“In general, civil harassment is abuse, threats of abuse, stalking, sexual assault, or serious harassment by someone you have not dated and do NOT have a close family relationship with, like a neighbor, a roommate, or a friend (that you have never dated).”
If we are to interpret explainer text meant to inform the public as word of law such as you have:
The civil harassment laws say “harassment” is:
Unlawful violence, like assault or battery or stalking, OR
A credible threat of violence, AND
The violence or threats seriously scare, annoy, or harass someone and there is no valid reason for it.
Would mean that this is a credible threat of violence that is seriously annoying/scaring the individual, as they specifically mention how brave it is for trans people to show themselves in public, which can credibly be interpreted as a threat when the topic was never initiated by the victim.
Observer1199@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Counterpoint: It’s just not harassment.
“In general, civil harassment is abuse, threats of abuse, stalking, sexual assault, or serious harassment by someone you have not dated and do NOT have a close family relationship with, like a neighbor, a roommate, or a friend (that you have never dated).”
www.courts.ca.gov/1258.htm
bastion@feddit.nl 7 months ago
It’s social harassment, whether or not it is civil harassment.
casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
If we are to interpret explainer text meant to inform the public as word of law such as you have:
Would mean that this is a credible threat of violence that is seriously annoying/scaring the individual, as they specifically mention how brave it is for trans people to show themselves in public, which can credibly be interpreted as a threat when the topic was never initiated by the victim.
tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
You know what else could be considered a threat of violence? Literally anything by your standard.