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Have you been receiving unwanted gifts, phone calls, emails, messages and felt that someone had been secretly following your whereabouts? Don\u2019t take this lightly. Your safety may be at risk. <\/span>Stalking<\/b> is a crime called <\/span>criminal harassment in Canada<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on research, many people who have reported a similar incident to the police said that the police took their case lightly. Some even got baffled reactions from people they tell their ordeals to.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Stalking?<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"What<\/span><\/p>\n

As lightly as it may sound, stalking, also known as criminal harassment, should be prosecuted because it is predatory. It makes the victim feel unsafe and fearful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Several stalking cases have been taken lightly but have taken the most unimaginable twists, leaving their victims either lifeless or traumatized due to terror.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stalking may come in different forms, some range from the simplest acts such as gift-giving, phone calls, following the victim, and can be considered stalking if the attention is unwanted and comes to the point of harassment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding Stalking or Criminal Harassment<\/b><\/h2>\n

Stalking, legally known as \u201ccriminal harassment,\u201d is misunderstood by many. Often, stalking is romanticized and taken as a sign of love.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Repeatedly following, communicating, despite being told off, watching over someone\u2019s house and activities is not a sign of love.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a sign of obsessive behavior ruled by power and abuse. Again-do not be flattered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of how the authorities treat stalking, many criminal harassment cases have escalated to violence and death. Let\u2019s quickly look into the two most common reasons for stalking.<\/span><\/p>\n

People who get rejected<\/b><\/h3>\n

When someone is rejected by a lover, a family, or a co-worker, they can sometimes result in stalking as an outlet of their anger or frustration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This mostly happens to people who can not take rejection and take it out in the form of stalking whoever had rejected them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The hope of Interest<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

This behavior is often done by people who are interested in someone (mostly related to a sexual fantasy), hoping that the other person will take an interest in them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes, stalking may also be associated with a mental condition such as delusion.<\/span><\/p>\n

What behaviours comprise stalking?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Sadly, stalking includes varied forms of behavior that only aim to control and frighten its victim. In earlier years, stalking was all about phone calls, sending unwanted gifts and messages.<\/span><\/p>\n

But today, stalking has evolved in so many different ways and often involves harming the victim.<\/span><\/p>\n