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8 "... Freely you
received, freely give”.
- Matthew 10:8 :: New American
Standard Bible (NASB)
1
“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
2
People will be lovers
of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive,
disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3
without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control,
brutal, not lovers of the good,
4
treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers
of God—
5
having a form
of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
6
They are the
kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
7 always learning
but never able
to acknowledge the truth.
8
Just as Jannes and Jambres
opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth--men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
9
But they will
not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.”
- 2 Timothy 3:1-9 ::
New International Version (NIV)
The right to be left alone – the most comprehensive of rights,
and the right most valued by a free people
- Justice Louis Brandeis, Olmstead
v.
15
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or
hot.
16
So then because thou
art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue
thee out of my mouth.
- Revelation 3:15-16 :: King James
Version (KJV)
6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Hebrews 5:6 :: King James Version
(KJV)
Therefore,
I say:
Know your enemy and know yourself;
in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated.
When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself,
your chances of winning or losing are equal.
If
ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself,
you
are sure to be defeated in every battle.
-- Sun Tzu, The
Art of War, c.
500bc
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
- Proverbs
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Are you being stalked?
http://www.stalkingvictims.com/stalked.htm
Are you being stalked? Most
states define stalking as the willful, malicious and repeated following and
harassing of another person. But in addition to a
pattern of conduct, many mandate that an
imminent, credible threat of violence be made
against the victim for the activity to be
considered stalking.
Regardless of legal definitions, as soon as you see that someone is being overly
persistent, you need to take the matter seriously. Although your pursuer
may never resort to violence, the unwanted
attention will most likely cause you discomfort
and unpleasantness at the very least. So, whether you’re dealing with a former lover, a
colleague, or a stranger, you need to play it safe and protect yourself,
your family, your home and your workplace. For even
once the legal and law enforcement systems have caught on and caught up,
individuals will still be the ones best able to
protect themselves.
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The following is legal information only, not legal advice. If you have a real stalking situation, you are advised to
see a lawyer or the police without delay.
Stalking is a crime which Canadian criminal law calls criminal harassment. It is clearly defined at section 264 of
The punishment for stalking can be as high as a five year jail term.
This new section of the Criminal Code, passed in 1993, makes it much easier for the police to charge a stalker. The Code did contain other sections that were helpful in blatant cases of stalking but they were ineffective against the more passive but just as frightening forms of stalking. For example, the Code prohibits trespassing on another's property at night, uttering threats, indecent or harassing phone calls, intimidation and mischief to another person's property. Under the Criminal Code, you can also get a restraining order or a peace bond against a person, measures which might, in certain circumstances, be preferable in some cases of aggressive or predatory stalking.
The new law now protects you even if the
conduct of the stalker is not done with the intent to scare you. It is enough
if it does scare you.
Actions that might be acceptable in a normal, loving relationship could become criminal harassment when one of the persons wants the relationship to end and the other does not. For example, in these circumstances, giving someone roses could, in some cases, be considered to be stalking as could repeated visits, telephone calls or waiting for the victim after work.
Everybody has a right to end a relationship. A former spouse or partner should stop communicating with you if you have told them that their attention is not welcome. If they persist, section 264 is there to help.
One of the key parts of section 264 of the Criminal
Code is the requirement that when the
conduct being complained of is "following" or
"communicating", it has to be "repeated." There is
no set rule on this. It can mean persistent or
frequent behaviour but the "following" or
"communicating" has to happen more then once for it to constitute
criminal harassment.
But if the conduct is watching, prowling or "besetting" a place where you are visiting, live or work, or if there has been threatening conduct, one incident would suffice in getting a conviction under section 264.
In all cases, the conduct must be such that apprehension or "fear for their safety" is "reasonable." This means having a fear for which there is a reason; not a fear based on exaggeration of the situation or on imagined problems.
The law also excuses those that have "lawful authority" from being convicted under this section. One example of this has been given as the private investigator that has been hired to check into an insurance claim that you have filed.
Some cases which have gone to court under section 264 include:
If you are being harassed, we suggest you talk to the police, a lawyer or a victim services agency. Any of the above should be able to counsel you on your best course of action. You may be advised, for example, to stay away from your home for a short period of time. You should certainly keep a diary of the harassing behaviour in case your memory should later fail in court. If calls are coming in, get a tracing device connected through your telephone company. If you have a restraining order or peace bond, carry it with you at all times.
If you are being stalked, call the police. If you know that the suspect carries or owns weapons, this is important information for the police.
The section has been challenged under sections 2(b) and 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and, in R. v. Sillip (1995) Canadian Criminal cases, page 394, was found to be compatible with the Charter.
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Cyberstalking
http://www.stalkingvictims.com/whats/cyberstalking.htm
Online vendettas can also stem from downright impersonal contact. The beliefs you express online can make you a target if someone disagrees with you. Even the way you express them – especially if you’re new to the online rules of the road – can inadvertently offend or trigger someone. An obvious lack of cyber-smarts can make you a target, the same way a real-life stalker will target the easy mark.
To avoid being targeted, learn netiquette, the rules and regs of online behavior. With that under your belt, follow these tips:
In the end, the responsibility to protect yourself electronically
begins and ends with you. Unfortunately, however, even following every
possible precaution may not be enough to protect you completely, due to the Internet’s almost total lack of regulation. So user, go carefully into that dark ‘Net.
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Dealing with Stalking.
http://www.fullpower.org/Articles/stalking.html
Dealing
with Stalking
In recent months we have had several queries about stalking. People have a sense that they can do something, but aren't sure what it is. Here, we have attempted to give some solid, basic ideas. It is vital that anyone concerned with this subject read Gavin de Becker's book, "The Gift of Fear." (order through our recommended books page.)
Police
forces vary widely in their understanding of stalking and their ability to help
protect an individual. This is rapidly improving in many areas. But, no matter how understanding they are, they can't put
anyone under a 24-hour guard. The ultimate
protection is what each individual can do for themselves.
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WHO
YOU THINK MIGHT NEED THE INFORMATION.
IF
YOU ARE BEING STALKED
If
you are ever stalked, it's not your fault. You
are not responsible for what he is thinking, feeling or doing. You may
feel powerless, confused and isolated. Being
stalked can take over your life. It can
control your actions and take away your enjoyment of each day. It is
vital to know that there is much you can do to greatly increase your safety.
Break out of any isolation. Get support. Deny him
privacy and control. You can combat this.
WHO
STALKS?
As with other types of predators, most stalkers are acquaintances. Many stalkers were previously in a close relationship with the target and will not let go. Others are neighbors, a friend of a friend, clients, and so on. A relentless pursuer can be thought of as "romantic" and many old stories and songs revolve around this theme. However, be aware that a man who persistently calls and follows you after you have told him to stop is dangerous. He can't give up the power and control. Many inflate some slight contact into a full-blown romance. A minority of stalkers is completely unknown to the target and make up the connection entirely. Some stalkers are not motivated by any of these twisted variations on human relationship, but rather are simply motivated by revenge. This type includes the person angry with some politician and the disgruntled ex-employee targeting his boss and other workers.
WHAT
TO DO IF YOU ARE BEING STALKED
As with any form of potential violence, an important first step is to cut through the denial. Do not deny this could be happening to you at all, or deny this person, who you thought you knew so well, could do something so horrible. A common form of denial is the idea that the stalker is harmless and his activity is just a minor irritation. If you are in a stalking situation, he is not harmless, but neither are you powerless. There are many steps you can take to increase your safety.
One of the most powerful protections against stalking is clear and direct boundary setting. If you know you are being stalked, or you think you might be, tell him once what you want, namely to go away and never contact you again. After that, sever contact completely. Do not speak to him on the phone or in person. Do not try to reason with him. Do not leave more messages on his phone telling him to stop phoning. Do not have large friends go over to "have a little chat". Any contact or communication, even if it is negative, keeps him attached. If you completely break contact, many stalkers will eventually give up.
Tell everyone
that you are being stalked - friends, family, co-workers, your children's
school, your regular grocery store - everyone. If possible, give them
all a photo of the stalker. This closes a possible avenue of information or
even physical access. Remember, most predators are
"nice" at first. It is far too easy for someone like this to charm or trick your friends or neighbors into
giving them information. He may pretend to be a long-lost friend, or a husband
wanting to track down his children who he says you stole. Deny him privacy and
control. If you tell friends and neighbors, you
will have one more layer of protection.
Other
precautions you can take:
* Record
everything that
happens - every phone call, contact or incident. Even if it seems unimportant, write it down. Report it to police. Ask
for the file number and use it any time you
phone them. If you want or need to take
legal action later, having this report will help. You can file a report with the police without having them
do anything with it right away.
* In some communities a special personal alarm is available that connects you to your local police. Ask a police officer or transition house worker about this.
* If a stalker gets your home phone number, don't change it. Put a answering machine on that line and keep all messages. Make a note of times when someone hung up without speaking. Give these to the police also. Get a second number, unlisted, for yourself and friends.
* If you are receiving harassing phone calls, ask your phone company about the *57 call trace service.
* At work, have co-workers screen
all calls and visitors. Remove your name from the in/out board. Remove any personal information from your desk and
computer.
* Ask all friends, neighbors, co-workers and family to report any contact with the stalker. Record these instances. Give this information to the police.
* Ask trusted neighbors to help watch your home.
* Don't accept any packages unless you ordered something.
* Get
a cell-phone and keep it with you at all times. "With you"
means on your belt or in a pocket, not just in your car or a nearby room. That
also means when you are at home. He may cut your
phone lines. You want to be able to phone for help at any time of the
day or night. Be aware that cell-phone calls can be
listened to with a scanner. Digital phones are more secure.
* Press
*67 (or local variation) before you dial, which prevents your number going to
people with call display.
* Break your old routines and predictable patterns. Leave the house and come home at irregular times.
* Consider moving. Yes, it's completely unfair, but depending on the situation, you may need to consider this option for your safety.
* It is crucial that you take part in a powerful and effective self-defense course.
PROTECT
YOUR PRIVACY TO PREVENT STALKING
Protect your personal
information. Your full name, phone number and home
address are nobody's business except for trusted friends and family. Avoid putting this information on any public documents or
official files. Get a mailbox. Instead of
"Box No." put "Suite No." An address including
"Suite No." looks like a home address. (Note for
Send
change of address cards with your new Suite No. (P.O. Box) to all organizations
and individuals (except those few trusted friends and family members who
already know). Make sure no records anywhere have
your name and address on them. This means everything:
driving
license
doctor's office
car
registration
vet's office
magazine subscriptions
business cards
mail order companies
credit
cards
your children's school
utilities
sports activities
any stores you use that keep personal records (video, dry-cleaners, photo-shop, pharmacy)
and so on ..... everywhere
You may need to push in some
cases, but you can actually get your address
removed from public records. The police officer looking after your file
may be able to help. This may sound like over-reacting, even crazy, but these
really are just sensible precautions to take. These precautions will seem
trivial compared to the hassle you will endure if
you are stalked by a determined predator.
Protect your privacy when you are in public places too.
Just listen to other people when
you are at the counter in a video store, bank or supermarket. Most people
happily give their name, address and phone with several strangers within
hearing range. It is a simple and horrible fact
that picking up information like this is a common tactic of predators.
Never
discard anything with your personal information on it.
Burn
it or double-shred it. Dumpster/trash-can diving is another tactic used
by criminals to gain information. Assume your
trash-can is being viewed by the public.
DANGEROUS
MYTHS ABOUT STALKING
MYTH: It'll
be better for everyone if I let him down easy.
This is in fact, one of the worst
things you can do. Don't try to sugar-coat your "No." Don't agree to
see him "as a friend". You cannot reason
with a stalker. Any way you try to be kind
and soften the impact of what you are saying just invites him to stay.
If you say, "I don't want a relationship right now", he
thinks he just needs to wait.
If you say, "I'm in a relationship right now", he
thinks he just has to win you over, or perhaps that
he has someone to get out of the way.
If you say, "I need to be by myself", he translates that to thinking that you'll be happy when you realize
how much he loves you.
You must make a simple, blunt
statement with no explanations, time limits or
loopholes. Then sever contact - completely.
MYTH: A
Restraining Order will stop him.
Stalking victims are usually told
to get a restraining order. These are only of
limited usefulness. It can stop a
"mild" stalker, someone who is still fairly rational and who cares
about social or legal repercussions. However, about
two-thirds of orders are violated. Do not
make the mistake of thinking the predator will respond to a restraining order
the way you would. This legal enforcement
will do nothing to stop a stalker with a
high degree of investment in the situation. This type can include former
intimate partners, a more delusional stalker,
or one motivated by revenge. In some cases, the situation can even be worsened
by this legal tactic. It's too much like an insult to some men,
and can precipitate a violent situation.
If you are considering asking for
a restraining order, find out how they are enforced in your area. Is breaking
the order a misdemeanor (i.e. equivalent to littering or jaywalking), or is it
a felony (a serious criminal conviction)? What will police do if the order is
violated? If the stalker just gets a warning or a "slap on the
wrist," things have just become worse. He now
thinks he is invulnerable, and he can do whatever he likes with no consequence
to him. Talk to local domestic violence organizations and stalking
victim support groups. Find out from them also how orders are enforced in
practice. Put this information together with an
estimate of the level of investment of the
stalker and an estimate of the level of
danger involved. Make an informed decision about the best way to go in
your situation. In any case, far more powerful than
a restraining order is making sure he cannot
get to you, and making sure you can defend
yourself if he does.
MYTH: He
hasn't threatened me, so I'm not in any danger.
The
fact there has been no danger up until now does not mean it won't come.
It's true some stalkers may warn their targets with obviously threatening
statements such as, "We have to be together … forever." or "If I
can't have you, nobody can." However, even if
he hasn't made such an overtly dangerous statement, any words or behaviors that indicate an unwillingness to
let go of his obsession is a red flag to danger. Changing circumstances in the target's life or in the life of the
predator could precipitate violent behavior. One example would be if the target becomes engaged. This could trigger deadly
violence in the deluded creep who sees this as a betrayal of his imagined
relationship with the target.
Also, just
because he doesn't have a criminal record does not mean he is not dangerous.
Many infamous stalker/killers had committed no act
of criminal violence before the murders they are known for. A past
history of violence does indicate a higher possibility of future violence. The
absence of a violent history, on the other hand, means nothing — every violent offender has to have a first time.
Law enforcement personnel are becoming more educated in assessing these risks. Being stalked is itself a warning. Any stalking situation should be regarded as dangerous.
SUMMARY
And lastly, read the excellent and important book "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker. This is simply a MUST for anyone who is the target of stalking.
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Gender and Electronic Privacy.
http://www.epic.org/privacy/gender/
Technology can enhance individual
freedom through increased anonymity and privacy. However, the users of new technologies have employed them to
violate autonomy and human dignity of others. Individuals can use privacy invasive technologies and behaviors against
men or women in order to degrade or control.
…
"It's actually obsene [sic] what you can find out about people on the Internet."
--Liam Youens, the man who used an online information brokerage/pretexting agency to locate and kill Amy Boyer.
Pretexting is the practice of collecting information about a person using false pretenses. Typically, investigators pretext by calling family members or coworkers of the victim under the pretense of some official purpose. This can include calls made under the pretense that the victim is about to receive a sweepstakes award or insurance payment. The family members or coworkers called are deceived by the pretexter, and provide personal information on the victim.
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Video Voyeurism, Up-skirt or Down-blouse Cameras, and "Girls Gone Wild"
The availability of inexpensive, high resolution cameras has fueled "video voyeurism," the practice of filming or photographing other persons in a privacy invasive fashion. Video voyeurism is a practice that can be used to degrade men or women, but it is treated here as a gender issue because nearly all high profile cases of video voyeurism involve the secret photography of women.
Much of this voyeurism is focused on fetish photographs – images of women's underwear taken from cameras mounted to a voyeur's shoe, down-the-blouse photographs, photographs of feet, and alteration of images where the face of one person is digitally edited to appear on the naked body of another.
Video voyeurism is also known as "cyber-peeping," and individuals who engage in it sometimes treat it as a sport – a competition to see how many fetish images can be captured. In recent years, hidden cameras have been discovered in bedrooms, bathrooms, public showers, changing rooms, locker rooms, and tanning salons.
X10 is a company that markets
tiny, high-resolution cameras. Much X10 advertising suggests that the cameras
can be used to photograph women. The marketing is
subtle, but certain aspects of the images--including pictures of women
where they are not making eye contact with the photographer and enticements of
"unexpected" images to be obtained--suggest that the cameras could be used without the consent or
knowledge of the person photographed..
Under traditional precepts of privacy law, individuals do not enjoy a "legitimate expectation of privacy" when they are in public places. Accordingly, practices that may be invasive such as leering, solicitation of sexual relations, and photographing of women in public places are legal in the United States. As Professor Anita Allen has observed, "In the near future, a woman sitting in a coffee shop in Paris may find that live video images of her are being Webcast all over the world, simply because someone equipped with a wearable computer thinks she's a 'babe."'
Additionally, video voyeurism is
difficult to address because of the concealability of modern cameras and the difficulty in
linking up-skirt or other fetish photographs to a particular individual.
Typically, video voyeurs must be caught in the act
of photographing body parts. Once the act is completed and the photographs are
placed on the web, it is not likely that victims will discover the photograph
or link their identity to a particular photograph.
A series of cases reported in the Orange County Register revealed disturbing video voyeurism behavior that could not be addressed by law in 1998. The Register reported one case where a man spent eleven hours at Disneyland taking "up-skirt" images of women. The man did this by sliding camera hidden in a large bag under the legs of women at the park.
Several states have passed legislation to address video voyeurism. However, most states lack specific protections, and existing legislation to address "peeping toms" focuses on the place where the photograph was taken, rather than the intent of the photographer. Existing peeping tom laws also were written well before miniature, wireless cameras were developed and marketed for surreptitious monitoring. Accordingly, most Americans do not enjoy protection from these new technologies, except when they are in their homes. To address video voyeurism, older "peeping tom" legislation will need to be updated to protect the privacy of the person rather than the privacy of the person while in the home.
In a recent Washington State
case, State v. Glas, officials successfully
prosecuted a video voyeur. In that case, a video voyeur who used a shoe camera
to take up-skirt pictures was arrested photographing women in a shopping mall.
In this case, the victims were employees of a clothing store. At trial, the
defendant voyeur argued that he could not have invaded the victims' privacy
because individuals do not enjoy an expectation of privacy in public or in the
workplace atmosphere of a mall clothing store. The court rejected this
argument, finding that the victim had a legitimate expectation of privacy while
in public. On review, however, the Washington Supreme Court reversed the trial
court's ruling. The Washington Supreme Court held that the state's law did not
prohibit taking up-skirt photographs. An attorney for the defendant noted that "the criminal law necessarily lags behind technology
and human ingenuity...Technology has advanced to the point where there are
pretty small video cameras that can be used to tape under a lady's
clothing."
In February 2002, Representative Michael Oxley (R-OH) introduced H.R. 3726, the Video Voyeurism Act of 2002. If passed, the bill would prohibit nude or up-skirt photography of any "any nonconsenting person, in circumstances in which that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy." The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator DeWine.
A related issue has arisen where women have been photographed in public in various states of dress. These photographs have been amassed into products marketed as "Girls Gone Wild" videos. The tapes, as the reviewer describes below, often are of young women who are intoxicated and coaxed into undressing in public.
Girls Gone Wild, a set of videotape films of women nude in public, is sold widely, including on mainstream web sites such as Amazon.com. One Amazon customer who bought the video commented:
"F-ing awesome!, June 30, 2000
[reviewer name and location redacted]
I bought this tape as soon as I saw the TV commercial. I have almost all of the GGW tape series. This one is my favorite. The flashing never stops. There are unbelieveable close ups, plus tons and tons of beautiful large breasted women between 19-25. The best is a scene about 10 mins long where these three blonde beauties are coaxed out of EVERYTHING! They are drunk out of their minds. AMX Video could sell that 10 mins as a video of its own. I bought the Deluxe version. I highly recommend it."
Videos of the "Girls Gone Wild" genre raise basic questions about the right to privacy in public places and issues involving knowledge and consent. Can there be consent when the subject is intoxicated? Does a person who exposes parts of his/her body in public consent to being videotaped? Does that consent extend to viewing by the crowd, or does it extend to all persons in the future who may purchase a video of the act?
A recent case brought by a Florida State University student illustrates how widespread an individual's likeness can be spread as a result of video voyeurism. The student brought suit against the company that films "Girls Gone Wild" alleging that she was secretly filmed while at a Mardi Gras festivities. Shortly after the Mardi Gras celebration, the student's friends reported seeing her on television ads for the Girls Gone Wild tapes. She also appeared on the cover of the video and on the Internet site associated with the video. Images of the student even appeared on billboards in Europe with the caption "American Girls."
Professor Andrew McClurg of the University of Arkansas School of Law argued
in a 1995 law review article that a new privacy tort, the tort of "public privacy," may address issues of video voyeurism and invasive
videotaping of persons in public. In assigning liability, a court using
the public privacy tort would evaluate a number of factors, including whether the defendant disseminated the information
collect to others, whether there was a news value to the information, and the
defendant's motive.
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Stalked in Cyberspace: Woman Tells Congress Horrors of ‘Cyberstalking’. (Sunday, December 17, 2000) USA: ABC News.com.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/cyberstalking_990929.html
“It got so bad I had to see a psychotherapist to deal with my fears and paranoia, …
- Jayne Hitchcock, a cyberstalking victim
…
“Cyberstalking” is something I wouldn’t wish on anyone,” she said. “I felt like someone had broken into my house, touched all of my things, didn’t take anything and left. I felt violated and scared for my life.”
- Jayne Hitchcock, a cyberstalking victim
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Stalking.
http://www.capsa.org/Violence/Stalking/
What is stalking?
Stalking involves one person's obsessive behavior
toward another person. The stalker's actions
may be motivated by an intense affection or an extreme dislike of the
victim. Stalking will usually take the form of
annoying, threatening or obscene phone calls or letters. The calls may
start with one or two a day but can quickly escalate. Stalkers
will conduct covert surveillance of the victim, following
ever move the target makes. Even the
victim's home may be staked out.
A stalker intentionally or knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person which would cause a reasonable person to fear bodily injury to self or immediate family member or to suffer emotional distress to self or family member of immediate family. Course of conduct = two or more occasions of maintaining visual or physical proximity to a person or conveying verbal or written threats or threats implied by conduct or any combination thereof directed at or toward a person.
Types of Conduct by Stalkers
Who can be stalked?
It can happen to anyone. Stalking does
not stay contained to just the immediate target (victim). The problems can
extend to other family members and third parties. A
victim can be stalked for several days, weeks, or even years.
A statistically small, but visible, number of stalking victims are
celebrities. Victims can be casual acquaintances or random targets of a
stalker. Through constant harassment, stalkers have
succeeded in making themselves the focal point in the victim's life. For the victim, life can become a nightmare as the person
becomes a prisoner in his or her own home.
The majority of stalking takes place between people who have known each other intimately. Domestic violence stalkers, as a category, constitute the most dangerous and potentially lethal group of stalkers. Abusers often feel that their victims belong to them, are theirs to control or punish for trying to leave. These abusers often rationalize their inappropriate behavior by blaming the victim. Leaving an abusive relationship requires care in planning and execution. Personnel at CAPSA can be of tremendous help in working out the details. If you are a victim, remember that you do not deserve to be stalked or battered in a relationship.
What to do
If you are a victim
i. "Caller ID"
ii. "Call Trace" -- Available on a pay-per-use basis. Lift the receiver and press *57 or dial 1157 on a rotary phone immediately after hanging up from the call. The number will be recorded by US West and law enforcement action can be taken after the same number is traced three times. You will not be given the name or number of the caller.
iii. "Last Call Return" -- Available on a pay-per-use basis. Dial *69, and you will receive the number of the last person who called you.
iv. Call Rejection" -- To block unwanted calls, dial *60 and follow recorded instructions. If you do not know the unwanted caller's number, activate "Call Rejection" after hanging up from their call. To cancel, dial *80.
v. Keep tapes of calls from the stalker recorded on the answering machine.
vi. Attach a tape recorder to your phone and record the stalker's phone calls to you (this is legal in Utah; however, you cannot record phone conversations that you are not a party to or where you don't have one of the parties' consent to record).
vii. Contact your local police and phone company about this situation.
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Reference
Stalking 101
http://www.stalkingvictims.com/whats/stalking101.htm
While many stalkers don't attack,
the threat of violence is usually inferred.
Which means that even those victims who aren't
physically harmed suffer tremendously in
terms of fear, anxiety and the disruption of their daily lives.
Unfortunately, victims simply don't know what to do when confronted with being stalked. Neither does law enforcement nor the judicial system. Why? Because in many cases, stalkers successfully terrorize their victims without ever breaking the law.
While there are different kinds
of stalking, invariably the stalker tries to establish a cult dynamic of one. It's a power and control trip through which the stalker
tries to distort the victim's sense of reality. In many ways, stalking is like a rape that goes on and on.
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Reference
Stalking
and bullying: the types of stalking
http://www.bullyonline.org/related/stalking.htm
Internet stalker profile (and any stalker,
especially a male)
If you've been wooed by one of these characters, this profile should bring you back to reality:
He probably has other unpleasant characteristics that sexual harassers possess, and the usual sexual inadequacy including lack of intimacy, controlling behaviour, no concept of the partner's needs, premature ejaculation, and an abnormal belief bordering on obsession in his smallness.
…
Warning signs
These are the signs to be alert to:
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Reference
Stalking In the Workplace.
http://www.esia.net/In_the_Work_Place.htm
Stalking In the Workplace
According to current statistics from the United States
Labor Department, murder is the leading cause of death for women in the workplace, and one of the top
causes of death for men.
Many
of these deaths are the result of stalking. Studies have found that one in every six violent crimes in
America occurs in the workplace, accounting for approximately 1 million crimes
a year. But multiplying the danger of this problem is the fact that stalking
victims on the job is a fairly new problem for United States businesses. Consequently, many managers
and supervisors don't know how to respond to the danger, and may not afford the
victim the understanding and protection they need. However, top executives are
finally beginning to recognize the seriousness of the problem. Workplace
violence was ranked as the number one concern of executives of America's
Fortune 1000 companies.
According to Sue Meisinger,
Executive Vice President of the Society for Human Resource Management,
"people don't check their problems at the front door." Victims of
stalking need the cooperation of their employer. Experts on personnel
management say many companies stubbornly refuse to think their employees could
be in danger. Unfortunately,
many employers still view stalking as a personal problem not a problem the
company should be involved in.
Although 15% of workplace homicides are a direct result of stalking, business consultants say
that most companies train their managers to avoid sexual harassment, but very few offer
training on avoiding workplace violence, specifically stalking.
For many employed stalking victims, the worry
is no longer whether they will keep their jobs or be laid off, but rather
whether or not they will be killed on the job by a stalker. Many victims
state they are reluctant to speak with managers and co-workers about their
stalking out of embarrassment
and fear. Employers need to understand that stalking is
something that the victim has no control over.
If you are a victim don't be afraid to inform
your manager. We're
talking about your life and the life of other co-workers if your stalker goes
off the deep end. Obtain as much
information as possible on stalking and share it with your manager,
co-workers, and security personnel.
The very real danger for many stalking victims is that often fellow
employees of the victim seem unaware of the dangers of stalking, particularly
receptionists and others responsible for entry into a business. It is very import for the
victim to notify his/her manager as to what is going on. As a victim,
don't hold back - let your co-workers know. Show photos if possible; give a description of your stalker, the car
he/she drives, any information that may be helpful in identifying your stalker.
Have someone walk you to your car, screen your phone calls
and people that come to your office to meet with you.
If a co-worker receives a call from your stalker or if your
stalker has been seen driving around your place of employment have them report it
immediately to you and document, document, document.
If you have a valid restraining order prohibiting your
stalker from being around your place of employment, call your local police
department immediately and file a report.
Don't be afraid to educate your company on
stalking. The more your
company understands stalking the better protection you and your fellow
employees will have.
Following is a true story of what can happen.
In 1998, when the stalking escalated, my company went to bat for
me -- all the way! Our Corporate
Security Office, on the East Coast, stayed in direct contact with me and our
local police department here in
I will forever be grateful to my employer for their
concern, understanding, and help.
On February 14, 2000 my employer announced the
implementation of a Threat Management
Program for our company nationwide, something that every company (large or small)
should consider doing if a program is not yet established. Does stalking affect just the victim?
…
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics tabulated 1,103 assorted
on-the-job shooting, stabbings, bombings and other assaults in 1997 alone. The death count reached 856.
The quickie injunctions are designed to bar hotheads from
being near entire places of employment, which protects all employees and
customers at those businesses. Existing
measures merely bar them from being near certain individuals. Injunctions have a sobering effect on most
people, Pace said. "They say, This
isn't worth it. It's gotten to the point
that I've got to make some decisions. I
may be mad, but do I really want to end up in jail tomorrow?" It does work.
It calms them down," she said.
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“Thou
belongest to That
Which Is Undying,
and not merely to time alone,” murmured the Sphinx, breaking its
muteness at last. “Thou art eternal,
and not merely
of the vanishing flesh. The
soul in man cannot be killed, cannot
die. It waits, shroud-wrapped, in
thy heart, as I waited, sand-wrapped, in
thy world. Know thyself, O mortal! For there is One within thee,
as in all men, that comes and stands at the bar and bears witness that there IS a God!”
(Reference: Brunton, Paul. (1962) A Search in Secret
Amen