But wat about racism. Evrywhere I go its racism. Peopl do not help
me.

Fatima

--- In AntiRacismUK@..., "deji_one" <deji_one@...>
wrote:
>
> A book that may be helpful in dealing with the problem of stalkers.
>
> Amazon: I'LL Be Watching You: True Stories of Stalkers and Their
Victims
> <http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/product-
description/1852279311/sr=8-\
> 8/qid=1179614261/ref=dp_proddesc_0/026-3323096-6910802?
ie=UTF8&n=266239&\
> s=books&qid=1179614261&sr=8-8>
>
> Book Description
> What drives one human being to become obsessed with another -
someone
> they may never even have met? What makes that person decide their
life
> is in some way linked with their victim's - whom they have chosen,
often
> at random, and without encouragement? And what happens when the
> obsessions of unbalanced misfits, desperate loners and aggrieved
> ex-partners spiral out of control? A comprehensive investigation
into
> stalking - the crime of the modern age.
> Stalking is on the increase. And it isn't only celebrities who
become
> the targets of irrational and desperate individuals. Men and women
with
> everyday jobs who lead ordinary lives can just as easily become
someone
> else's obsession.
>
> Since John Lennon's murder in 1980 the world has recognised the
danger
> that lies behind this insidious and threatening behaviour, but has
been
> slow to act against it. It is only as recently as 1997 that the
> Protection from Harassment Act brought stalking on to the British
> statute books.
>
> In this thoroughly researched, serious investigation into a
disturbing
> phenomenon, Richard Gallagher interviews victims, police,
psychologists
> - and those who 'stalk the stalkers' - to provide remarkable
accounts of
> obsession, delusion, and terror. The book is an insight into the
minds
> of these disturbed individuals - and the consequences of their
> behaviour. It is a book whose time has come.
>
> Synopsis
> Stalking is on the increase. In this investigation, Richard
Gallagher
> interviews victims, police, psychologists - and those who stalk the
> stalkers - to provide accounts of obsession, delusion and terror.
>
> From the Publisher
> 'These things only happen in films. In normal life people just don't
> behave like this.' So thought one of the victims of obsessive
stalking
> in Richard Gallagher's book. Unfortunately she was wrong. In this
case,
> the stalker went from being content with an occasional cup of tea
and a
> chat to becoming a daily menace in the life of his victim,
resulting in
> the breakdown of her marriage and her employers refusing to believe
the
> abuse she was suffering. Disbelief is the natural reaction to the
> obsessions of a disturbed and deluded mind; especially when their
> behaviour is so far-fetched, so unwarranted, that it simply defies
> reason. I'll Be Watching You is a sensitive and thorough
investigation
> into the crime, covering this chilling phenomenon from the first
> reported case through to the events that led up to the killing of
Jill
> Dando. This is an important book - written with the co-operation of
some
> of the survivors of horrific and irrational crimes.
>
> About the Author
> Richard Gallagher began his career as an actor before turning to
> full-time writing in the mid-80s. He is the author of nine plays
> including How to Dispose of a Corpse, based on the Dennis Nilsen
> killings, and French Paste which was nominated for a Manchester
Evening
> News award for best new play. His short story, 'Mother's Day', was
> filmed by Yorkshire Television, and starred Kathy Staff. He has also
> worked as a theatre journalist for the Greater Manchester Theatre
> magazine.
>