On 9/20/07, Matthew Britton <matthew.britton(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
Brian McNeil wrote:
Stalkers are not a nice thing to deal with and I
think you're underplaying
the seriousness of the issue. They may be no serious risk of physical threat
and thus your comments about bodyguards are appropriate. However, you're not
taking into account what it is like when you get death threats by email and
snail-mail.
About 6 years ago I had to deal with the divorce of my current partner when
she left her husband after he assaulted her. I was made aware through a
third party that he had obtained a shotgun and was looking for me. In the
end - thanks to me employing good legal representation and hiding my
location - he decided to turn the aforementioned weapon on himself.
Don't joke about stalking, it happens.
Brian.
Yes, stalking happens. It happens in situations such as that which you
describe; this is certainly a problem and such incidents should
certainly be taken seriously.
But it doesn't happen because someone was banned from a website.
I don't have time to respond in full to this, but I'm afraid it very
much does happen because people are blocked or banned, and some of it
has been quite serious. Nothing rising to the level of being pursued
with a weapon, but very upsetting threats of violence to family
members, and attempts to destroy people's careers and reputations.
Sarah