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Stalking is to follow or observe a person persistently and surreptitiously, sometimes done out of obsession or derangement. Stalking may involve the intent to acquire private information or objects. Common victims of stalking include celebrities, ex-huisbands/wives and -boy/girlfriends, and teachers. In more extreme cases, stalking leads to threats or violence.
Examples are a fan stalking a celebrity, somebody stalking an ex-lover whom he or she wants back, and other cases of non-reciprocal love.
The legality of the practice is defined differently under different jurisdictions; some define the act as it stands as illegal, while some only define stalking illegal once it becomes threatening or endangers the one being stalked.
See also
External links and references
- Benschop, Albert: Cyberstalking - Menaced on the internet. In: Sociosite - Peculiarities of Cyberspace.
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