if i am walkki?

Question

if i am walking down the street or at work i have this one guy who is always staring at me. it makes me feel uneasy. he doesnt say or do anything but it is just the way he stares. other than asking him to stop and how it makes me feel is this a form of stalking and other than a no tresspassing warrant is there anything i can do....please help.

Answer 1

At work: If he is staring at you in the workplace it is sexual harassment, report the behavior to your supervisor, his supervisor and the human resources department (do this in person AND by e-mail, which documents that you are trying to stop this behavior). This serves a few purposes, it makes others aware of the activity which is important for your safety in case he escalates into some more serious and dangerous, and it begins the process of putting him on notice to change his behavior. One thing to keep in mind, according to the definition of sexual harassment it is YOUR perception that this behavior is harassing that is the determining factor, not his or anyone else's. In other words, if anyone tries to discourage you from reporting this by saying that it is "nothing" they are wrong, as long as it makes YOU uncomfortable it is harassment.

On the street: Unfortunately this is much harder to do anything about. First and foremost you need to make other people aware that he is doing this, just in case he decides to do something more aggressive. For your own safety do this immediately.
There is most likely nothing you can do to make him stop staring at you on the streets, so you may have to change your routine instead. Try not to be where he can do this if you can, avoid walking anywhere near where he is if possible. If you have to walk anywhere where he is try to have someone else with you, and point out his behavior to whoever is with you. Witnesses are important!

If he does escalate into other behaviors such as making gestures or comments that make you uncomfortable record and report this to whomever you can. Repeated episodes can be used in order to make a criminal complaint and get law enforcement involved.

Answer 2

If the man is in one place and you pass the place in the course of going to work, no it is not stalking. If the man follows you and always shows up where you are, it could be. If it is at work and he is a coworker, maybe speak to your boss. However if he doesn't approach you or say anything to you, you probably have no complaint. If the man has no reason to be where he is, you might be able to look into a no tresspassing warrant.

Answer 3

Here in California harassment is unlawful violence, a credible threat of violence, or a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person that seriously alarms, annoys, or harasses the person, and that serves no legitimate
purpose. The course of conduct must be such as would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, and must actually cause substantial emotional distress to the plaintiff.

You haven't described anything that would cause me to believe that this guy is stalking you or harassing you in any way.