A law that could make ‘stalkers’ of us all
Wednesday, 15th November 2006
Tessa Mayes says that the crime of harassment is not being prevented by legislation which enables the police to issue warnings to people when they have simply had a quarrel
‘Stalker’ has become a joke word in some quarters. A woman who complains of being stalked often means no more than that she is receiving unwanted attention from a former casual lover or perhaps a long-term partner she has just dumped. Some women even refer affectionately to their ‘stalkers’.
Real harassment is a serious matter, of course. Under the Protection from Harassment Act (1997) — the law covering stalking — it is recognised that harassment by stalkers can involve the threat of violence. Nobody feels affectionately toward those who threaten them with violence. But too often the law is being applied absurdly — with the inevitable result that harassment cases are often thrown out.
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