THE STALKER!
What do the movies Fatal Attraction, The Fan, Fear, Single White Female and Swim Fan have in common? They involve a stalker.
The stalker is the central figure of the film and in the movies, these intense characters are unrelenting in their pursuit to gain the attention, admiration, adulation and all encompassing love from his or her centre of affection whatever the cost would be.
Guy interested in girl. Girl’s not keen. Guy pursues. Girl stays cool. Guy starts to follow girl around. Girl feels very irritated and frightened. “Till death do us part, says guy. Girl says: “Go to hell…..” Guy brings out knife, chases her around. Girls stands her ground, chops him down.
Crowd goes home happy…..Such flicks almost always make for great pop corn outings.
But what if YOU couldn’t even go out to catch such as a movie, what more traipse home happily after a fun outing. What if you found your movements being much restricted and it wasn’t because your parents had grounded you? What if you were frightened because YOU were under watchful eye of a stalker?
What is a “Stalker”? The dictionary defines a stalker as a person who stalks game: someone who is obsessed with a person and makes it a point to know what the object of his affection is all about such as what she does, what she likes, where she lives, where she hangs out, and so on. What is Stalker usually believe? Stalkers usually believe that they have an emotional tie with the subject being stalked and that there is an existing relationship such as “If the stalker believes that you are creating a problem, he may decide to take revenge on you. So be very careful though as there is a thin line between love and hate”.
What can you do though if this is happening to you? Can the law protect you? Crime Analyst, Kamal Assandi Hashim, who works closely with the Malaysian Police Force, says if a person were to follow you, it is against the law.
“No one has the right to stalk you unless the persons hold a B License which is issued to private investigators. If someone stalks you, they can be charged under the Invasion of Privacy Act,” Kamal says.
“Let me tell you a story that is related to my article. There is a one lady who had been own a creepy stalker experienced with a guy she barely knew.
Mira first met Zaki at an open house. Zaki’s parents know her. They were introduced and that was it, they didn’t chat or exchange phone numbers or anything. Several days later, Zaki called to speak to her mum and asked for her mobile number. That’s when it all started…
He began calling her up incessantly. Mira was nice to him at first. She didn’t flirt or encourage him any way. Besides, she had a boyfriend. After a while, it got so annoying so Mira told him to stop calling her. She dropped hints about her boyfriends. She thought that would do the trick, and returned to Australia the following week where she was studying. Zaki didn’t stop. He continued to call Mira in Australia too! He got her number from Mira’s sister.
Zaki didn’t know where Mira lived in Australia so he would send gifts to her home in Selangor. He sent soft toys and cards, a mobile phone even. She refused to accept any of his gifts. They’d just give them away. A year passed without any news from Zaki until Mira got onto a popular social networking site; Facebook. When he requested to be her friend online she thought ‘why not?’ she assumed he had learnt his lesson. “How very wrong she was”. When Mira came back for the holidays, Zaki started his stalker behavior again; he would drive past her house several times a day and call her. Mira was forced to change her mobile number because of this.
Zaki turned up at Mira’s doorstep again with a gift for her. Her dad tried telling him nicely that she wouldn’t want it and that he should just leave. He got agitated and told Mira’s dad that he and Mira were seeing each other and that her dad didn’t know the full story. Anyway, the guy just wouldn’t listen to reason and in the end, he just left the gift on the doorstep. They got rid of it.
These days, Mira still see him driving past her house, but he claims he’s visiting friends in the neighbourhood. As long as he stays out of her way, she doesn’t care what he does”!
I know some people may be reading this and thinking ‘what’s the big deal? It’s flattering’. Well, let me tell you that it’s not flattering at all. It’s very disturbing to think of this persons thinking of you and making up stories about you.
If you know of anyone who can help the stalker, like his friends and family, get them to acknowledge the situation and seek their help. If the stalker doesn’t receive the help he needs, it will in all probability eventually turn into a confrontational situation one day and that should be avoided.
James H -The Stalker?
In March 2001, James H was sentenced to do 160 hours of community service for stalking and spying on his ex-girlfriend. James had earlier pleaded guilty to harass her between November 1998 and August 2000. The ban from making contact with her expired in March 2006.
The newspaper article below is how the Manchester Metro News reported the story - the headline is a bit misleading though...
Guy interested in girl. Girl’s not keen. Guy pursues. Girl stays cool. Guy starts to follow girl around. Girl feels very irritated and frightened. “Till death do us part, says guy. Girl says: “Go to hell…..” Guy brings out knife, chases her around. Girls stands her ground, chops him down.
Crowd goes home happy…..Such flicks almost always make for great pop corn outings.
But what if YOU couldn’t even go out to catch such as a movie, what more traipse home happily after a fun outing. What if you found your movements being much restricted and it wasn’t because your parents had grounded you? What if you were frightened because YOU were under watchful eye of a stalker?
What is a “Stalker”? The dictionary defines a stalker as a person who stalks game: someone who is obsessed with a person and makes it a point to know what the object of his affection is all about such as what she does, what she likes, where she lives, where she hangs out, and so on. What is Stalker usually believe? Stalkers usually believe that they have an emotional tie with the subject being stalked and that there is an existing relationship such as “If the stalker believes that you are creating a problem, he may decide to take revenge on you. So be very careful though as there is a thin line between love and hate”.
What can you do though if this is happening to you? Can the law protect you? Crime Analyst, Kamal Assandi Hashim, who works closely with the Malaysian Police Force, says if a person were to follow you, it is against the law.
“No one has the right to stalk you unless the persons hold a B License which is issued to private investigators. If someone stalks you, they can be charged under the Invasion of Privacy Act,” Kamal says.
“Let me tell you a story that is related to my article. There is a one lady who had been own a creepy stalker experienced with a guy she barely knew.
Mira first met Zaki at an open house. Zaki’s parents know her. They were introduced and that was it, they didn’t chat or exchange phone numbers or anything. Several days later, Zaki called to speak to her mum and asked for her mobile number. That’s when it all started…
He began calling her up incessantly. Mira was nice to him at first. She didn’t flirt or encourage him any way. Besides, she had a boyfriend. After a while, it got so annoying so Mira told him to stop calling her. She dropped hints about her boyfriends. She thought that would do the trick, and returned to Australia the following week where she was studying. Zaki didn’t stop. He continued to call Mira in Australia too! He got her number from Mira’s sister.
Zaki didn’t know where Mira lived in Australia so he would send gifts to her home in Selangor. He sent soft toys and cards, a mobile phone even. She refused to accept any of his gifts. They’d just give them away. A year passed without any news from Zaki until Mira got onto a popular social networking site; Facebook. When he requested to be her friend online she thought ‘why not?’ she assumed he had learnt his lesson. “How very wrong she was”. When Mira came back for the holidays, Zaki started his stalker behavior again; he would drive past her house several times a day and call her. Mira was forced to change her mobile number because of this.
Zaki turned up at Mira’s doorstep again with a gift for her. Her dad tried telling him nicely that she wouldn’t want it and that he should just leave. He got agitated and told Mira’s dad that he and Mira were seeing each other and that her dad didn’t know the full story. Anyway, the guy just wouldn’t listen to reason and in the end, he just left the gift on the doorstep. They got rid of it.
These days, Mira still see him driving past her house, but he claims he’s visiting friends in the neighbourhood. As long as he stays out of her way, she doesn’t care what he does”!
I know some people may be reading this and thinking ‘what’s the big deal? It’s flattering’. Well, let me tell you that it’s not flattering at all. It’s very disturbing to think of this persons thinking of you and making up stories about you.
If you know of anyone who can help the stalker, like his friends and family, get them to acknowledge the situation and seek their help. If the stalker doesn’t receive the help he needs, it will in all probability eventually turn into a confrontational situation one day and that should be avoided.
James H -The Stalker?
In March 2001, James H was sentenced to do 160 hours of community service for stalking and spying on his ex-girlfriend. James had earlier pleaded guilty to harass her between November 1998 and August 2000. The ban from making contact with her expired in March 2006.
The newspaper article below is how the Manchester Metro News reported the story - the headline is a bit misleading though...
- Application in BCT syllabus
:
- Argument– a series of statement use to persuade someone of something.
- Here are the some additional statement that I can use in an Argument which is DSAERA:-
- Definitions
Supporting Argument Assumptions - Evidence
- Reference to Authority
- Anecdote
1) PRECISING DEFINITION :
The arguer attempts to further describe a “vague” word or phrase by adding examples or illustrations.
By using a dictionary (etymological method):-
What is a “Stalker”? The dictionary defines a stalker as a person who stalks game: someone who is obsessed with a person and makes it a point to know what the object of his affection is all about such as what she does, what she likes, where she lives, where she hangs out, and so on.
By using a synonym:
What is Stalker usually believe? “Stalkers” usually believe that they have an emotional tie with the subject being stalked and that there is an existing relationship such as “If the stalker believes that you are creating a problem, he may decide to take revenge on you. So be very careful though as there is a thin line between love and hate”.
2) SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS :
One which has as its conclusion the same statement as the premise being supported. It is includes series of illustrations or examples used to support premises in an arguments.
“Well, let me tell you that it’s not flattering at all”. It’s very disturbing to think of this persons thinking of you and making up stories about you.
3) ASSUMPTIONS:
Eventually, all support for premise can be traced back to a set of beliefs which the person making the argument considers to be self-evident, and therefore not in need of further support or analysis. Such assumptions serve as the premises for supporting arguments and, in general, any premise can be called an assumption.
“What if you were frightened because YOU were under watchful eye of a stalker?”
- 4) EVIDENCE
- James H -The Stalker?
- In March 2001, James H was sentenced to do 160 hours of community service for stalking and spying on his ex-girlfriend. James had earlier pleaded guilty to harass her between November 1998 and August 2000. The ban from making contact with her expired in March 2006.
- 5) REFERENCE TO AUTHORITY:
A claim is offered by a reputable authority whom an expert about that kind of claim and who has no motivate to mislead.
Crime Analyst, Kamal Assandi Hashim, who works closely with the Malaysian Police Force, says if a person were to follow you, it is against the law. “No one has the right to stalk you unless the persons hold a B License which is issued to private investigators. If someone stalks you, they can be charged under the Invasion of Privacy Act.” Kamal says.
- 6) ANECDOTE:
A short story or descriptive account that is used to make people understand and believe in your premise.
It is begin with……
“Let me tell you a story………”
