Stalking

What constitutes stalking. It is usually somebody who prowls or sneaks about with unlawful attentions. Stalking can strike fear into the individual being targeted and surely when this happens, this is when it becomes illegal. Many people are being stalked each day without even knowing it. It is becoming a lot easier to do with social networking sites such as facebook and twitter allowing others to know what you are doing and when.

Richard Gere (pictured above) is one of the many famous people who has been stalked. He was stalked by a woman called Ursula Reichert-Habbishaw who was a 51 year old mother of four children. She was said to have contacted Gere over 1000 times by phone, fax and email. She was also quoted saying 'I want to be with you and share your life'. She escaped a jail sentence though by getting on the plane back to Germany.

Some stories are much worse than this one though. Reading some stories from normal members of the public shocked me, it is awful to think about the extent some people will go to. Click here to be taken to some stories from people who have been stalked and abused.

Another celebrity who has the experience of being stalked is Gwyneth Paltrow who was stalked by Dante Michael Soiu. He was a 51 year old pizza delivery man. He reportedly sent her five letters a day, also candy, pizzas, pornography appeared at her parents house all the time. Soiu was found to be insane and was sent to a psychiatric hospital to recover.

The first thing I thought about when thinking about doing a blog on stalking was the film Blades of Glory where stalking has a very comedic value. Jimmy (pictured left) is stalked by Hector, who loves Jimmy and talks about killing him some day, he also says how much he loves Jimmy, but this is a very deeply depressing subject covered in a very funny way.