Sunday February 15th 2009
Being as yesterday was Valentines Day, I decided to enter some information about stalking.
Stalking can be transcribed as obsessive following, observing or contact to another person, or having an obsession or taking drastic action to engage with another person.
According to the statistics, 1 in 8 people in Briton have been stalked at some time in their lives. 45% of those victims have had to move house, leave their jobs and have changes their lifestyles due to the situation.
40% of them have been victims for over 5 years, and 1 in 6 of the victims are women.
Victims range from simple obsessions such as a jilted lover is someone who may have been sacked from work. Erotomanic, where the obsession tends to be more persistent and physiological. Also sexual, where there may involve obscene phone calls and photographs.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/may/06/ukcrime.rosiecowan1
Being as yesterday was Valentines Day, I decided to enter some information about stalking.
Stalking can be transcribed as obsessive following, observing or contact to another person, or having an obsession or taking drastic action to engage with another person.
According to the statistics, 1 in 8 people in Briton have been stalked at some time in their lives. 45% of those victims have had to move house, leave their jobs and have changes their lifestyles due to the situation.
40% of them have been victims for over 5 years, and 1 in 6 of the victims are women.
Victims range from simple obsessions such as a jilted lover is someone who may have been sacked from work. Erotomanic, where the obsession tends to be more persistent and physiological. Also sexual, where there may involve obscene phone calls and photographs.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/may/06/ukcrime.rosiecowan1
to say stalking is an obsessive behaviour maybe over the top would you call the little lady across the street a stalker if everytime you go out of your house you notice her watching you, couldn't it be coincidence? but if it was a dirty looking man probably with a beard it would be easier to assign the title of a stalker. when do you draw the line between being a stalker and being considerate.
ReplyDeleteif your father or mother was always asking where you are going checking your phone sometimes even meeting or following you, you wouldn't call them a stalker just say they are concerned about your welfare. isn't it just as bad calling someone a stalker who actually isn't.
i'm not saying stalking is write but people need to open their eyes about what stalking is usually if not a sexual stalking the person is just following the other person because they are intrested in them. if we all looked out for each other like this the world would be a better place.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V75-4PK8MFX-4&_user=1644469&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000054077&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=1644469&md5=22962fc6c02536b9c88bb5f82df93e05 (a study into the outcomes of stalking)