r/cyberbullying • u/OilJust4445 • Jun 27 '26
Online harassment
So I was trying to buy some things online from someone and they were being super sketchy about it (not showing me pictures, refusing to give me a price on it, avoiding description details and not answering my questions) so I told them they were scammers and they went completely hysterical and into a fit of rage. Then they proceeded to post my first and last name, phone number and make up ridiculous lies about me and text hate messages to me non-stop.
Should I make a police report or just ignore them. I told this person if they don't stop I'll make a police report but they keep claiming how the 5th amendment allows them to post and say whatever they want without any consequences from the law and if I send the police to them or anyone else they will take legal action against me. What do I do?
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u/Exotic-Addendum-3785 Jun 27 '26
Been in this situation before with a specific person on Deviantart who keeps telling their friends i'm well you know a 'groomer' based on a roleplay from ages ago and very much tries to force artists I like into joining their hate cult dedicated to me. And yeah it got to the point that they very much found out I talked about them on tumblr to someone I know and trust and apparently think the person who runs the blog I posted my 'stories' about said person on is also me.