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Can I secretly record threats against me?
Asked on Jan 26th, 2015 on General Practice - New Jersey
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I live in a subsidized apartment with a roommate. My roommate has schizophrenia and talks to herself for hours every day. for the past month or so, I have become her favorite subject, and she has started threatening my physical safety during her talks. I have sent texts to our case managers (their agency is our landlord) and they usually go unanswered. My roommate knows I hear her monologues - she said so during one of them - but we've never talked about it face to face. Can I legally record her when she talks about or threatens me, but I am not actually participating in the conversation? Thank you!
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I would recommend two solutions. The first solution is to work closely with the doctor for your roommate. Set forth what has occurred with your roommate in a written statement to the doctor. The doctor will be able to give you an opinion as to whether there is a threat to your physical safety. The second recommendation is that you keep a diary of the interactions between you and your roommate. The diary could include the transcription of the comments between you and your roommate. You could supplement that diary with recording of the conversation. however, the problem is going to be cost. You would be required by the court system to provide The full context of the conversation. You would not be able to provide snippets of the conversation which supported your position.
Answered on Jan 27th, 2015 at 4:57 AM