my reason for asking is because there are cases where physical abuse ,ie g.b.h ....there are cases of breech of the peace ,but has there ever been a case that consists of mental abuse gone to court and if so was it difficult to prove it ??
2007-05-24 23:27:13 · 6 answers · asked by a parent hows been there !! 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
thankyou for all youre anwers so far ...its mind games the type that youre not good enough and the pressure just gets worse and worse with the abuser never giving up ,and with full intent of destryoing any self estem that you have .....can this type of case go to court ??
2007-05-25 06:06:18 · update #1
Yes, it is very easy to prove and in civil court it wins a fair percentage of the time. All the plaintiff needs is a small reporter's tape recorder, put it in his or her pocket and start collecting evidence.
You can legally record any conversation that when you are one of the people who speak. Even in the few states where they still have laws which require you to tell the other person a conversation is being recorded, their laws still allow you to record if it is to document verbal abuse without telling the other person.
But to be able to use the recording as evidence, the abuse has to include some sort of crime or physical harm to you or your property or threaten violence against a third party, for example if someone said they had sexually abused a child while they were making their tirade against you, the recording would give the police enough evidence to investigate. In the case where harm of a child is mentioned, some states mandate that you inform the police.
If the person threatens violence, then I've seen people tried and convicted in criminal courts for uttering threats. Suppose someone utters a threat against you that includes both harming your person and your property. The next day you find that your car has been severley vandalized -- broken windows, slashed tires, a lot of dents in the body of the car, because the threat included harming your person, the tape can be used as evidence that the person who uttered the threat was the one who committed the vandalism to your car.
Some States would take it very seriously, others would not.
2007-05-25 01:04:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a lawyer and I don't know for sure if a case has ever been won based on mental abuse, but I do know that mental, verbal and emotional abuse are very real things and can do a lot of damage to a person. I think they are legitimate claims to take someone to court over if you can prove the abuse. This type of abuse can be almost as damaging to a person as physical abuse, just in a different way.
2007-05-25 06:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you're thinking of criminal court, but if you look at child welfare cases in Family Court, you will find that children have been removed from parents' care on the basis of mental or emotional abuse. In many jurisdictions, emotional abuse is now sufficient cause to deem a child as in need of protection. Determining emotional abuse is usually based on the testimony of expert witnesses, such as child psychologists, who thoroughly assess the child and / or parent.
2007-05-25 07:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by senlin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is your definition of mental abuse?
People sue over harassment all the time. Mental abuse though? Mental and emotional abuse are almost always intertwined with physical abuse or sexual abuse.
No one can make you crazy. Can you sue someone in civil court for harassment or assault? Yes.
2007-05-25 06:34:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and got away with murder due to extreme long term mental abuse. People are held accountable for there actions no matter how they treat people.
2007-05-25 06:35:28 · answer #5 · answered by Niki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dr marie hirigoyen has proven it to her critics. she was laughed at 'til the court approved her typographic vocal presentation of truth and consequence
2014-09-21 03:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by Ester 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋