Casey Jordan

So it's a piece of paper that helps if that person violates it.

A lot of times it will say, do not write, do not call, do not come within 300 yards of this person.

And if they do that, you call the police and you've got backup.

You've got something that could get them arrested.

But in this particular case, he actually followed the parameters of the order and he did not contact her for six years.

Right.

Now, all 50 states have some version of anti-stalking laws, but they are dramatically different and sometimes they are very vague and open to interpretation.

but the stalking usually has a few elements first of all it is repeated and unwanted uh contact and there's a pattern right so many of our stalking laws do not include their outdated um prohibitions against cyber stalking right there's no law against writing letters to people you can write letters to people and email people all you like but it has to be elevated to the form of harassment

And that very often is a subjective interpretation.

So it's really difficult sometimes to convince a judge or a prosecutor or even a cop, if you've called, that this has elevated to the point of unwanted contact that is harassment and the pattern makes me feel threatened.

He followed her to a whole new town where she relocated after finishing her master's in social work.

She got a job in Traverse City, Michigan and settled there.

He followed her there.

She gets on a soccer team, adult soccer team, and he joins the soccer league.

Why should she drop off the soccer team?

Why should she be on her?

Why should she have to quit going to the gym that she goes to when he suddenly shows up at the gym?

Because then she's running and that gives him power.

But sometimes for the people reviewing these requests for the order of protection, this one was considered a complex relationship.

The first one just put him on pause for six years.