted their RP when I'm still thinking about the guy last week who took a spill on his motorcycle at 85mph and ended up having pieces of himself spread out over a 100 yard stretch of road. There is REAL distress out in the real world, and someone popping off fireworks at your RP session is NOT one of them. Like I said - don't waste our time with this unless someone is actually seriously threatening you.

Sorry, dated FBI. They seem to have more of a straight faced approach moreso than giggling like school bullies. But I guess the intake of donuts will have you more giddy. If someone feels they're at risk, no matter how random, then it doesn't hurt anyone to shake your head and say it's not the City/State's problem. You know who also gets laughed at? The people who actually commit crimes.

Y'ain't gonna be laughing when an off duty cop gets popped because someone crazy enough to report something from the internet decide to show how actually crazy they were.

/fc so you call it harresment if they do that, but if RP ppl stand mid limsa spamming the chat or even half blocking event sides cause "muh rp has to be in /say" i am supposed to ignore it yes? suuurreee...

Limsa isn't an RP hub on Balmung. It's just a hub. Maybe visit and see for yourself. I also am going to go out on a limb and guess you have never seen people RP. I mean actually RP. Not spam emotes back and forth. Cause that isn't it.