Taipei City Police Department

 
    On the same day the brand new “Anti-Stalking Act” was being passed in the halls of legislature on November 19, 2021, The TCPD Women and Children’s Protection Division was already introducing its core regulations and promoting safety know-how in the nearby Taipei First Girl’s High School. It was the week before the UN-mandated “International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women”, and the police were ready to stand with students on the joint front against crimes against personal safety.
   
    The “Anti-Stalking Act” is slated to enter effect 6 months after promulgation, and the TCPD has wasted no time in promoting personal safety tips to ward off potential stalkers and infatuated suitors, some of which include:

 
    Speaking of regulations, according to the “Anti-Stalking Act”, active stalkers will be sentenced up to 1 year in jail, criminal detention, or a fine of up to 100,000 NT dollars. If the stalker is found to also be armed with a weapon or any harmful object, the sentence shall be increased to under 5 years in prison, criminal detention or a fine of up to 500,000 NT dollars. Participation in illegal stalking is thus severely discouraged.
  
    As a final note, in order to safeguard citizens’ mental and physical health, and to protect the individual’s personal and information privacy, the TCPD Women and Children’s Protection Division would like to share the core tenet of the “International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women”---“Refuse transgressions upon women and eradicate violence against all sexes.” It is hoped that upon these pillars of truth, the police and public can together build a community where blame can be correctly and wholly assigned to the aggressor instead of the victim, and where those that violate common decency can and will be rightfully punished according to the rule of law.