# What do you think about the so called "Gang Stalking"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944 "2015-09-20T14:08:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/84 "2016-01-26T23:00:36Z")
> [@DrCube](#): > > I don’t see anything in the article that even mentions what gang stalking _is_. They mention harassment, they mention persecution, they mention “tactics” but what the hell are the alleged stalkers actually _doing_? The only concrete actions specified were referring to a fictional television show and all it said was that she couldn’t get service at her favorite restaurants. There are no stalkers. It’s in the victim’s head. The victims of gang stalking irrationally think that everyone is stalking them. They think the news anchor is secretly instructing people to follow the victim. If someone happens to look at them on the street, it’s one of the stalkers. They think the CIA and FBI are instructing people to stalk the victim, report their actions, and recruit other stalkers. Spy drones follow them as they walk down the street and spy in their windows. If they lose their job, it’s because the stalkers have recruited their boss and told him to fire the victim. It’s a form of mental illness where the victim feels like they are the subject of a vast conspiracy which is monitoring him and foiling him at any possible opportunity. It’s not the same thing as bullying in which there are real people doing real harassment. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/85 "2016-01-27T02:19:40Z")
> [@DrCube](#): > > Is there anything to this phenomenon at all? Or is it, like the first reply said, basically just a symptom of mental illness? It’s a symptom of mental illness. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/86 "2016-01-27T02:46:07Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Except, of course, when they aren’t - when I was 14 I told the school authorities I was being harassed, threatened, and bullied and they referred me to mental health counseling… until I was found beaten bloody and unconscious in a school hallway. Oh, it seems I WAS under threat and not crazy! > > Even when it seems likely that such a belief may be delusional it should still be seriously investigated. Such things do happen in the world. That, and mentally ill people can also be quite vulnerable targets as well. I sure hope the people who did this were arrested. I’m guessing they weren’t, however. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/87 "2016-01-27T03:39:31Z")
No, the people involved were not arrested. I do not care to discuss it more, not in the least because I have no memory of the actual attack and basically lost most of three days of my memory due to the injuries I suffered. Most of what I know is what was related to me by other people. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/88 "2016-01-27T13:32:28Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > There are no stalkers. It’s in the victim’s head. The victims of gang stalking irrationally think that everyone is stalking them. They think the news anchor is secretly instructing people to follow the victim. If someone happens to look at them on the street, it’s one of the stalkers. They think the CIA and FBI are instructing people to stalk the victim, report their actions, and recruit other stalkers. Spy drones follow them as they walk down the street and spy in their windows. If they lose their job, it’s because the stalkers have recruited their boss and told him to fire the victim. > > It’s a form of mental illness where the victim feels like they are the subject of a vast conspiracy which is monitoring him and foiling him at any possible opportunity. It’s not the same thing as bullying in which there are real people doing real harassment. Modern technology has done wonders for paranoia. In earlier times, people had relatively primitive devices to worry about (i.e. TVs, X-ray machines). Now there are surveillance cameras everywhere, cellphone towers emitting scary-sounding radiation, computers of every shape and description, Google glass - _you are being monitored 24/7 and They are all talking about you!_ And the best thing is, there are websites where you can share your experiences with similar “victims” (folie à thousands). The scarier alternative (that no one gives a shit) cannot be entertained. ---
**Author:** ![MrMarkMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@MrMarkMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMarkMark)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/89 "2021-12-23T01:33:49Z")
[quote=“Mercedes, post:12, topic:731944”] terms Gang stalking is as real as can be .I have had it happen to me on an off for 12 years or so.It was really bad in San Antonio.It amazes me how many people are involved some times…As far as the ones on here who will say I’m crazy you are probably a gangstalking coward.My favorite thing they did to me one time was as I was walking through a subdivision down the sidewalk,everytime I got to a driveway a car would pull in and sit in front of me blocking the sidewalk.If I tried to go around it would leave .It took me forever to walk like that and this happened at every other house.No car stayed that all turned around and left.I have had so many people say I am crazy that I only look at what is happening in a logical way .I also started to approach these people and try to talk to them they will leave fast .Cowards.I can’t say why they are so dedicated or who provides the tech stuff they must have but it’s real as can be.If you say I am crazy I’m thinking you are either a moron or you gang stalking people I have dealt with this far to much .Neighbors upstairs following me around and watching everything I do.I have a way to prove it .All I do is get naked and start doing some really weird sex stuff and immediately Laughter erupts from upstairs and movement gets loud .Exactly when I do this.like they are my audience .I can hear I have ears. Sometimes I point a gun at the floor upstairs and the footsteps leave pretty quick.It can only happen so many times until it isn’t a coincidence.For those who say I’m crazy .I am pretty sure you are less than intelligent and you take any chance to call people crazy that you can because it makes you feel like less of a failure.The world is getting really evil and people are getting more ignorant every day. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/90 "2021-12-23T01:50:02Z")
Why do you think you are being stalked? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/91 "2021-12-23T01:59:23Z")
Zombies really “shamble” more than “stalk”. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/92 "2021-12-23T02:12:28Z")
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/93 "2021-12-23T02:12:52Z")
I’m closing this topic while I discuss it with the other mods. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944/94 "2021-12-23T21:18:26Z")
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