Is Unwanted Texting Illegal

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Quoting Tchocky

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I live in California. I met this girl who is bipolar. I thought we were friends but she went psycho on me. She also went psycho on another friend of mine trashing her apartment, stealing clothes, slashing her tires, etc. I've been texting her. She has asked me to stop and she claims she filed a police report. Is the police going to show up at my door if I keep texting her?

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If you keep texting her she can talk to the police and you can be charged with a misdemeanor for harassing electronic communication per PC 653m.

If she is "psycho" why do you want to keep this up? If she wants you to stop, then stop! If you do NOT stop, yes, the police can come to your door and they can ask for a warrant for your arrest.

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Quoting Lehk

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Harassment is illegal regardless of the method used.

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Not necessarily. In CA "harassment" is not a crime. Being harassed by email, phone or text, CAN be a crime under the right set of circumstances. Being called derogatory names in your front yard may be rude, and it may be harassing, but it would not likely be a crime here.

So, harassment is not always a crime ... in fact, what most people consider to be harassing very often is NOT a crime (at least in CA).

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Quoting Tchocky

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It's not an armchair diagnosis. She is bipolar and psycho. I feel better after texting her. She is a crazy bitch who belongs in a mental health clinic or prison. Trust me. She is a menace to society.

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And you are a harasser. This doesn't make you any better than her, in fact it makes you worse than her. If your diagnoses of her mental health are correct, then she's not legally responsible for her behaviour. Assuming you think you're perfectly sane (and that your assumption is correct), then you don't have any excuse.