In today's society there are a good number of people that use the internet in numerous amount of ways. Many of which undergo what we call Cyber Stalking. Cyber stalking is a new form of computer related crime occurring in our society. It's when a person is followed and pursued online which involves the person privacy being invaded and everything they do monitored by another. Many believe it isn't as serious as being stocked in person. However, I believe this should be a serious concern.
I had a friend in high school that would tell me about her experience of being stocked through Facebook, emails and text messaging. A 25 year old man was constantly sending her messages on Facebook trying to get her to meet with him. She didn't think it was that big of deal because she would never reply to the man and didn't know him personally so no harm could come to her. He started sending her emails, and text messages telling her they weren't hard to find out. Being aggravated by her not replying one day he sent her message saying, "Don't forget, I know where you live, where you go to school, and what you like to do on weekends. I will find you". When it got to that point she was terrified and finally decided to tell the police about the incident. Eventually, the man was arrested sentenced to 5 years in prison.
This is a perfect example of how Cyber Stalking can lead to harm of an individual. It can cause emotion stress on a person and it can also lead to an even worse situation where the person being stalked gets confronted by the one stalking them in person. At that point, harm can come to an individual in some kind of form whether it is them being kidnapped and or killed. You may ignore them at first and say it can't be as bad as being stalked physically but in the end it can lead to the same outcome. So ask yourself this...Should we as a society be worried about Cyber Stalking or is just something we can let pass by?
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