STALKING
EXT. CAMPUS COMMON GROUNDS -ROLL ®STUDENTS WALKING
RODNIE WILLIAMS
Over one million women were stalked last year and the most common age for women being stalked is between the ages of 18 and 29.
INT. OFFICE
Interview with Rodnie Williams. Add title.
ON CAMERA - ADD TITLE 'RODNIE WILLIAMS, Certified protection professional, FOUNDER 360 STAY SAFE
RODNIE WILLIAMS
Also interesting to note is that males can be stalked as well and last
year 17% of the reported stalking cases were cases where males were
actually the victims of the stalking. And another thing to realize about
stalking is frequently people think gee, you know this is a
relationship that's gone bad or you know her boyfriend weirded out on
her or something to that effect, but actually 23% of the people that
reported stalking cases were actually stalked by strangers, people that
they didn't know.
EXT. CAMPUS COMMON GROUNDS
B-ROLL ®STUDENTS WALKING
Students walking through campus. The camera follows one person, then
moves to follow another person. We can't tell who is following whom. The
stalkers could be anyone.
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
Stalking is when a person intentionally follows or harasses another
person and frequently they will also accompany that following or
harasses with threats.
ON CAMERA RODNIE WILLIAMS (CONT'D)
Direct threats are pretty easy to spot. Typically, they make a threat of
bodily harm or they're going to do something physical to a person or to
vandalize your property, but implied threats are a little more
subtle...
B-ROLL ®STUDENTS walking bicycle across campus
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...they'll say if you don't do this thing, then you're going to be sorry. If you don't perform a certain way...
ON CAMERA RODNIE WILLIAMS (CONT'D)
...then you're going to wish you would have and then _kind of_ leave it hanging...
ANGLE ON THE ARGUING COUPLE from previous chapter
RODNIE WILLIAMS (CONT'D)
...the person may be angry. They may be somebody who seems like their
only connection to life is you. They may be very and inordinately
interested about you and where you're at and who you're with.
ON CAMERA RODNIE WILLIAMS (CONT'D)
Sometimes they really develop an overdependence on you or an
over-reliance on you. Other things that could be going on is the person
may be following you. They could be harassing you and that harassing
could...EXT. outside southwest dorm, stalker questioning roommate
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)(CONT'D)
...come in the form of unwanted emails or voice mails or text messages.
They would also talk to a lot of your friends, to try to figure out your
whereabouts and who you're spending time with...
Stalker: Do you think she wants to see me today? Maybe at all?
Roommate: You could call her. You have her number, don't you?
Stalker: Ah no, could you give me her number?
Roommate: Yeah, sure.
Stalker: Let me get this down...
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
...hidden signs of stalking may come up in different areas. There maybe some ...
EXT. PARKING LOT. AUTO IS COVERED WITH GRAFFITI_ WITH SOMETHING RESEMBLING PAINT?
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
...unexplained vandalism, maybe to your bike or to your vehicle, or maybe there's some vandalism to your front door...
INT. SOUTHWEST RESIDENCE HALL. STALKED CO-ED OPENS DORM ROOM DOOR and
finds a package in a plain brown wrapper_ left outside her door. She
picks it up and looks around
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
...or you get odd packages or letters or notes that you don't know where
they come from and they have odd sorts of things in them.
EXT. CAMPUS COMMON GROUNDS. GROUP OF STUDENTS GETTING PHOTO TAKEN One student poses a group of 7
students (5 male, 2 female) in a photo. They are diverse. The student
taking the photo is a female. When she snaps the photo, the 'photo'
becomes the on-screen image.
Photographer: Here, can you move over here? Yeah, go sit on the wall
over there. You should come over to the other side. You're tall, so you
need to kneel. photographer continues to wrangle other students
CHRISTIANA (V.O.)
Not all stalkers are created equal. They have different needs, and motivations.
INT. OFFICE ON CAMERA - ADD NAME TITLE 'DR. JOHN R. BURI, Psychology Professor, University of St. Thomas' DR. JOHN BURI
Some individuals are very, very egocentric. And they believe that they really are a gift. They are a gift to the human race.
EXT. Photographer taking picture
Photographer: Ready? Smile!
DR. JOHN BURI (V.O.)
And they really do expect that you are going to treat them in the same way and they can't accept the fact...
GRAPHIC - HIGHLIGHT MALE STUDENT #1 - ADD CG'NARCISSISTIC'
DR. JOHN BURI (V.O.)
...that somebody would actually reject them and break off a relationship
and therefore, they will pursue it. They will begin to stalk.
INT. OFFICE
ON CAMERA DR. JOHN BURI
...there's a certain excitement in stalking, in pursuing and therefore,
they will continue to pursue you and what they're really after...
GRAPHIC - HIGHLIGHT FEMALE STUDENT #2 - ADD CG EROTOMANIAC
DR. JOHN BURI (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...is the rush. They're, they're kind of wild with this idea of winning the prey. They're erotomaniacs.
INT. OFFICE ON CAMERA
DR. JOHN BURI
Some stalkers are quite paranoid. They're afraid that people are out to get them.
GRAPHIC - HIGHLIGHT MALE STUDENT #3 - ADD CG 'PARANOID'
DR. JOHN BURI (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...and they believe that you might be against them as well and it's very
difficult for them, to be able to handle that reality and therefore,
they'll do whatever they can, so that you don't turn against them. It
only confirms their paranoid thoughts if you do.
DR. JOHN BURI (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Some stalkers are antisocial.
GRAPHIC - HIGHLIGHT MALE STUDENT #4 - ADD CG 'SOCIOPATH'
DR. JOHN BURI (V.O.) (CONT'D)
They're sociopaths. They have a very poor sense of guilt. Situations
where other people would experience guilt or would realize that certain
behaviors are inappropriate, they don't. They have a very poor sense of
social protocol, and therefore...
CUTAWAY - EXTERIOR SHOT OF CHRISTIAN STALKING / LURKING / TALKING TO A 'GIRLFRIEND'
DR. JOHN BURI (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...they will stalk and they will be persistent in their stalking...
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
One of the first things that you can do is you can ignore the person and ignore their attempts to contact you...
INT. OFFICE ON CAMERA - ADD TITLE 'RODNIE WILLIAMS, Certified Protection Professional, FOUNDER 360 STAY SAFE
RODNIE WILLIAMS
...and you can be clear with them that you don't want to have any
involvement with them. If they send you a gift, send it back unopened.
She is sorting though her mail_, one piece of which is a large stuffed
envelope from her 'stalker'_ (ex-date). She writes 'return to sender' on
the envelope.
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
If they send you a note or they leave you a voice mail don't return it.
INT. SOUTHWEST RESIDENCE HALL
A female student will be shown in a variety of activities in her room as
she 'handles' her stalker's behavior. CO-ED ANSWERS HER CELL PHONE_
CO-ED: Hey Kelly, what's up?
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
When you move into an area where they still continue to try to contact
you and they still follow you and they're showing up at odd times and
they're asking your friends about where you're at and what you're up to,
you have to _start to_ take a firmer stance...
CO-ED: He asked you what?! Why does he even care? Like why won't he just leave me alone?
ANGLE ON CO-ED TALKING ON THE PHONE AND PEERING OUT THE WINDOW
CO-ED: Oh! Oh my gosh, he's looking into our window right now. Did you tell him where we live?
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
And you're going to have to state unequivocally to this individual...
ANGLE ON stalker leaning on light pole outside dorm looking at window
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
...what your expectations are for your relationship and the boundaries that you're going to set for your relationship.
ANGLE ON CO-ED TALKING ON THE PHONE
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Let them know that it doesn't have something to do with them personally, but this is the path that you decided to go...
ANGLE ON stalker leaning on light pole outside dorm looking at window
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...and also let them know in, in no uncertain terms that if in fact,
they don't stop this behavior that there will be consequences for their
actions.
ANGLE ON CO-ED TALKING ON THE PHONE
CO-ED: I should probably call campus safety and security. He won't leave
me alone, he's just, he's just looking up my window. How creepy is
that?
CO-ED ANSWERS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR. ADD TEXT NEXT TO SCENE 'VARY PATTERNS, CHANGE LOCKS'.
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...this may involve you changing the locks on your doors, maybe getting a
new email address, certainly _maybe_ getting a new phone number.
CAMPUs security officer: Hi, I'm Mike English with Safety and Security.
CO-ED: Hi Mike.
CAMPUS security officer: Can we come in and talk about the stalker?
CO-ED: Yes please do, thank you for coming.
CAMPUS security officer: Okay, no problems.
ADD TEXT NEXT TO SCENE 'ALERT OTHERS'. CO-ED AND SECURITY OFFICER SIFT THROUGH MAIL
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
You'll need to alert your family and friends and co-workers about what's happening...
CO-ED HANDS THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER A PHOTO OF THE STALKER ADD TEXT NEXT TO SCENE 'PROVIDE PHOTOS IF POSSIBLE'
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.)
...and you'll need to be prepared to provide a picture and description
of this individual and the circumstances to the campus public safety
folks, and potentially the law enforcement people as well.
CO-ED HANDS THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER A STACK OF EMAILS SHE HAS PRINTED OUT.
CO-ED: ...that I printed off. I didn't know if they'll be helpful to you.
CAMPUS security officer: Okay, and what was his name?
CO-ED: and officer discuss emails
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.) (CONT'D)
When you are being stalked and working with _potentially_ campus public
safety or law enforcement, one of the things you really need to do is
ADD TEXT NEXT TO SCENE 'SAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION'
RODNIE WILLIAMS (V.O.) (CONT'D)
keep a record of all telephone calls, text messages, emails, voice
mails, anything, any attempts at contacting you. ...try to vary your
patterns, in maybe how do you go to class or how do you go to work and
if you're exercising or you're out and about, try to do that with
someone else, so that you're with, with other people and as the old
adage goes there is safety in numbers.
ANGLE ON CHRISTIANA - EXTERIOR LOCATION
CHRISTIANA
In some cases, law enforcement may be brought in, and a protection order
obtained. That is an extreme example, but safety on campus is your
right - as well as your responsibility. Be smart - and be careful.