Is it illegal to send messages indiscriminately?

SMS harassment is an illegal act, and the public security organ shall impose administrative punishment according to the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment. Harassing text messages can call the police. Harassment refers to an act or omission that intentionally violates the sexual rights of the other party against the other party's will.

Aspects that define harassment include:

1, the subjective state of the harassed person, and the behavior of the harassed person violates the subjective will of the harassed person, which will cause psychological resistance and disgust of the harassed person;

2. The subjective state of the harasser is out of a sexual intention, that is, the harasser knows that his sexual behavior violates the subjective will of the harassed person, and hopes or lets this result happen;

3. The objective behavior of the harasser. Harassment behavior can be manifested as behavior, that is, active speech, body, eyes or some behavior, environmental hints, etc. It can also be manifested as inaction, that is, using some unequal power relationship to make the harassed person act according to his own will;

4. The object of infringement, the object of rights directly infringed by sexual harassment is the sexual rights of the harassed person, which is essentially a citizen's right to personal dignity. If the other party keeps saying that you hurt him, but the other party can't produce evidence to prove that you caused his misfortune. Then you can report to the police station. Since the introduction of the new public security punishment law, the punishment for SMS harassment has increased significantly. Those who harass you will certainly be warned or punished.

Legal basis: Article 42 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law.

One of the following acts shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan:

(1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means;

(2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others;

(3) fabricating facts, falsely accusing and framing others, and attempting to subject others to criminal investigation or public security administration punishment;

(4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives;

(5) sending obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information for many times to interfere with the normal life of others;

(six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others.