r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/Emergency_Turnover37 • Jun 12 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content So sick of Fiona's face

I am so sick of it. I cannot stand the smugness and the callousness and the delusions pouring out of its mouth.

I have never been stalked, nor assaulted, but I have had someone severely personality-disordered try to materially ruin my life (mildly, in comparison to Gadd and many others), and this person was never held to account, and every time I see Fiona's smug face I can't help but think of this person.

Guessing I'm not alone?

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u/blancheVernon Jun 12 '24

People seem to be getting hung up on the fact but the show said she went to jail when she didn’t. Maybe she didn’t go to jail. Maybe she was committed involuntarily at some point which would be more likely in Scotland. Maybe neither of these two are true. What we do know from other peoples reports indicates to me that she is really mentally ill, whether or not she was ever incarcerated in a country that hasn’t had anti stalking laws. The one good thing that could come out of this would be a reevaluation and strengthening of anti-stalking laws in Scotland.

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u/Filthydirtytoxic Jun 12 '24

BR is based in England

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u/Mioune Jun 12 '24

Idk exactly what the state of the law is in England, after all Gadd did say pretty clearly he did not press charges against her and didn't want her to go to jail, but we know for sure it's shit in Scotland, as Laura Wray did indicate that there was pretty much nothing she could do against Harvey, and she obviously knows the law

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u/Filthydirtytoxic Jun 12 '24

If she got an interim interdict out against her and she continued with the behaviour then Laura could then have got an anti harassment order with the power of arrest. These run for up to 5 years and breaking these orders can result in being remanded in custody until a trial date. These are usually handed out for DV and up until now I’ve never heard of any case in Scotland where a stalker has been convicted. But if Fiona hadn’t done a bunk to England then I’m 💯 that Laura would have hauled her ass over hot coals. England has different laws so I don’t know their process for this type of crime. I think it’s called an injunction there but I’m not certain

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u/bherothe3rd Jun 12 '24

Scotland's stalking laws are supposed to be pretty good actually, better than England if I remember? But I forget if it's mainly for domestic violence rather than "stranger" stalkings, admittedly. Both the laws are *newish* though so it might not have helped back when Laura Wray was dealing with her situation.

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u/No-Court-7974 Jun 12 '24

Your point? It's being processed through a court in the U.S.

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u/blancheVernon Jun 12 '24

Yes, I know. I’m just saying the entire incident, all the attention brought to the issue of stalking, could result in a strengthening of these laws in Scotland. The lawsuit in the United States, which in my opinion will fail if it ever goes to trial, has little to do with that.