Coercive Control as Legal Definition

“Controlling or coercive behaviour” by individuals of other people became a crime in England in 2015. Among examples of what such Coercive Control behaviour involves in English law include the following, which also apply to how Russia acts in occupied parts of Ukraine towards Ukraine and Ukrainians: isolating a person from their friends and family; depriving them of their basic needs; monitoring a person via online communication tools or using spyware; using digital systems such as smart devices or social media to coerce, control, or upset the victim including posting triggering material; taking control over aspects of their everyday life; depriving them of access to support services…

Source: Coercive Control techniques being used to descend a global MAGARussia-esque Disinfolklore Galaxy

The English legal definition of coercive control maps exactly onto how Galaxies operate. This legal framing gives the Galaxy concept juridical weight — it is not merely analytical but actionable in law.

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