On a trivial level, it could be said that the actions I took amounted to "stalking." However, the definition of criminal harassment has to include a "reasonable fear for one's safety." Considering that I had ongoing business with the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and that some of my actions were taken for business reasons, I don't believe there was a reasonable fear for safety. This was a point that I wasn't able to make in court, though, because of the withheld evidence.
When I was dealing with the police complaints in 1998 and 1999, I took some chances with the law in the interests of trying to help the situation. But I'd never recommend for anybody to do that! It's better to be very careful if there's a threat of a criminal charge. And I've mentioned earlier that there was duplicity on the part of the prosecution--various parties involved--in my case.
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