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{{Dial-A-Law | {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = Maurizio Datitlo, Crown Counsel|date= August 2017}} {{Dial-A-Law TOC|expanded = crime}} | ||
It is criminal harassment for someone to repeatedly follow or contact you or engage in threatening behaviour, so as to make you afraid. Also capable of being criminal harassment: cyberbullying. | It is criminal harassment for someone to repeatedly follow or contact you or engage in threatening behaviour, so as to make you afraid. Also capable of being criminal harassment: cyberbullying. | ||
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Cyberbullying may also be '''defamation'''. Under [https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html#sec300_smooth section 300] of the ''Criminal Code'', it’s a crime to publish a “defamatory libel”. This is something published, without lawful justification or excuse, that is likely to injure a person’s reputation by exposing them to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or that is designed to insult the person. | Cyberbullying may also be '''defamation'''. Under [https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html#sec300_smooth section 300] of the ''Criminal Code'', it’s a crime to publish a “defamatory libel”. This is something published, without lawful justification or excuse, that is likely to injure a person’s reputation by exposing them to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or that is designed to insult the person. | ||
But the reality is that criminal defamation is rare. More common is '''civil defamation''' — communication about a person that tends to hurt their reputation. See our information on [[Defamation: Libel and Slander ( | But the reality is that criminal defamation is rare. More common is '''civil defamation''' — communication about a person that tends to hurt their reputation. See our information on [[Defamation: Libel and Slander (No. 240)|defamation (no. 240)]] for more. | ||
===If a person is charged with a crime=== | ===If a person is charged with a crime=== | ||
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These kinds of orders include conditions set by a judge that a person must follow — such as having no contact with you or not going near your home or workplace. | These kinds of orders include conditions set by a judge that a person must follow — such as having no contact with you or not going near your home or workplace. | ||
For more on these options, see our information on [[ | For more on these options, see our information on [[Peace Bonds and Assault Charges (No. 217)|peace bonds (no. 217)]] and [[Family Violence (No. 155)|family violence (no. 155)]]. | ||
==Get help== | ==Get help== | ||
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:Web: [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/bc-criminal-justice-system/if-victim/publications/hsh-english-stalking.pdf gov.bc.ca/victimservices] | :Web: [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/bc-criminal-justice-system/if-victim/publications/hsh-english-stalking.pdf gov.bc.ca/victimservices] | ||
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