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Cyberstalkers are often driven by revenge, hate, anger, jealousy, obsession and mental illness. While a cyberharasser may be motivated by some of these same feelings, often the harassment is driven by the desire to frighten or embarrass the harassment victim.
Sometimes the harasser intends to teach the victim a lesson in netiquette or political correctness (from the harasser’s point of view). Often the cyberharassment victim is merely in the wrong place at the wrong time, or has made a comment or expressed an opinion that the cyberharasser dislikes. We have even seen cases where the victim is merely being targeted because they are the first ones the cyberharasser encounters when they are in a “bad mood.
wow Thats Fascinating stuff Mids
Do we know any of the above ?
Though the legal recognition of stalking is a recent evolution, the behaviour that is involved is by no means a product of the 20th century. It is known though that criminal behaviour is incredibly adaptive to new technologies, with credit card, mobile phone and computer fraud as examples. It is also acknowledged that stalking has now taken an on-line form, colloquially referred to as cyber-stalking.
As the personal computer and the Internet bring the world into our homes, they provide access to a vast amount of information, and provide forums for individuals from all over the world to meet one another in a relatively anonymous environment. One example of these forums is the chat room where people from hundreds of countries may gather and meet, trade information and files, and chat about a range of topics from music to sex. Though this has bred a large number of international relationships, most of which prove harmless, it does present the possibility that ones on-line personality may become the target of unwanted attention.
Cyberstalking, which is simply an extension of the physical form of stalking, is where the electronic mediums such as the Internet are used to pursue, harass or contact another in an unsolicited fashion. Most often, given the vast distances that the Internet spans, this behaviour will never manifest itself in the physical sense but this does not mean that the pursuit is any less distressing. There are a wide variety of means by which individuals may seek out and harass individuals even though they may not share the same geographic borders, and this may present a range of physical, emotional, and psychological consequences to the victim.
Thats shocking :shock: :shock: :shock:
but do we know any :?
DOA! Stop frigging cyber stalking me! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
I know I’m the sh*t, but damn, take it down a few notches.
ooooooooooooooooooooo we had our first divorce today that cites using web-cam norties :oops: they even give their user names and are accusing each other of signing in on each others passwords etc……….. both parties deny it of course :wink:
Sorry totally nothing to do with stalkers…………. :wink:
It totally is though Sharon that’s how a lot of this rubbish starts with trust..been there..got crap in real life..stalked them back..it wasnt easy…but thanks to the old messers on jc I was able to free myself…you couldn’t do what they did then, things are way more sophisticated now…it’s pretty damn scary..only thing I can offer is DO NOT GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION and jc was saying that way back.
When I first came on here I was naive that’s why most of the old regs know my real name and address cos it was typed in the room if I didn’t do what certain ppl wanted..I won’t even give my age now pathetic huh! I know your place of work, your first and last name how many children you have, their ages, your husband’s first name and your location, what kind of pets you have…that’s all they need. Makes me so mad we cannot be ourselves and if we are it could put one in jeopardy.
When stupid chatters challenge most of the name changers I feel angry cos we had to change and some people still do on a continuous basis, not because they want to dupe anyone but to keep them safe.
I will say this if you do not meet up with the wackos the rest are normal people and totally nice…..hope you can tell the difference………..I couldn’t. I had met him prior to the net and for a vacation and knew him for 2 yrs before he turned.
How dumb was I? Maybe gives you some insight to who I am on here now!
@lil fek wrote:
It totally is though Sharon that’s how a lot of this rubbish starts with trust..been there..got crap in real life..stalked them back..it wasnt easy…but thanks to the old messers on jc I was able to free myself…you couldn’t do what they did then, things are way more sophisticated now…it’s pretty damn scary..only thing I can offer is DO NOT GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION and jc was saying that way back.
Very well said and may I echo this post.
We consistently tell ALL our users NOT to give out personal information. Sadly they still insist that it is OK to give somebody their mobile number or their real name because the person is a ”friend”.
Time after time the JustChat Staff have to deal with issues where somebody’s personal stuff has been plastered all over the chatrooms or inappropriate internet sites, or where they are being threatened or stalked … causing them considerable distress … and all because they gave a ”friend” a photo or a mobile number or God forbid, their real name and address.
I cannot stress too much that you never REALLY know to whom you are chatting or what they are REALLY like – however much you may think you do – and giving what amounts to a total stranger any of your personal details carries with it an extremely high risk.
We all read in the papers stories of chatroom users that have terrible things happen to them, and these things can ONLY happen if you allow another user to know who you are in ”real life”.
By all means enjoy chatting or posting on this site .. that’s what it is here for, but NEVER disclose to ANYBODY any personal stuff…. the risk simply isn’t worth it.
Sad really isnt it. I cant really pretend to be what I am not. Im honest. I do prob give out more than I should, but I wouldnt bother being here if I couldnt be myself at times. I obviously draw the line at real PERSONAL information……….. :wink: I just think its really cr*p that the net has pushed people to have to hide behind unreal names and even more so unreal personalities :twisted:
Lil fek, I still am at a loss as to who you used to be lol!!!! ~Was I even here then? :shock: :)
Sharon, it’s not that the internet has ”pushed people to hide behind unreal names …. and personalities” as such. The fact is that the nasty people were always out there somewhere, it’s just that most of us might only meet one of them occasionally, if at all.
The internet allows us to interact with other people across an unlimited geographical area, whilst at the same time removing all social and personal barriers to behaviour. For some people, this means being able to live out their most private fantasies without any thought of being ”found out”. Sadly this can bring out the worst in them.
The vast majority of internet users are normal reasonable likeable people. The problems only occur with the tiny minority and it is against this minority that we constantly preach the warning message to internet users – NEVER DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
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