I had to head off to court today to obtain legal recourse against someone on the periphery of my life (and they shouldn't even be that close to me!), who really does need to make some serious changes to their attitude, life and behaviour.
This person needs help and compassion, but also needs to learn that they cannot bully, intimidate and harass people. I believe that this person has anger issues which need to be addressed and that they should seek the help they need.
My position on this matter is that violence towards women (or anyone else) is never okay, no matter whether it is emotional abuse, mental abuse, or physical abuse. The respondent to my complaint believes that it is okay to behave in an aggressive, intimidating and harassing manner towards me and so therefore got a shock when they were called into the local police station to be served with legal documents telling them to leave me alone or they will be arrested and charged.
For the final time, I will not back down, I will not be intimidated, I will not be silenced, I will not be bullied, I will not be treated like a stray dog in the street and I will not tolerate my human rights being violated. This person really does need to get a nice, fun, happy life of their own and stop trying to be a part of mine.
I'm not going to go into too much more detail on this, except to say that although my afternoon court session was a traumatic experience (and the first of two court sessions), it has empowered me and most certainly has not scared me off pursing this matter further.
People must learn that violence of any kind, particularly towards women, IS NOT OKAY!
I'm getting down off my soapbox now, but I do want to clearly state that I will not stop with this legal action until I achieve the desired outcome - which is for this person to leave me alone and let me get on with my wonderful, fabulous life - without them in it!
If it takes a court order to achieve that outcome, then so be it.
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