Stalking System: Can It Be Avoided Or False?

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When a person has been stalked, harassed in any type of way it can alter a person life for ever. That person would like to have justice served no matter what it takes. The system is designed in place to handle matter such as these on a daily basic. Some states handle there Laws differently then other states, but facts remain a stalker deserve major punishment. When it comes to being harassed it falls under the same category and deserves the same major punishment. Being harassed can tare a person down. It can make a person never want to be alone, make them fear everyone, most of all make them loose trust in people. Same goes with being stalked by someone. Only difference with being stalked you tend to know that person. When been harassed

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