Nosey Rosey On Edgework

‘Edgework’ is a model that explores the interplay of emotions, identity, risk, and crime (Ferrell, Hayward, & Young, 2015). This idea would imply that “people push themselves to the ‘edge’ and participate in edgework [or risk] in search of a ‘adrenaline rush’ and identity” (Ferrell, Hayward, & Young, 2015). This explains the feeling that people experience when they creep on other’s profiles for information. It’s the thrill of not getting caught and the satisfaction of finding the information that they were looking for. This sort of edgework makes people feel like they have a purpose or identity. For Nosey Rosey it makes her feel like a detective, for Momma Bear it give her the satisfaction of finding a criminal and getting revenge, for Fitness Freak it’s the admiration of others, for Payton its gaining knowledge about someone she doesn’t like, and for Ms. Independent it’s about making sure a man never plays her again. All these emotions lead them to participate in the edgework of creeping and gives them an additional propose.
Transgression and Control Creeping is an everyday transgression that causes tensions between the law and what …show more content…
Therefore, the person is giving others permission to look at that public information. Participants thought that creeping is unlike stalking because it is not an aggressive act or unwanted conduct, however, they could see how it could rise to the stalking level. It appears that some of the behaviors that are performed during creeping sessions would not be acceptable in person, yet society does not recognize this because they are constantly receiving messages and products that tell them creeping online is okay. This globalization is creating an increased tension between the transgression and control. In turn, the justice system is forced to change its notion of crime and