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==What is stalking? What is criminal harassment?== | ==What is stalking? What is criminal harassment?== | ||
Stalking is conduct that may—in some cases—be criminal harassment under section 264 of the Criminal Code of Canada. For stalking to be criminal harassment, here’s what’s required: | Stalking is conduct that may—in some cases—be criminal harassment under section 264 of the Criminal Code of Canada. For stalking to be criminal harassment, here’s what’s required: | ||
1. A person does one or more of the following things: | 1. A person does one or more of the following things: | ||
:*repeatedly follow you, or anyone you know. | :*repeatedly follow you, or anyone you know. | ||
:*repeatedly communicate with you, or anyone you know, directly or indirectly. | :*repeatedly communicate with you, or anyone you know, directly or indirectly. | ||
:*repeatedly watch you, or anyone you know, or lurk around your home, workplace, or any other place you happen to be. | :*repeatedly watch you, or anyone you know, or lurk around your home, workplace, or any other place you happen to be. | ||
:*engage in any threatening conduct directed at you or a member of your family. | :*engage in any threatening conduct directed at you or a member of your family. | ||
2. The person knows that their conduct is harassing you or they are reckless about whether their conduct is harassing you. “Reckless” means they know their conduct may harass you, but they don’t care. | |||
3. The person’s conduct causes you to reasonably fear for your safety or the safety of someone you know. Your fear has to be reasonable. The person does not have to realize that their conduct is scaring you for it to be criminal harassment. | 2. The person knows that their conduct is harassing you or they are reckless about whether their conduct is harassing you. “Reckless” means they know their conduct may harass you, but they don’t care. | ||
3. The person’s conduct causes you to reasonably fear for your safety or the safety of someone you know. Your fear has to be reasonable. The person does not have to realize that their conduct is scaring you for it to be criminal harassment. | |||
A person can be stalking even if they don’t physically hurt anyone or damage any property. The law is designed to protect psychological, emotional, and physical safety. | A person can be stalking even if they don’t physically hurt anyone or damage any property. The law is designed to protect psychological, emotional, and physical safety. | ||
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==More information== | ==More information== | ||
*The Victim LinkLine at 1.800.563.0808, available 24 hours a day. | *The [http://www.victimlinkbc.ca/ Victim LinkLine] at 1.800.563.0808, available 24 hours a day. | ||
*The BC Ministry of Justice: search for “stalking”. | *The [http://www.gov.bc.ca/pssg BC Ministry of Justice]: search for “stalking”. | ||
*The Cyberbullying resource page. | *The [http://www.cyberbullying.ca/ Cyberbullying resource page]. | ||
*Web Aware. Click on | *[http://www.bewebaware.ca/ Web Aware]. Click on “[http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/cyberbullying.html cyberbullying]”. | ||
*The Canada Safety Council. Search for “cyber bullying”. | *The [http://www.safety-council.org/ Canada Safety Council]. Search for “cyber bullying”. | ||
*VictimsInfo.ca | *[http://www.victimsinfo.ca/ VictimsInfo.ca] | ||
*Domestic Violence | *[http://www.domesticviolencebc.ca/dvbc/index.page? Domestic Violence] | ||
