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Originally Posted by analog
Is "homocide" the killing of gay people, or something? Because I'm talking about homicide. (/sarcasm)
Moving on, I stand by my original assertion. Stalking is not about homicide. Stalking is about coveting, and it's about obsession. Often, it's part of a larger scheme within the mind of the stalker. They want to know everything the other person is doing for purposes of controlling their life. This notion of "control" is totally separate from stalking, the stalking just because a tool to carry out the other portions of their psychoses.
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And the extension of that is I will kill you so no one else will ever have you.
And I will kill our children for the same reason. And yes, stalking has everything to do with homicide--because when men kill their partners it is part of an overall cycle of control, of which stalking is one of the manifestations, taken to the next level, is death....
[/QUOTE]Your example of men who are abusive and then stalk their female (ex-?) partners only links because who already have homicidal intentions, anger, and control issues, can also be stalkers.
What you're asserting is a logical fallacy of association, much like saying "all people who drive cars, drive Ford Mustangs" when in fact the correct statement would be, "All people who drive Ford Mustangs are driving cars."
No, stalking has nothing to do with homicide- that does not mean that stalking, in itself, cannot be yet another tool that controlling, dangerous people can employ.[/QUOTE]
Which can lead to homicide if the perpetrator has a psychological break, which, unfortunately, happens a lot. The worse case scenario, VA Tech, the least worse, suicide.
[/QUOTE]Can we all move on, now?[/QUOTE]
No we can't, because unless we start to take mental health issues seriously, and begin to address them before the shootings begin, this will happen again, and again and again.....