[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by redwitch

From what I've read, the victim was very uncomfortable around this man and did her best to avoid him. She was in no way at fault. Heck, even if she had slept with him, she was not at fault. Stalkers can develop a "meaningful relationship" with their victim by almost any actions of the victim. A simple hello can be interpreted as "I love you". A tweet about the weather becomes an invitation in the mind of the stalker. To even remotely blame the victim is, at best, patently unfair.

Stalkers hear what they want to hear, not what is said.
I feel very sorry for this woman, caught up in some man's aberration.
There is nothing fair about the situation.
If I were her, I'd definitely be moving, to get some peace of mind.

[Chi-Town]

Interesting article featuring the shooter without mentioning The Villages:

Women Often Pay The Price" - When Male Entitlement Collides With Guns, Women Often Pay The Price

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Interesting article featuring the shooter without mentioning The Villages:

Women Often Pay The Price" - When Male Entitlement Collides With Guns, Women Often Pay The Price

Thanks for that link.

Here is a resource that might be helpful for people-- VAWnet | The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women

I had a stalker Gail P., as did my then live-in girlfriend Jennifer V., while I was on the reference desk at the University of Minnesota Law Library in 1989-1990 for about nine months. The University could not do much of anything to stop her. She was at the Law Library researching her defense in a stalking of a U of MN Mathematics Professor. She had chained herself to his desk to get his attention. She followed me home one day and I think that was enough for the University to put some controls on her.

I do know what this feels like though. I will say though that my then live-in girlfriend Jennifer fought like a tiger to get the U of MN to do something. She was a U of MN Law School Student Class of 1990.

[BritParrothead]

Saw this on Huffington Post this morning

[EnglishJW]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

33 shots and only 3k in damages.........the front door cost $1800..................

In the overall scheme of things this is a minor issue but I had the same thought.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Interesting article featuring the shooter without mentioning The Villages:

Women Often Pay The Price" - When Male Entitlement Collides With Guns, Women Often Pay The Price

Here is an article that could be entitled. "Three unemployed young people who obtained guns illegally steal car from Mayor of Sanford by placing a gun in his mouth and his ear".
Florida Mayor Carjacked at Gunpoint Outside Home

[graciegirl]

Among quite a few people who live here, as there are in the general population.

Sheriff's office is watching them, but there is a limit to what can be done about folks who might at any time become a real danger rather than an aggravation.