U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Was Being Stalked

January 10. 2011

Gabrielle Giffords

The Judiciary Report has repeatedly written about the dangers of individuals being stalked, as it is a serious crime that sometimes turns fatal. Evidence has surfaced indicating, U.S. Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, was approached by assailant, Jared Loughner over a year ago, before he mortally wounded others and shot her in the head this past Saturday at a Safeway Supermarket in Tucson, Arizona.

Loughner and others also targeted Giffords at work, vandalizing her office, by damaging the door and breaking windows. Previously, Loughner contacted her by mail, received a polite response, but was peeved it did not meet his irrational standards. 

This man and others like him, were constantly trying to make contact with Giffords in ways that are inappropriate and intrusive, also known as stalking. The poor thing was backed into a corner and didn't even know it, as she simply shrugged off the prior incidents. However, just because one is a public figure, does not mean one should be subjected to acts of vandalism and physical violence and tolerate it. 

Jared Loughner

These misdeeds were all signs of aggravated stalking that no one did anything about, until it ended in horrible, preventable violence. Why do people not taking stalking seriously enough. Why does something bad have to happen to open people's eyes to the dangers of this perverse crime.

Some will state, how could they have known something like this could happen. It's simple. If someone is crazy enough to break that firmly established social barrier, by stalking and or harassing someone, that says they don't care and are mentally insane with the latent potential to kill. 

Most self-respecting, law abiding people wouldn't dare stalk and terrorize others, as it is socially unacceptable, dysfunctional, creepy, embarrassing, disrespectful and illegal. For someone to cross that line and stalk and harass says it all. 

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