Can I call the police if I am harassed by SMS?

This kind of harassment not only violates personal rights and interests, but also may have a negative impact on personal life and work. Calling the police can seek the help of the police, stop harassment and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.

First, the seriousness of SMS harassment

SMS harassment usually manifests as frequent spam messages, malicious abuse, threats and intimidation, which brings great trouble and anxiety to the victims. This behavior not only violates personal privacy, but also may cause psychological stress and fear, which seriously affects the daily life and work of the victims.

Second, the necessity of alarm

In the face of SMS harassment, calling the police is an effective way to deal with it. The police will investigate and deal with this kind of illegal behavior, stop the harasser's behavior and punish the offenders accordingly. At the same time, the police can also provide legal aid and protection for victims to ensure that their legitimate rights and interests are safeguarded.

Third, the alarm process and matters needing attention

When calling the police, the victim needs to provide relevant evidence such as screenshots of harassing messages and the sender's mobile phone number for police investigation. At the same time, the victim needs to describe the specific situation of harassment in detail, including the behavior, time and frequency of the harasser. In the process of alarm, the victim should remain calm, truthfully state the facts and not exaggerate or conceal the truth.

In addition, in order to prevent SMS harassment, victims can also take some preventive measures, such as setting SMS filtering function and not easily revealing personal information.

To sum up:

When harassed by SMS, the victim has the right to call the police. Calling the police can not only stop harassment, but also safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of individuals. In the process of alarm, the victim needs to provide relevant evidence and truthfully state the facts. At the same time, in order to prevent SMS harassment, victims should also take some preventive measures.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Article 42 provides that:

Writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means; Whoever repeatedly sends obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information and interferes with the normal life of others shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 1033 stipulates:

Unless otherwise provided by law or expressly agreed by the obligee, no organization or individual may interfere with the private life of others by means of telephone, short messages, instant messaging tools, e-mails, leaflets, etc.