Title: Is it a crime to threaten or intimidate someone?
Headings: Is it a crime to threaten or intimidate someone?
Is it a crime to threaten or intimidate someone?
The essential elements are:
For Stalking:
For Intimidation:
Does the other person actually have to be fearful?
The essential elements are:
‘Carriage service’
‘Menacing’
‘Harassing’
‘Offensive’
The essential elements are:
Obvious examples include intentionally sending or delivering:
The essential elements are:
The information can be conveyed by any means including:
Author
Ugur Nedim
Your Opinion Matters

Content: It includes all telephone communications such as calls, voice messages and sms transmissions, all internet transmissions including emails and internet posts and any other communications that occur through a carriage service provider. ‘Menacing’
The Act does not define menacing’. However, something can be seen as ‘menacing’ if it suggests the presence of oncoming danger. Telephone calls may be considered ‘menacing’ if they are likely to cause the recipient to apprehend the possibility of an oncoming danger. Examples might include repeated telephone calls whereby the caller remains silent for long periods of time or makes noises that may scare the recipient. ‘Harassing’
Again, the Act does not define ‘harassing’ or ‘harassment’. However, ‘harassment’ can be defined as persistent or ongoing unwanted actions against another. Another definition is to irritate or torment persistently. This could include repeatedly calling someone after they kept hanging up on you, or calling them on an ongoing basis after they made it clear that they no longer wanted your calls, or finding other ways to communicate via phone or internet after being ‘blocked’ via mobile, email or social media. ‘Offensive’
The law says that something is ‘offensive’ if it would wound the feelings or arouse disgust or outrage in a reasonable person.