Feature to block a contact on iMessage

I am currently being harassed, and threats to my life are sent to me daily through iMessage, should I choose to enable it.
I pay each month a fee to AT&T to block that number from calling and texting me, but they have an open conduit to make my life ****, via iMessage.
I have had this problem for a year now, and two police reports have done nothing to stop this harassment.
Why should I have to disable a feature like iMessage, or switch numbers yet again, just for peace of mind?
Wouldn't it be a basic feature/service/capability that should be included, or at least thought about well in advance of a release of such a feature?
Why has no one thought about being able to block a contact from messaging another via iMessage?
Does anyone read the hundreds of posts internet-wide, and the tens of posts on the apple community discussions, and think maybe they should fix this?
Soon to switch to android because of this,
Lee

If someone is sending threats to your life, you need to take yourself (and your iPhone) to local police/law enforcement, or contact the nearest FBI field office. The fact that there's no button to block this person is secondary to the threatening nature of their messages, which should be your first priority. Yes, maybe it's nothing and maybe nothing will happen, but if, God forbid, the person snaps and comes after you, wouldn't it be better if the police had a heads up about this person?
As for the phone, maybe you should write to one of those "7 On Your Side"/iTeam news reporting departments that cover (and sometimes help with) consumer issues like this one. Maybe some press about it will inspire a change from Apple.

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