Shutting down a stalker

[Zaine]

Okay, so the police have been contacted and the culprit interviewed. I'm assuming that the stalking is still happening, so can I also assume that there is a restraining order involved?

[Spartacus Maximus]

Restraining orders are difficult to serve, process or enforce when all parties involved are foreign nationals. The victim in this case had the advantage of holding a proper work visa whereas the stalker only had a tourist visa, which limited his time before being required by law to leave after a short time.

The stalking stopped because the stalker was arrested for visa related infractions. It is also highly likely that their mutual embassy had a role to play in his arrest as the victim reported him.

[Zaine]

I don't see any reason to not go through the process anyway. Not attempting something because it is difficult is inviting danger. It's good that he got arrested though.

[Spartacus Maximus]

What happened in this case is that the only thing the police were able or willing to do is interrogate the guy and basically check his papers for being in the countrY. That worked against him I the end he was caught for a visa violation and served a deportation order. That almost guarantees he will have a really hard time returning if allowed in at all. Border authorities tend to have ways of preventing known undesirables from returning.

[Zaine]

I'm glad everything resolved in a good manner. I think the most important thing to take away from this is that if someone has a stalker, whether it be ourselves or a friend, the worst thing we can do is handle it ourselves. Escalation via violent intervention can sometimes make the situation quite a bit worse. Not only does that put us accountable for assault, but it may trigger more aggressive behavior in the stalker as well.

[Spartacus Maximus]

Stalkers are invariably emotionally disturbed in one way or another. Their conception of what is appropriate social interaction is distorted. This makes them very unpredictable. If the victim does everything to bring attention to the situation and the more likely the stalker is to get caught quickly. Stalking is very hard to do for the stalker if everyone around knows what's is going on and who is doing it.