Stalking involves a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress or to fear for that person\u2019s own safety or that of another. This includes cyberstalking, a particular form of stalking in which electronic media such as the Internet, social networks, blogs, texts, or other similar forms of contact are used to pursue, harass, or make unwelcome contact with another person. Stalking and cyberstalking may involve individuals who are known to one another or have an intimate or sexual relationship or may involve individuals not known to one another. For the purposes of this definition:<\/p>\n
\u201cCourse of conduct\u201d means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which the alleged stalker directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person\u2019s property.<\/p>\n
\u201cReasonable person\u201d means a prudent person who normally exercises due care under similar circumstances.<\/p>\n
\u201cSubstantial emotional distress\u201d means significant mental suffering or anguish that may, but does not necessarily, require medical or other professional treatment or counseling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stalking involves a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress or to fear for that person\u2019s own safety or that of another. This includes cyberstalking, a particular form of stalking in which electronic media such as the Internet, social networks, blogs, texts, or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"parent":160,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n