Harassment+death threats allowed...warning for thing I didn't do upheld?

[LianaThorne]

Hiya, someone here who has actually dealt with cyber crimes.

1. If you are in the US and being threatened across state lines, it can be considered a federal offense. You are fully in the right to go to the police/a lawyer with your proof. Just be aware, they will probably ask for more information/proof to gauge the entire situation.

2. To the people telling this person to "not worry" because the odds of the person doing it are slim: please stop. I've met people who have had their internet stalkers show up in their town. Yes it is slim but it still happens. It really depends on how unstable the person is.

3. A more usual form of attack in these situations is pizza delivery showing up at your house or prank phone calls. Don't panic if this happens, just send the food back and ignore the calls.

Your best bet tho is to go to a lawyer and present the evidence. I would hold off on the cops since they can be wishy-washy on how things are handled (also may direct you to speak to the cops in their state since it's occurring there).

Square has a really weird viewpoint on how blacklisting works and you'll ultimately never be completely safe unless you change your name and hop servers. I had to do it when I dealt with an ex. They worry about how both people feel in the situation rather than protecting the victim. It's why you can't delete someone from your list and also be removed from theirs at the same time.