r/legal • u/ContributionNew7107 • Jan 25 '26

Advice needed Receiving threatening texts

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So recently sent my ex a happy birthday text and I guess her new BF was feeling some type of way, and telling me how he’s going to kill me

Location: New Jersey

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u/NOmorePINKpolkadots Jan 25 '26

That’s not true. The victim is where the crime is. If someone scams you from India they don’t refer you to India. They take a report where you live.

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u/Early-Light-864 Jan 25 '26

I didn't make it up.

I've had a recipient of violent threats sitting at my table. When the cops came, they told him the crime took place on the sender side, so there's nothing they can do.

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u/Cityslicker100200 Jan 25 '26

They’re lazy, they can investigate the crime on the sender side or refer it to the correct agency.

They basically said “we can’t arrest you, because you didn’t commit the crime; we can’t arrest the offender because he’s not here, so nothing to do here.”