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Out of curiosity, I looked up harassment laws in Wisconsin. It appears that Legal Expert Pat is making up laws when he claims that we're committing "felony telephone harassment."
The highest degree of text harassment in Wisconsin is a "Class B Misdemeanor." You can apparently threaten to hurt someone by text (which nobody here does) in Wisconsin and at worst, you'd be charged with a misdemeanor.
If he really does send snapshots of his texts to Milwaukee PD, they definitely have a good laugh whenever he cites "felony telephone harassment."
Edit: What we do barely constitutes this, and it's a "Class B Forfeiture" (aka violation/fine). Pat genuinely thinks that MPD is engaging in an interstate investigation to write people up for violations:
The fact that he took this to the FBI while they're busy investigating serial killers and ponzi schemes is even more hilarious.
The highest degree of text harassment in Wisconsin is a "Class B Misdemeanor." You can apparently threaten to hurt someone by text (which nobody here does) in Wisconsin and at worst, you'd be charged with a misdemeanor.
(2) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor:
(a) With intent to frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse or harass another person, sends a message to the person on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system and in that message threatens to inflict injury or physical harm to any person or the property of any person.
If he really does send snapshots of his texts to Milwaukee PD, they definitely have a good laugh whenever he cites "felony telephone harassment."
Edit: What we do barely constitutes this, and it's a "Class B Forfeiture" (aka violation/fine). Pat genuinely thinks that MPD is engaging in an interstate investigation to write people up for violations:
(3) Whoever does any of the following is subject to a Class B forfeiture:
(a) With intent to harass, annoy or offend another person, sends a message to the person on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system and in that message uses any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggests any lewd or lascivious act.(b) With intent to harass, annoy or offend another person, sends a message on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system with the reasonable expectation that the person will receive the message and in that message uses any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggests any lewd or lascivious act.(c) With intent solely to harass another person, sends repeated messages to the person on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system.947.0125(3)(d) (d) With intent solely to harass another person, sends repeated messages on an electronic mail or other computerized communication system with the reasonable expectation that the person will receive the messages.
The fact that he took this to the FBI while they're busy investigating serial killers and ponzi schemes is even more hilarious.
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