This is a tough situation, and people react very differently. Some believe the best move is to expose the person publicly and warn others. Others say you should stay quiet, document everything, and handle it only through legal channels. Which approach do you think is smarter—and why? Please share your reasoning (and what risks you see in the approach you didn’t choose).
I believe the smarter approach is to go legal only and avoid public confrontation. Reasons being that publicly “fighting back” often feels empowering in the now moment, but it usually escalates the situation. The extortionist or stalker thrives on attention and your reaction, so going public gives them exactly that. They can retaliate harder, twist the narrative, or even sue you for defamation if any detail is inaccurate. and this whole debacle also takes an emotional toll on you and can drag on indefinitely.
The legal route, while slower, is safer and more effective in the long run. so quietly document everything, report to the proper authorities and let professionals handle it with all the evidence you’ve gathered and this can and will definitely lead to real consequences for the perpetrator.