New South Wales Police say they take reports of online stalking seriously.
Assistant Commissioner Peter McErlain says they are very keen to get in touch with victims who have been repeatedly threatened on the social networking site Facebook. "Since the advent of social media, there has been a steep increase in the number of complaints"
"We take them all seriously and regardless of whether the threats are communicated in person, over the phone, face to face, or via the email, or I guess in this case via a social networking site,"
"We do everything within our power to investigate these incidents"
This event and several others were reported to NSWPF, not a single thing has been done,
[S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] continues to this day.While I have made light of this situation - that and the fact that I'm a big burly bloke and simply find
[S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] annoying, tragic - many less empowered people will suffer because of the entrenched rhetoric and inaction that these situations are viewed with by authorities.
The following transcript is a chat that I had on Facebook, Marina was a random who sent through a friend request. I'd never met Marina prior to this chat!
It's pretty mundane stuff until you get to the end.
Now, to be fair - I suspect that the person Marina I was chatting to WAS
9.00Me
back to your life, it sounds like an adventure?
9:01amMarina
no
it is a complete boredom
yours sounds a real fairytale
9:03amMe
not sure about fairytale, perhaps a tim burtonish fairytale, it has been an experience
9:03amMarina
tim burton-good
9:04amMe
i haven't become jaded but do keep looking over my shoulder, jittery
9:04amMarina
how do they call it? a kind of a macabre fairytale
too english for me really
or is it star wars-never could understand all the euphory about it
9:05amMe
went to a gallery opening last night, was amazed at how many ppl wanted to hear my tale, so not right
so voyeristic
9:06amMarina
all people have their ow phobias and manias, it is normal
9:07amMe
iso your life is drama less?
9:07amMarina
it is a melodramatic comedy
9:07amMe
it was called High Drama last night
9:08amMarina
what is the meaning?
9:08amMe
i have to be amused, i kind of played along with it for a while
High Drama: like opera
9:08amMarina
so you are an opera singer?
9:09amMe
Not Remotely, a shower singer perhaps
9:09amMarina
what do you sing? metallica?
9:10amMe
your funny!
9.10amMarina
no. you sound funny and even strange. or maybe it is my lack of education to understand australian humour
9:11amMe
strange, now your just being nasty
i don't sing, not publicly.
9:12amMarina
so i just asked what do you sing when taking your shower, privately, i am not nasty, not really
9:13amMe
that was more sarcasm, i realise your not nasty!
9:14amMarina
not sarcasm either, just vital interest
i also sing in the shower
9:15amMe
house ballads are my chosen tunes to choke, i'd hate to think what i really sound like, running water sufficiently drowns out most of my bad sound
and you sing?
9:16amMarina
some love ballads
and i sing when i am drunk
9:17amMe
you enjoy singing drunk?
9:18amMarina
sure
when i am drunk i enjoy lots of stuff i hate when i am sober
9:19amMe
thats a bit dark, sober is good
9:19amMarina
so you do not drink
9:20amMe
i do drink, i don't get drunk though
9:20amMarina
what is the purpose then?
9:20amMe
what do you enjoy when drunk, make me smile
purpose? the mellow feeling of being slightly aloof?
9:22amMarina
soo many words to look for in a dictionary
9:24amMarina
and how do you relax?
9:25amMe
i walk around relaxed, i try not to get stressed ever, works most of the time
9:25amMarina
you must be happy to live and unstressed life
9:28amMe
i haven't ever lived a stressed life so it's hard to compare
9:29amMarina
can i ask what are you? an artist? a creative author? a freelance philosopher?
9:30amMe
i'm a drop in a bucket ,not sure how to answer that
9:31amMarina
ok
is there any answer?
9:32amMe
i don't think so, freelance philosopher sounds neat
9:32amMarina
good, i am happy i could guess
9:33amMe
i think this year i am going to be a student
i am happy that you are happy
what do you most like doing when drunk?
9:33amMarina
we learn when we live
your happiness makes me happy
welll, i like eating a lot, singing, talking to stangers about the sense of life
9:34amMe
most of the time, sometimes though its nice to sit in a room with other ppl that are looking for something
9:35amMarina
are you talking to me?
9:37amMe
yes? you said: we learn when we live, responce was: most of the time . . .
though thats such a good line "are you talking to me"
9:39amMarina
what are these people looking for?
9:43amMe
life i'd think, i suppose watching other ppls confusion is quite soothing for me, gives a perspective, stops me from wanting to save the world-allows me to realise it doesn't want to be saved-is happy being confused
9:44amMarina
yes, it is a kind of self satisfaction of being either confused. or thrilled. you seem not like it but you enjoy it..
9:46amMe
are you still here?
9:46amMarina
sure here
lively gesturing you i am here
9:49amMe
the [S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] thing disheveled me slightly, the fact that i can't (don't want to either) control someone elses behavior just dictates that i need to be calm, it's not a thought, it's a non-action action
9:50amMarina
non action action sounds very wise and pragmatic
but i was surprised she wrote a message to me. i thought it were you, other you
9:51amMe
pragmatic, you have been digging into that dictionary
9:51amMarina
no, it is an international definition, an easy one
9:52amMe
i'm surprised she found me, didn't think she would look, my disguise it seems was a waste of time, now i'm addicted to my aka too scared to go anyplace near the real me, go figure
9:53amMarina
is there anywhere here a real you?
9:54amMe
this is the real me, i think, my fingers tapping keyboard, my eyes on screen, this is facebook no one on the screen is real real
you are wiser than you let on, i like that a lot
9:55amMarina
there are people on facebook who have several accounts
9:55amMe
humility is my favorite human trait !
9:55amMarina
and i am physically improving my English
you mean you like to humilitate?
9:56amMe
ouch! NO! humility, being humble
9:56amMarina
let me check the dict
9:57amMe
how much show can you put on girl?
9:57amMarina
rrrrright
humility-you like it in you. or in people?
9:57amMe
both
9:57amMarina
so you are humble?
10:02amMarina
10:02amMe
i am pleased you are improving your english, not sure you should be improving off me though, perhaps not the best example, more chats w [S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] would certainly get you up to speed, HOW IN GODS NAME DID YOU HEAR ABOUT
!
10:02amMarina
it turns out had been watching this entire chat on facebook, contacted Marina mid way through the chat & started harassing . . .
Next Day
8:38amMe
what was the [S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] comment the other night, scared the crap out of me!
8:38amMarina
was it you?
8:39amMe
[S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] is my bunny boiling ex, wonderful woman (just in case shes watching)
8:39amMarina
ok
i am from another part of the world and i do not know either you or your bunny boiling ex
8:40amMe
sighs in relief!
8:40amMarina
but i did not get why she was watching me or you or me or us
8:41amMarina
read information and wall of our correspondent before starting a dialogue
she saw us talking in open
it means she is tracing you
8:41amMe
eeeek
8:41amMarina
you are glad i am back
what is eeeeeeeeeek?
8:41amMe
enough of this, i am very glad your back, had fun
eeek is an I'm afraid sound, like a squeel
You sound (profile) like you have a brilliant life
adventurous
8:43amMarina
but
anyway i understood from her she had something with you
good or bad, something to do with her feelings
8:44amMe
something
8:44amMarina
i might know better and i do not know why she wrote to me
8:47amMe
no relations, if she is stalking that is unfortunate, i have moved cities to make distance between us. i'm sorry she contacted you, she really is a bit lost at the moment
8:48amMarina
do you have common children?
8:49amMe
no thankfully
8:49amMarina
she told you stole her children heart sorry
8:50amMe
i hope your conversation with [S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] was interesting, not sure how much of what she said is truth or feeling?
8:51amMarina
ok it was not coversation, everything is virtual anyway, and i am not intersted in your relations. i just do not want to be between you as i told you.
8:52amMe
i have a safe distance from [S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] so i feel quite calm in discussing
8:52amMarina
ok
8:53amMe
as far as i am concerned [S.W.N.I.D.N.M.!] longer exists, i will never in my lifetime see her again, this is a comfort!
8:53amMarina
is it the only thing to comfort you?
8:54amMe
i am completely self contained, don't really need anything, everything i do get is a wonder, a nice experience. so far i haven't sought any other form of comfort!
alex is a little diabolical on this though, hurtful even
8:55amMarina
diabolical sounds challenging
8:56amMe
if i go by her history of badgering others with our woes: she has told you some pretty tall stories
8:56amMarina
no
it was a very short notice you hurt her and her children and tehre were some money issues
8:57amMe
these stories have been told to almost every human i know, family, friends, business acquaintances, now apparently complete strangers: diabolical
8:58amMarina
ok
let her be
8:58amMe
my sentiments precisely, she will work her way through it in her own time
No comments:
Post a Comment