Stalking A Serious Crime

Stalking is a very serious crime which usually target innocent women by threats, intimidation and violence. The crime of stalking is often not taken seriously law enforcement or victim's family and friends. Stalking victims live in fear, and fear, they suffer from excessive stress and anxiety.

Earlier this week in Florida, 23-year-old stalking victim was killed by her stalker 61 years old before he took his life. It is a tragic ending to a crime that must not be allowed to take place. Waring signs are many, "red flag" number, but when the victim pleaded for help in the months and weeks leading up to her murder, which would never have materialized. In this case, and countless other stalking was not recognized for what it is, very serious and dangerous crime, as a result of the victims live in fear and can fall victim to violence, including murder.

23-year-old victim was described as a nice, sweet, caring and all around good person. While working as a waitress she met her stalker, well off, a professional accountant who was almost 40 years older. Stalkers become obsessed with their victims, to obsession and persistence leaves the victim no choice but to inform the stalker that their advances are unwanted. This conflict can lead to a stalker becomes mentally and physically abusive.

stalker knows where the victim lives and works. They know where they shop and exercise. They are aware of friends, family and relationships. Stalking strikes fear in the victim, using intimidation to attempt to control. In the case above, the young victim filed for and was denied the ban in order to prevent this horrible murder. In late January, she went to court and presented more than 70 pages of harassing and derogatory e-mails received from the hunter. Even after describing his case to the judge offered no help, not prohibition. Two weeks later, he shot her, then turned the gun on himself.

Stalking information

There are different types of stalkers, but most seem to fit into one of several categories:

rejected STALKER: As a result of the dissolution, the stalker works out of a desire to mend the relationship and desperate to continue the contact. bitter STALKER stalker may be a former friend or partner or acquaintance. Aim stalker is to frighten and distress the victim because of the feeling of injustice and desire for revenge. incompetent hunter: These people want intimacy, but the victim is not interested. They do not have enough skills in the appropriate courting behavior. predatory STALKER: power and control that comes from the stems gives the person a lot of pleasure. This type is common only at the end of abusive relationship. intimacy STALKER: This guy is the most highly publicized, but also the rarest. stalker often suffers from mental illness or has a morbid infatuation with someone, often celebrities. They look like the victim of "true love" and feel that I have the right to contact him or her.

How to handle stalking

Get a prohibition or order of protection. Do not ignore any threat or decide that it can not hurt. Call Code Enforcement immediately. record any record of a threat. Keep a list of phone numbers and locations of critical safe places. Consider a home security check. (The local branch of the police, victim support agencies and security companies can offer this service.) Do not give your home address and phone number. Provide information, contact work for you, whenever possible. Keep a detailed log stalkers behavior, including photographs of destroyed property, photographs of injuries to the stalker, annoying message recordings, license plate numbers, etc. Keep a pen and paper readily available, even in the car, for that purpose. If possible, install outdoor lighting, lockable windows, outdoor motion sensor lights, and peepholes in the door. -Trimming shrubs is also recommended. Vary your routes. Park in safe, well lit areas. Always have someone escort you to and from your car. Tell your managers, colleagues, friends and security in your business and residence of the stalker. If possible, provide them with a description and photograph. Ask them to notify you in advance about the presence of the stalker and call the police if necessary. Do not change your phone number. stalker can view this as a new challenge to overcome in order to be with you, feeding their false beliefs. Instead, buy a machine to answer and ask the same sex friend to record a message (so as not to cause a hunter who mistakenly perceived competition). Take a self-defense training or the purchase and learn to use self defense products such as pepper spray or mace. File police reports of any illegal conduct committed by the stalker.