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At the urging of one of my friends.... (long, but worth it!)
- Feb 5, 2009 at 12:28 PM
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Nope. It will not happen again. NOONE will force me to leave again. And I am done with "hiding" from them.
So, no matter how you think of me, which I don't really care anyways, I have decided to finally "come out" at the urging of one of my friends....
This is actually MOM0F3ANGELS.
The harrassers (which there were/are about 5 total, some I believe are persons that are one in the same with multiple accounts) had forced me in to a decision to delete my old account.
When I re-joined the site, I made sure to not tell much about myself and my kids. Still plan not too either. Unless it is in "designated areas" that I feel safe to devulve the information.
Shoot, I even used another name. Still, whomever is apparently "obsessed" with me found me and once again started to stalk me.
Now, I have the upper hand. YOU will not win this time.
First action I have taken is to set my WHOLE page to Private. Now, those that are NOT on my friends list cannot see my thought bubbles or my location.
Next, I plan on REPORTING the harrasser that has once again found me. If need be, I will certainly be contacting the proper authorities.
Yes, there are NEW laws about Internet Harrassment and Stalking. I think that this psycho falls right in to breaking those laws.
Here are some things that EVERYONE should know about cyber-stalking/harrassing....
Internet stalking laws
- <mailto:thubtenpematenzin@DOMAIN.HIDDEN>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:27:43 -0800 (PST)
2261A(2) makes it a federal crime to stalk someone across state,
tribal or international
lines, using regular mail, e-mail, or the Internet
California Civil Code ยง 47
[Current through the 1997 session of the legislature, including
Chapter 310, Aug. 18, 1998]
slander
California laws (Civil Code section 43 et. seq.)
Defamation refers to the publication of false statements about a
party which,
if in writing is called libel and if made orally, is called slander.
Offline vs. Online Stalking -- A Comparison(2)
Major Similarities
Majority of cases involve stalking by former intimates, although
stranger stalking occurs in the real world and in cyberspace.
Most victims are women; most stalkers are men.
Stalkers are generally motivated by the desire to control the victim.
Major Differences
Offline stalking generally requires the perpetrator and the victim to
be located
in the same geographic area; cyberstalkers may be located across the
street or
across the country.
Electronic communications technologies make it much easier for a
cyberstalker
to encourage third parties to harass and/or threaten a victim (e.g.,
impersonating
the victim and posting inflammatory messages to bulletin boards and in
chat rooms,
causing viewers of that message to send threatening messages back to
the victim "author.")
Electronic communications technologies also lower the barriers to
harassment and threats;
a cyberstalker does not need to physically confront the victim.
First Amendment and Other Legal Considerations
All 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the federal government
have passed laws
that criminalize stalking to address the serious harms and dangers
that result from
stalking, including the fear of violence and loss of privacy and
control suffered by
the victim. In addition to the direct harms caused by stalking,
stalking is also frequently
a precursor to physical violence against the victim. By its nature,
however, stalking is
not a crime that can be defined with a particularized, discrete set of
acts. Frequently
stalking consists of a course of conduct that may involve a broad
range of harassing,
intimidating, and threatening behavior directed at a victim. The
conduct can be as varied
as the stalker's imagination and ability to take actions that harass,
threaten, and force
himself or herself into the life and consciousness of the victim. As
new technologies
become available, stalkers adapt those technologies to new ways of
stalking victims,
as is the case with the Internet and cyberstalking.
As a result of the breadth of conduct potentially involved in
stalking, anti-stalking
statutes need to be relatively broad to be effective. At the same
time, however,
because of that breadth and because stalking can involve expressive
conduct and speech,
anti-stalking statutes must be carefully formulated and enforced so as
not to impinge upon
speech that is protected by the First Amendment. This is particularly
true with regard to
cyberstalking laws, which frequently will involve speech over the
Internet. The Internet,
moreover, has been recognized as an important tool for protected
speech activities.
See, e.g., Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U.S. 844,
850-52, 870 (1997);
American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, 31 F.Supp.2d 473, 476, 493
(E.D. Pa. 1999).
The fact that stalking behavior (including cyberstalking) may
implicate important issues
of free speech, however, does not eliminate the significant public
interest in its criminal
regulation or suggest that any criminal regulation would be prohibited
by the freedom of
speech guarantees of the First Amendment. The First Amendment does not
prohibit any and all
regulation that may involve or have an impact on speech. Of particular
relevance to stalking,
the Supreme Court has recognized that governments may criminalize true
threats without
violating the First Amendment. See, e.g., Watts v. United States, 394
U.S. 705 (1969)
(per curiam). As discussed in the Introduction of this report,
stalking (as well as
cyberstalking) generally involves conduct reasonably understood to
constitute a threat of
violence, and such threats may be criminalized consistent with the
First Amendment.
One of the recommendations in this report calls on states to review
and update their
statutes, where necessary, to cover electronic communications within
their stalking laws.
Care must be taken in drafting cyberstalking statutes to ensure that
they are not so broad
that they risk chilling constitutionally protected speech, such as
political protest and
other legitimate conduct. A carefully drafted statute can provide
broad protections against
cyberstalking without running afoul of the First Amendment.
Honestly, what kind of "thrill" does it give these nuts to seek out certain people and harrass and/or stalk others? Are they THAT low of self-esteem that they want to TRY and bring others down to their level?
Or are they just plain out mentally sick? Maybe both in some cases.
So, just call me Missy. I'm PROUD to be a part of this great site for moms. And NOONE ever again will drive me away.
Warning... I will NOT block you if you try to start something with me. But I sure as hell WILL REPORT you.
Look at these here as well and READ them closely. Because I mean what I say...
6) I don't like fakes or flakes. If you are one of either or worse, both, please do not even attempt to befriend me.
7) I'm not in to having two-facers and back-stabbers around me. I have enough to deal with as it is.
8) You can trash talk about me all you want (YOU is a GENERAL statement). But do not EVER bring up my kids in an argument/debate.
Now, I feel free. I can be WHO I AM once again. Without fear of being stalked or harrassed.
Comments:
LOVE YA MISSY.......
You should not have to hide from anyone at anytime. I don't know who it is your talking about but I think that may have just answered the post I myself have written. One bad thing out cyberstalking is there are many ways to get around it,you just have to have to right equipment and some do.Such as people in law and such.I hope who ever is messing with you stops.I am 26 and I know better.They do it because they know how & can.But it is not right
GOOD FOR YOU GIRL!!!
I didn't like calling you Anne! It just doesn't roll off the keyboard like Missy does!
XOXOX
Ya know what? I wanna be just like you when I grow up! LOL
Seriously....You rock. Stand your ground!!! We love you.
WOOHOO way to come out! LOL
halfadozenofem, actually, thank QUEENB03 for me finally just saying I am who I am.
We "talked" about it. And it was getting depressing to "hide". Even though my friends knew who I really was.
Eventually, I was planning on outing myself. Just did it a little sooner than planned. LOL.
Well then.... QUEENBo3, YOU ROCK!!!!
You still rock too, Missy!
Typo....should have been QUEENB03
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I knew you couldn't hide for long! You're too outspoken ; )
Welcome back, Missy!
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