Stalking

__//**CHAPTER 25-STALKING**//__

Group 4 Allie Russell, Kyler Cowsert, Tyler Ward

Stalking: "stalking is when people bother you, and you have asked them to stop but they continue anyway."

E-stalking: "e-stalking is using electronic devices as in the internet or cell phones to stalk someone."

The reason people stalk other people is because they think they love or like someone, but they really just want control over them. Stalkers think they are benefitting themselves by gaining control over that person. Some people stalk by sending messages to someones e-mail or answering machine on their phones over and over again or by following you everywhere you go and always knowing where you are. Some of the things caused by stalking are threats, being annoyed, or even death. The law on stalking says that it is illegal and e-stalking is a Federal crime. Some questions that arrise out of stalking are these: "What should you do if you are being stalked?" and "Do you think spam is a form of stalking? Why or why not?"

__FACTS__


 * 42% of the Internet population are women


 * 80% of stalking victims are women


 * Most cyber stalkers are male


 * There are 300,000 online stalkers


 * There are about 2.2 million stalking victims

Group 4 Allie Russell, Kyler Cowsert, Tyler Ward