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Protection from Harassment Act 1997

Persistent threatening behaviour by one person against another. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 creates two offences relating to stalking. If the harasser's behaviour makes the victim fear for his or her safety, the maximum penalty is two years' imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. When the behaviour does not lead to a fear of violence but does cause distress, the maximum penalty is six months in prison and/or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum. The behaviour must have taken place on more than one occasion and the prosecution must show that a reasonable person would realize that the behaviour would have the effect of causing the victim to fear violence or feel harassed (Kelly v DPP ( 2002 ) 166 JP 621). Both offences are immediately arrestable without a warrant, and the police have power to search the harasser's property. The courts may make a restraining order immediately after convicting a person of either of the two offences. In Scotland the common law has always provided protection against stalking through the offence of breach of the peace.

Stalking first attracted widespread public concern when a young actress named Rebecca Shaeffer, who was living in California, was shot to death by an obsessed fan who had stalked her for two years.

In general, stalking victims are women from all walks of life. Some are trying to end a relationship with a man, often one who has been abusive. The persons involved may be married or divorced or may have been sexual partners. In other cases the stalker and the victim may know one another casually or be associated in an informal or formal way. For example, they may have had one or two dates or talked briefly but were not sexual partners, or they may be coworkers or former coworkers. In a small number of situations, the stalker and the victim do not know one another. Cases involving celebrities and other public figures usually fall into this category.
At the federal level, a number of statutes have been enacted to protect victims of stalkers. These include the Full Faith and Protection provisions of the VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (18 U.S.C.A. ยง 2265โ€“2266 2000), which mandate nationwide enforcement of orders of protection, including harassment and stalking, and the Interstate Stalking Act (18 U.S.C.A. ยง 2261A 1996), which makes it a criminal offense to travel across state lines to stalk another person. The act also makes it a crime to stalk a person across state lines using mail, E-MAIL, or the INTERNET. Such crimes are punishable from five years to life in prison. Please remit to ::: Protection from Harassment Act 1997

SECTION 16-16-20. Computer crime offenses; penalties.
The State Of South Carolina.

by Warning # 5,PI here Right Now April 22, 2010

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I Got It From My Mama

Popularized by Will.I.Am, is a response to the question: 'Where'd you get your body from?'

Used primarily as a compliment.

'Tell me where you got your body from?'

'I got it from my mama.'

by alfieshooter March 4, 2009

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you can't get there from here

A phrase that is stereotypically attributed to people from Maine, usually by people in the lower New England states to feel superior to our Northern neighbors (like we don't talk funny enough). It has to be said with a northern Maine accent: "there" is pronounced "they-ahh" and "here" is pronounced "hee-yahhhh." The "you" is implied and does not need to be said.

Well you can't get there from here.

by jimbolaya August 15, 2010

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torn up from the floor up

Really shit-faced.

Nigga, I was so to' up from da flo' up last night. Didn't get home till like 8 in da morning. And your mother's a ho.

by Anonymous June 5, 2003

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crack whore bitch from hell

A crack whore bitch from hell embodies not only the skank of a crack whore, but also the added character flaw of being a bitch from hell. In both hierarchies of whores and bitches, this is the second lowest rank.

Shut up, you crack whore bitch from hell! Nobody likes you!

by Persephone78 January 14, 2010

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Fruit Cup from Chick-Fil-A

When a straight male receives a blowjob from a homosexual male. The term only applies to straight males who enjoy the act.

Fruit Cup from Chick-Fil-A: "Man, I was at this party... dude was givin' fruit cups from Chick-Fil-A all over the place!"

by LotusLovesYou August 21, 2011

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suck a fart from her ass

When you find a girl so attractive that you'd literally suck a fart from her ass.

She's so beautiful, I'd drink her bathwater and then suck a fart from her ass.

by Clutch in the hand March 16, 2020

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