Info:: I am a disabled person that contributes to
many support groups online/Internet/Usenet/News Groups. I have some information
about me on my web sites and the struggles I go through with medical problems,
legal problems, insurance problems, and government agency problems.
There are many nasty mean horrible people that will harass, stalk,
and abuse those people online that are sick/disabled and will use the information
available through the online support groups and web sites to stalk the
sick/disabled person around on Usenet/news Groups, and cyberstalk them,
harass, abuse, lie, spread malicious rumors, attacks, and will stop at
nothing in their quest to destroy the person. They will sometimes hide
behind a false/anonymous identity and hide behind their idea of free speech.
They may sometimes use a computer through a college/university as they
know that there is not much of a chance anyone will help stop the harassment
because of using a computer they do not own.
The law will not consider it harassment and even treat the victim as
a kook unless there is actual proof that your life is/has been threatened
and the law will blow of your pleas for help as a joke. If/when you contact
the service provider of the ISP/Usenet service provider of the attacker
the attacker will go as far as to claim that they are the victim. The attackers
ISP usually does not take this abuse serious and the attacker will laugh
off most attempts by the victim to have the attackers account cancelled.
While most people that are flamed. attacked, abused, stalked, just move
on with their lives, a person that is sick/disabled has a real bad time
because in many cases they are just barely hanging on due to chronic severe
pain, illness and al the devastation illness does to a person's life. They
can be pushed over the edge into a breakdown if the abuse/harassment is
bad enough and lasts any amount of time.
I appreciate anyone that helps with this cause to help convict
the abusers/harassers/attackers as most of the organizations that are setup
to help people that are victims of online harassment/abuse will not even
address the subject of sick/disabled person under attack, they will only
setup small support groups and Internet sites and information to help the
Cyberstalking abuse that does not have any section to help the sick/disabled
persons under attack. While these groups are usually non-profit and are
designed to help people, which I applaud, that are sick/disabled and attacked
are having a 'Hate Crime' being committed against them and the law seems
to laugh this off. I hope those that are in the position to bring these
abuses to the front and in the spot light. Thank you for reading and caring.