Man Allegedly Uses GPS To Stalk Ex-Girlfriend

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Some people simply deserve to go to jail for a very long time. Here's a story of a guy who was upset about his long-time girlfriend kicking him out. He began stalking her, showing up wherever she was, even when she went to small, out-of-the-way places. After complaining to the police, they took a look and found that he had installed a GPS device in her car, under the hood. Now he's being charged with "stalking, burglary, second-degree reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct".
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    Anonymous Coward, 31 Dec 2002 @ 8:35am

    what is with this punishment stuff?

    This guy is clearly messed up in the head.

    He did nothing to harm this woman, though he was ceratinly annoying.

    Given the amount of damage he could have done to her with that information, and the fact that he merely annoyed her rather than harmed her, I'd suggest close psychiatric supervision, but to throw this guy in jail for 20 years is only going to twist him until he's permanently bent. He will eventually get out and be really messed up.

    Jail time in cases like this won't fix anthing. It will delay the problem, still cost $20,000+ a year and possibly lead to horrible revenge and this guy being nearly unhirable when he gets out.

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      Mike (profile), 31 Dec 2002 @ 9:47am

      Re: what is with this punishment stuff?

      Fair point.

      The thing is, he did *stalk* her. He did break into her car. And there certainly seemed like potential to hurt her if he was showing up in all these places she went.

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      Timmmay!, 31 Dec 2002 @ 4:29pm

      Re: what is with this excuse stuff?

      He did nothing to harm this woman, though he was ceratinly annoying

      I think if someone was stalking you 24/7 you'd change your tune that they weren't doing anything. Does he have to kill her before the cops will do anything? No, that's why we have anti-stalking laws -- because people have in the past been murdered by their stalkers.

      I think 20 years in Federal-pound-you-in-the-ass prison sounds just about right...

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        Anonymous Coward, 1 Jan 2003 @ 6:43pm

        Re: what is with this excuse stuff?

        I know this sounds difficult, but he was in a relationship with her. That doesn't give him any rights over her, but since he was doing this with someone he failed to continue to have a relationship with, and since realtionships are by there essence emotionally charged, I think you could extend a little understanding and beneift of the doubt. He did not pick a stranger at random and stalk her; I think counseling would be more effective than punishment.

        For you to suggest that prison should be a place where you are anally raped when you have not anally raped anyone suggests to me that you enjoy the idea of anal rape.

        Prison is a place where those who cannot be members are society are removed from society for the safety of society, not a place for the anonymous toruture of the perpetrator. Prisons do not exist to fulfill your gay dungeon bondage fantasies.

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          mikey, 19 Jul 2004 @ 7:35pm

          Re: what is with this excuse stuff?

          Would you give the same sentece to a girl who had stalked a man?

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    Romeotv, 11 Aug 2008 @ 9:07pm

    Timmmay needs anal poundin by my manmeat

    I'll fawk you in da bum stalker style timmay. Da guy was just claming what was righfully his. He should have anally raped her and it wud be all good.

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