Baseless Complaints
Some magistrates have complained that the creation of an offence of harassment might lead to baseless accusations being made by complainants who are paranoid or vindictive. There is a problem with complainants who read more into other people's behaviour than is warranted. Police officers refer to this as "paranoid woman syndrome".
Read more about this topic: Protection From Harassment Act 1997
Famous quotes containing the words baseless and/or complaints:
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