[Foundation-l] Stalking Article

Wed Jun 11 11:34:57 UTC 2008

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> Anthony wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Anthony wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Dennis During wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is stalking in the real world a crime in itself?
>>>>
>>> In most jurisdictions, yes.  But as has been pointed out, enforcement
>>> can be very difficult.
>>>
>> And let me add that the Internet is part of the real world.
>>
>>
> In a strict ultimate sense you are right of course,
>
> Some behaviours would still cast doubt on that finding. :-)
>
I assume you're joking, but if someone is continuously harassing
and/or threatening you, it doesn't matter whether it's by phone, by
mail, by email, by instant message, by wiki talk page, by whatever.
Stalking is stalking.  Cyberstalking is stalking.  Wikistalking is
stalking.  Anyone who persists in using one of the terms to mean less
than that is harming society.

The Internet is part of the real world.  Full stop.