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Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
Just so you know, if you haven't actually filed anything, that's just plain not true. The best you can hope for if you haven't filed is having the police go to his house to "scare" him -- and if the police have already been involved, and nothing happened to him, there's some studies that show he's less likely to fear police interference in the future.
Stalking laws have changed a *lot* in recent years (since 1996 I think? When Rebecca Shafer, the TV actress, was killed by her stalker) and the police can't legally do anything unless you've filed a report. GO FILE A REPORT. That's creating a document trail in case he does something more scary -- or to another girl -- later.
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Rebecca Schaffer was murdered in 1989. I'm not sure when stalking laws were written. I know that there were changes in enforcement in NY after Judge Sol Wachtler stalked and harassed his former girlfriend in 1992.
I was stalked in college. When I realized it, I filed a report with the campus police. He was a scary guy, but he only approached me twice. He followed me everywhere. I was told to change my patterns such as go to the library and the dining halls at different times and walk different routes. I was also advice not to walk alone especially at night. I told my friends and sorority sisters not to give out any information about me including my name, address, and phone number.
I advice you to file a report against this guy. You should be able to live your life without the stress of being stalked.
My stalker stopped when he was placed in a psych hospital.
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