Restraining Order- Is it useless?

Restraining orders only work when people are willing to obey the law. In this case there was nothing that could be done because the man had bad intentions and nothing was going to stop him but prison. But who could have predicted this and the law cannot convict without reason. Since up to this point he had done nothing that could be used to send him to prison. Just a sad situation!

Restraining orders are useless. When someone has it in their mind that they want to see you, then they are going to check up on you! The only solution is to be proactive. If you feel someone wants to cause you harm then move. If moving is not an option then learn how to defend yourself. Don't be a sitting duck. That woman would probably still be alive today if she practiced shooting a fire arm and properly armed herself.

I hear of cases like this over and over again. I do not believe that abused or stalked women are ever protected by a restraining order. I believe that there should be stricter laws in enforcing these cases.

They arent necessarily useless but they can only do just so much. Ihad a restraining order on my husband when we split up. All it is is a piece of paper that makes both parties involved know that if the harrasser comes in contact with the harrassee the harrasser will automatically go to jail. In my case it was very hard because we didnt have a go between so I allowed him to contact me on the phone then it wound up he would start coming here to pick up the kids and I didnt want that. I didnt want to have him arrested so I didnt report him but it was a hard situation.

What's with the news about shooting people, jenkins? Lol. The nightly news is always filled with these already. Well, it's interesting what you posted even though we've seen a lot of these already. People need good news already. Just a thought. Peace out!

A restraining order will only "restrain" a normal person. It is a legal way of stopping harassment. For those who intend to do harm, usually the consequences of the intended harm far outweigh breaking the restraining order. It is said that locks keep honest people honest, that is because any lock made there is or are a few out there that can pick them or get around them. It is much the same with a restraining order, they are very difficult to enforce when someone intends to do serious harm. Personally, a while back a family member staying with me placed an restraining order on her ex-husband. That was all fine and dandy with due cause, ...but I certainly didn't place any weight in the fact a piece of paper would keep him away after a drunken foray. Needless to say all options were on the table for enforcement if he chose to violate the court order.

What's with the news about shooting people, jenkins? Lol. The nightly news is always filled with these already. Well, it's interesting what you posted even though we've seen a lot of these already. People need good news already. Just a thought. Peace out!

A restraining order isn't going to prevent a psychotic person from violating it; however, it does provide proof of aberrant behavior in the past and violators will pay a heavier penalty for breaking it.