Then say, 如果你不跟我離開我叫警察，因為你騷擾我。
Or 你應該走了不然我叫警察。
If you don’t leave me alone I will call the police because you are harassing me.
Or, you’d better go, otherwise I will call the police.
Yeah well. I’ve already learned that the prosecutor won’t take it seriously. So as far as I am concerned, it’s an empty threat.
Trust me, this is what I’ve said to the current harasser. I did call the police after they refused to stop.
Apparently not enough evidence despite an entire video of me asking 30 times to leave me alone. They’re clearly waiting until I’m dead until they lift their fingers.
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So what do they consider harassment ?
I don’t really know. I have a coworker that has been falsely reported to the police five times by another crazyass person. He’s got an entire binder.
I think if I had tits, then I’d be taken more seriously.
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Or if you were Taiwanese. They probably don’t think it’s a big deal to pester foreigners. Sometimes I think they think we’re just clowns here for their entertainment.
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If you got the law on your side, why not unleash your lawyers on the police and open pandora’s box.
Getting the police to do their job here is truly an uphill battle, outside of their quotas and higher ups.
Is this true? just say ma and I’m safe? Sounds too easy.
I don’t think so, I once said 你有問題吧 “Are you stupid or what?” To a guy in a bar and he looked pretty pissed off.
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Insulting someone and asking if someone needs help are 2 different things, despite getting the message across. Be smart about.
“Hey, crazy lady” =$30k apparently. Or 10k and 20 days in jail…fuck sakes Taiwan…
“Lady, are you mentally ill” Do you need help finding your back to the care facility" = genuine worry and in many ways even more insulting than just saying you’re crazy.
Words matter. Says the typo felon.
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But he didn’t sue you, right? Of course he’d be angry.
No, he didn’t, but it definitely pissed him off.
Don’t use 吧, that’s different. Lore of a statement than a question. The wrong crazy person could go after you for that I would think. Change it to ma and you’re technically in the clear. Whether they get pissy and try to sue is another thing, but seems impossible to lose. Especially because you said problem, not crazy.
Yeah, but in Chinese the meaning is that you’re crazy. You’ve got shit for brains, that type of thing.
Just this week I called someone “crazy”. [Note: this was in response to him renting another piece of farmland on top of what he already has] But I guess I will be okay because his wife agreed with me.
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Yeah, but “wen ti” also means problem, not simply just crazy. Actually it doenst even mean crazy per se, it just “means” [alludes to] they have a [possibly mental] problem. Crazy is an extrapolation. Dont incriminate yourself, unless yoire crazy.. (note I spelled that wrong and gonna get away with not saying you are hahahaha). You can easily get out of jail for free on this one. Change your “ba” to “ma” and you are not in trouble. If they cause trouble, act concerned as a good citizen would do. Simple, sometimes things don’t need to be complicated to be effective 
essentially turn that period into a question mark. Super easy, super non liable for glass hearted cunts trying to sue. If a problem arises, just explain you were genuinely concerned if they have a problem. I would be worried if a nut job broke out of rhe crazy house. Just wouldn’t ever word it that way as a statement, ie. A matter of fact. Simply curious if one needed help getting back to the crazy house.
Could you explain how what I said is not true?
Simple, intent, context.
You’re out with your friends, one friend says they went bungee jumping over the long weekend, you jokingly call him crazy for doing that, the others laugh.
Ok this guy for some odd reason decides to take offence. Maybe he never really liked you to begin with but he wants to be part of the group and his English is absolute garbge because he only learned through the buxiban. Who knows.
(ideally) You explain to the lawyer which will relay to the prosecutor that no, this was not an insult, that this is a figure of speech. Friends, or at least honourable people could also bear witness saying/testifying that no, his reputation has not been damaged. That people on the street did not and could not hear your conversation.
And, there is a threshold as to what is considered public insult. If it’s just a few people; I’d need to call my lawyer for the exact number, but a couple of friends does not meet that threshold.
Serious question since I’ve seen mentions/jokes about the subject from time to time - are the criminal charges less serious if he physically struck the other party as compared to a charge of public insult?
Logically speaking a criminal conviction of any kind would result in residency still being revoked and deportation afterwards, correct?
Kind of doesn’t really contradict what I was saying. I was asking how they could prove if it was a serious insult or sarcasm /joke.
I’m also curious about this in regards to aprc holders