Proposed Gang Stalking Article Content
[waiting on receipt of a book before expanding this article Zminer (talk) 19:13, 19 October 2009 (UTC)]
Gang stalking - also known as "organized stalking," "cause stalking," "community mobbing," and "multi-stalking" - is a perceived effort by more than one person to aggressively monitor the day-to-day behavior of an individual. This is distinct from well-known phenomena such as Mass surveillance, in which entire populations are under observation by cameras or other tracking devices. It is also distinct from efforts by law enforcement to engage in surveillance of known or suspected criminals in the furtherance of gathering evidence to build a legal case against them, or to prevent further crime. Instead, gang stalking is alleged to be perpetrated largely by private citizens for the purpose of discrediting, frightening, terrorizing, and/or harming the mental and physical health of the target of the stalking.