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Completely agree. I'm astonished that somebody got a restraining order against sending normal (as oposed to threatening or something like that) email.

If he phoned a radio station while she was listenning it, would he also go to jail?




> If he phoned a radio station while she was listenning it, would he also go to jail?

I doubt it. The radio is a public forum that has nothing to do with her. As long as he doesn't mention her at all, it should be fine. (I assume; I'm no lawyer.)

Similarly, he can have a blog, and her accidentally stumbling upon it should not count as a violation.

Sending any kind of email directly to her, however, is direct contact and probably a violation of the restraining order.




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