Are celebrities more vulnerable to stalking?
It’s the opposite actually, but you hear more about the celebrity stalking cases. The majority of stalking cases involve regular people, and of these most are related to cases of domestic violence against women. There have been studies done that show that most women who leave abusive relationships are stalked by former boyfriends or husbands. Q. What should people understand about stalkers? A: It’s hard to say why some people stalk or develop their fixations. But we’ve found that stalkers can be driven by obsession, revenge, ego or rejection. Anything can trigger them. Also, stalkers never think their crimes are their fault. They blame the victim. They even blame the police. They never take responsibility. Stalkers don’t get rehabilitated. They come out and stalk again. Q: What has changed in the way stalkers are prosecuted? A: Plenty. The justice system is just beginning to understand that people are dying because of stalking, and that stalkers are dangerous criminals, not just “pests
