Are You Being Targeted?

We have some tips and tricks for what to do when you are the target of harassment, in person, and online.

This toolkit has some big variables for both people's budgets, and their comfort levels with dangerous situations, law enforcement, and whether involving law enforcement puts them in a more dangerous situation. The goal is to make a guide any community can use when being targeted, whether they decide to involve law enforcement, pursue legal action, or not.

That said, if you are being targeted, or concerned that you may be in the near future, and are not comfortable interacting with police, please get to know some lawyers. Until society pushes back to make hate socially unconscionable, we currently live in a world where somebody needs to help you navigate our legal system if there is going to be any accountability for persistent hate crimes.

Document

Never delete or throw away targeted evidence before documenting and logging it. If you are overwhelmed looking at the information, ask a trusted friend to help you document and log it.

  • •Photos

    ‣Identifiable characteristics

    ‣License plate, make/model

    ‣Logos, tattoos

    ‣Location

    ‣Postmarks, return addresses

    ‣Logos, qr codes, urls

    •Video

    ‣Narrate what you can not see

    ‣Keep a safe distance

    •Post incident

    ‣Seek medical attention

    ‣Call a friend

    ‣Make sure you are not followed

  • •Screen capture social posts

    ‣Date, url, user, comments

    ‣Pdf and .eml of emails

    ‣Download any videos

    ‣Screencap user profile with url

    •Do not post on social media

    ‣Amplification is their goal

  • •Create a written account

    ‣Dates, locations, names, links

    •Create a tracking spreadsheet

    ‣Here’s a sample!

    ‣Once logged, you can block

    •Back up files to cloud and drive

Secure

Minimize your points of attack, and make it more difficult for people to target you in the future

Report

Once everything is documented and you know you are safe, depending on your comfort level…

  • •Cheapest Way to Press Charges

  • •We love C.A. Goldberg Law

  • •But make sure

    ‣Social media is secured

    ‣It’s a trustworthy source

    ‣You have consent of others involved

Build Back Stronger

Build up your home team to be prepared in case this happens again

  • •Track Upcoming Events

    •Trends, main actors

  • •Emergency Team

    •Researchers

    •Journalists

    •Community Safety Orgs

    •Law Enforcement or Liason

    •Legal Support

    •Local Activists

    •Local Legislators