[cisb102sp04] Re: Lesson 3, Question 6

  • From: "Janice Snell" <jsnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <cisb102sp04@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:20:06 -0500

Thanks for the information.  I don't go to chat rooms, so I wasn't aware of
the problem or how it worked.  Janice
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From: "Paula Sample" <paula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Listserv" <cisb102sp04@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:32 PM
Subject: [cisb102sp04] Lesson 3, Question 6


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> I guess I didn't realize that this was a huge problem.  It's being stalked
> in chat rooms, listservs and via email.  The rule of most crimes being
> committed by somebody you know doesn't seem to apply anymore.  Most of the
> on line stalking is done at random, which I would think would make it more
> difficult for the stalker to be caught.  I have never known anyone that
this
> has happened to, but there is a lot of info on the web about it.
>
> The typical length of stalking is 11 months!  That's almost a whole year
of
> someone driving you crazy.  The whole point of cyberstalking is not to
make
> friends with a person, but to annoy them every time they get on a
computer.
> In some instances, cyberstalkers get together in groups and try to figure
> out other ways of stalking.
>
> If you ARE being stalked online, cyberangels.org says to say LEAVE ME
ALONE
> and then stay offline for at least 24 hours.  After that, do not respond
in
> any way, shape, or form ever again.  Hopefully, they will get bored.  If
> they start to harrass in any way besides online, contact the police.
>
> http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm This is a
report
> for law enforcement regarding cyberstalking.
>
> Paula Sample
> paula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "To BE or not to BE"
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