Mark Follman

But California passed a law that essentially said if you threaten someone that puts them into a reasonable state of fear for their safety, That is illegal. That's a stalking crime. And then that began to spread to other states and eventually pretty quickly became a federal law as well.

Well, actually, it was discovery and the research through that period, the experts who were focused on this stalking behavior, they started from that issue because it was LA and they were trying to protect celebrities and people in that world.

Well, actually, it was discovery and the research through that period, the experts who were focused on this stalking behavior, they started from that issue because it was LA and they were trying to protect celebrities and people in that world.

Well, actually, it was discovery and the research through that period, the experts who were focused on this stalking behavior, they started from that issue because it was LA and they were trying to protect celebrities and people in that world.

But one of the really interesting discoveries of that research is that actually stalking behavior was a much more widespread problem and that the majority of cases were much more related to intimate personal relationships among ordinary people, domestic violence, domestic abuse. This is often current or former partners stalking their counterpart and committing violence.

But one of the really interesting discoveries of that research is that actually stalking behavior was a much more widespread problem and that the majority of cases were much more related to intimate personal relationships among ordinary people, domestic violence, domestic abuse. This is often current or former partners stalking their counterpart and committing violence.

But one of the really interesting discoveries of that research is that actually stalking behavior was a much more widespread problem and that the majority of cases were much more related to intimate personal relationships among ordinary people, domestic violence, domestic abuse. This is often current or former partners stalking their counterpart and committing violence.

And so there were many more cases like that. And that's why the stalking statutes became important more broadly.

And so there were many more cases like that. And that's why the stalking statutes became important more broadly.

And so there were many more cases like that. And that's why the stalking statutes became important more broadly.

Yes. So the warning signs, right? What are the red flags? There are a broad set of behaviors and circumstances that the field looks at to do this work. And in trigger points, I categorize these in kind of eight areas. The ones that I think are kind of most known about in our media coverage of these cases is threatening communications.

Yes. So the warning signs, right? What are the red flags? There are a broad set of behaviors and circumstances that the field looks at to do this work. And in trigger points, I categorize these in kind of eight areas. The ones that I think are kind of most known about in our media coverage of these cases is threatening communications.

Yes. So the warning signs, right? What are the red flags? There are a broad set of behaviors and circumstances that the field looks at to do this work. And in trigger points, I categorize these in kind of eight areas. The ones that I think are kind of most known about in our media coverage of these cases is threatening communications.

People saying, posting things online or making comments that are disturbing that suggest either They're making direct threats against people or groups of people or they're veiled threats. Maybe they're posting disturbing images. These communications can take other forms too, you know, drawings, writings, things like journaling, things like that.

People saying, posting things online or making comments that are disturbing that suggest either They're making direct threats against people or groups of people or they're veiled threats. Maybe they're posting disturbing images. These communications can take other forms too, you know, drawings, writings, things like journaling, things like that.

People saying, posting things online or making comments that are disturbing that suggest either They're making direct threats against people or groups of people or they're veiled threats. Maybe they're posting disturbing images. These communications can take other forms too, you know, drawings, writings, things like journaling, things like that.

We've seen a lot of school shooting cases in recent years where they're drawing disturbing pictures. One that comes to mind is the Oxford case in Michigan. bloody school shooting drawings that were seen by a teacher the day before, the morning of.

We've seen a lot of school shooting cases in recent years where they're drawing disturbing pictures. One that comes to mind is the Oxford case in Michigan. bloody school shooting drawings that were seen by a teacher the day before, the morning of.

We've seen a lot of school shooting cases in recent years where they're drawing disturbing pictures. One that comes to mind is the Oxford case in Michigan. bloody school shooting drawings that were seen by a teacher the day before, the morning of.

And there are a lot of cases that have elements like that too. So communications of that nature in and of themselves say nothing predictive because lots of people might draw scary pictures or say dumb things, especially kids, or say threatening things that doesn't mean they're going to commit an attack.