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Daveytn
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25 Jan 2015, 7:42 am

I am being bullied/harassed by an individual whom I do not know personally, which has escilated to a point where he will chase me in his car while I am driving and purposly drives his car into mine.

I wanted to know if there is any laws within the UK that give extra protection to vulnerable adults such as myself? I have diagnosed high functioning autism.

The police are basically telling me that harassment is a hard thing to prove and they are doubting all the evidence I have and everything so I want to know if there is any extra laws or special laws in this area which mean they have some duty to act reasonably given my condition(s) an the situation(s) I have been in.



elkclan
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25 Jan 2015, 1:10 pm

I don't think an extra law will help you here - because stalking and harassment are already against the law as is dangerous driving.

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/stal ... arassment/

However, you made need advocacy to ensure that they take your complaint seriously. These people might be able to help you:

http://www.stalkinghelpline.org/about-the-helpline/