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STALKING

Stalking was part of the same lesson as prostitution and shoplifting and again had another great programme for us to watch to stop us from falling asleep peep show yeahhhhhh. Joking the lesson had been interesting, learning who from the class is creepy and weird as many admitted what they have done in the past and maybe what they will continue to do in the future.

What leads to stalking?
A scenario could just well be a crush or over interst in some one your have this belief and illusion there uber cool and everything you want to be so you observe them etc.

My personal experience or stereotypically stalker! Stalking has never happened to me but I have done it to someone else when I was 14 and had a crush and at 16 year old at my school. Me and my friends followed him in every break and dinner time, leaving notes, gazing from a distance etc. But what is a stereotypical stalker what the criteria?

When does a concerned interest in someone’s behaviour become stalking? We discussed this in class and heres what was said
· Repetiveness/offensive/obsessive behaviour
· Trying to make another person part of your life or you part of theirs
· Trying to gain personal information and attacking a certain individuals private space
· And two common ones following them and not admitting they have a problem
· All of which is not acceptable for any individual to practise. This behaviour seems psycho and obsessive!!!

Is there a right balance, between taking it too far?
Stalking is seen by most as allowable and appropriate when it’s not harmful to those involved. Like cyber stalking i.e. on Facebook a networking site millions use and some but not all users ( it would be worrying if all did!) stalk threw the site. I.e. if they have a new relationship they may look up that person and even there family and friends to bring that person closer even I have facebooked stalked a lad or two haha. Also other harmless stalking is parents watching their own children is common over obsessive behaviour and neighbourhood watch which to me are useful but mostly involves old people not stalking but being noisy.

But its not all funny and laughs, some people lives can be destroyed and can have disastrous outcomes and effects like murder or rape etc. It can be annoying and petrifying and scary for the victim. The importance of privacy is high and life would be very uncomfortable with no privacy.