After Being Stalked For 15 Years, One Woman Explains How She Handled It

After Being Stalked For 15 Years, One Woman Explains How She Handled It | Megyn Kelly TODAY

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Roni Jacobson met her stalker at camp when she was in her early teens - he was a couple of years older. What started out as friendship turned into stalking, bullying and more. She dealt with him for 15 years as he wrote letters to her employers and impersonated her to her to her friends by getting a replica of her email address and phone number. Jacobson tells Megyn Kelly how she dealt with it, what she learned and discusses the essay she published that helped her take her power back.
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After Being Stalked For 15 Years, One Woman Explains How She Handled It | Megyn Kelly TODAY

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@21truthbetold 5 жыл бұрын

When I was in college, a female student was shot in the face by a stalker she had be e n trying to avoid. He came to campus and shot her because she was avoiding him. We were all on lock down for hours. She died. Stalking is serious.

@Khous-yg1ur 5 жыл бұрын

That is so crazy and scary, but its so true, stalking can go from 0-100 Fast!!

@mishi144 5 жыл бұрын

😢

@daynat2349 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not being rude. But maybe she shouldn't have avoided him. Just being honest. Give him a chance. Don't ignore ppl. That's ignorant. If u don't like them or wanna be with them, explain that to them, but in a nice way. Men find rejection very very hard.

@daynat2349 5 жыл бұрын

Women pls understand men are fragile. Their egos will be smashed to bits if they get a no.

@craz4jaymz 4 жыл бұрын

@@daynat2349 are you on crack? How is it my responsibility if men can't take rejection well? Deal and transform that negative feeling to something positive then. There are millions of emotionally stable men who deal with rejection in a healthy way. Just because weak men don't want to deal with their emotions doesn't mean that I have to do it for them.

@LKYme 6 жыл бұрын

How many adults here are criticizing this woman for her appearance or “poor communication skills”? Seriously? She was probably nervous! I would be the same way. Geez! 🙄 Let’s talk about the actual issue at hand, shall we?

@ChristineLoABCBachelorette 6 жыл бұрын

or shes LYING!!! I am getting the distinct impression that she is grossly exaggerating for some political agenda.

@stephaniedaigle5930 6 жыл бұрын

Christine Lo --- exagerated!??!... HOW!??!... She didn"t even say anything Bad happened out of this...( as in..he assaulted her..or like "physicaly" stalked her...in person).. Etc she barely even went into Details !!! There"s absolutelu Nothing about what she said in that interview that was or "seemed" "exagerated" ... ! .. Just get over yourself

@jessicalt4121 6 жыл бұрын

Lauren I know, the comments are disturbing. Wonder if it’s this loser pretending to be someone else.

@socialweb4717 5 жыл бұрын

Lauren Agreed. She's so extremely nervous she can barely articulate what she's trying to say. Poor thing

@kareybarey13 5 жыл бұрын

me. it was unnerving. sorry.

@tangled55 6 жыл бұрын

She seems absolutely traumatized as a person. I feel terribly for her.

@spanishcaramel7 5 жыл бұрын

I don't see it. She seem really ok to me

@tangled55 5 жыл бұрын

Listen to the cadence of how she speaks...it's not quite "right". It's not a value judgment on her, but it's just my opinion.

@s.a.8548 5 жыл бұрын

Wendy Alien So only poor people can be traumatized like what?

@camilleroseministries 5 жыл бұрын

That's a very nice thing to say. I agree! 💖

@camilleroseministries 5 жыл бұрын

@Wendy AlienOh, & let me guess, you don't, right? That's obvious,..

@oliviaLOVEShenry 6 жыл бұрын

For anyone criticising her presentation skills: she knows that her stalker will be watching her and recording her so that he can watch this over and over again. It must be like being in a courtroom knowing that the person who has caused you so much pain is scrutinising your every word, movement, gesture, intonation and mannerisms. She is very brave to do this; I applaud her.

@mairedaly4548 6 жыл бұрын

Gosh that's a good point. Intense. I was thinking that many of the folk commenting on her appearance and presentation have simply never been on TV, it's quiet nerve wraking (I've been there)

@camilleroseministries 5 жыл бұрын

AWESOME & WELL SAID, MERCI, MERCI!!!

@camilleroseministries 5 жыл бұрын

@Ssss Aaaa Basically. 😣

@yeet-hq3sx 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying this. This stalker has no life what so ever and she deserves so much respect for sharing her story. I hope she's doing fine now and I wish all happiness to her way 💕

@kristiarnold9093 5 жыл бұрын

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER PRESENTATION!!! She's an average person, not an actress

@drongo6367 5 жыл бұрын

For those bashing her communication skills: I’d like to see you endure that for 15 yrs and speak on it in front of millions - including your stalker!

@josephinetracy1485 4 жыл бұрын

Some supposedly confident people call into radio programs with millions listening & they can barely talk because they're so nervous.

@adamkaufman7323 4 жыл бұрын

Megyn Kelly had some graphic communication on blackface; hope these two lay low today. Was it mentioned about me being an NAACP member?

@adamkaufman7323 4 жыл бұрын

Seeking status and fame though--Megyn already was discredited and this already was Roni's first television debut. It's unfortunate Roni made this her life choice, but she knows the criticism she faces moving forward. This was never what I wanted for Roni to be humiliated like this. If any of this went to court with Roni's family, be prepared of the NAACP Congressional Legal Fund making a political statement

@dm5129 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they do that to me too. After being harassed in the most vicious way my PTSD sets in and I start to have problems with my language skills. They will usually harass me until I get to that point and then make fun of it. At home when recuperating, then my intelligence kicks in.

@ebonimom6964 3 жыл бұрын

Ironically, my stalker and I just reached our 15 year anniversary apparently because he sent my husband flowers telling him to give them to me. My husband and I have been together for 15 years as well. But he hates my husband because he claims "he saw me first"

@CutieRingoJoy 6 жыл бұрын

wtf 15 years thats intense

@garishyager3659 5 жыл бұрын

This is Cutie Ringo Joy it's really scary

@kimfawcett1725 5 жыл бұрын

Tragically, it happens.

@echoindigo4436 5 жыл бұрын

I've had someone doing it since I was 13...it's horrible. I mean...it's been a little longer than 15 years. It was no help trying to get legal help either. Ugh... /_( .__. )_\

@magicavocado6528 5 жыл бұрын

And she's not even hot wtf

@Johnhewitt24 5 жыл бұрын

that's because she enjoyed the attention

@womaninthewave 4 жыл бұрын

She’s not even acting weird. I assume that’s just her personality and she’s nervous. She’s incredibly brave to speak out and is clearly intelligent

@adamkaufman7323 4 жыл бұрын

Megyn Kelly professionally was disqualified by the NAACP; this interview has no merit

@josephinetracy1485 4 жыл бұрын

@@adamkaufman7323 Wow.... whatever that means..

@adamkaufman7323 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly intelligent? Roni is all graphic with Megyn Kelly, the Queen of Black-Face. What a riot!!!!

@dm5129 3 жыл бұрын

The nervous state of a victim is very understandable. All of my days are filled with having to listen to the worst lies about the stalking case and being bullied by countless people.

@gbarr18 3 жыл бұрын

Her mouth was probably really dry due to the nervousness 🥺

@jillianm.4571 6 жыл бұрын

Y'all need to knock it off about her language and words. I took a Journalism class a year or two ago in High School and just because you're one, doesn't mean you have good public speaking skills. Talking to someone one on one or one to a small group is different than one to millions of people. Plus she may be nervous about telling this story.

@mmanda515 6 жыл бұрын

Esp considering the subject matter.. couldn't have been easy. :( Be well.

@Havaseet2 6 жыл бұрын

You lost me at "Y'all" . I don't take English or grammatical advice from people who use hick terms. Moonshine and starting a fire with pine cones and a beaver pelt however, I'll give you ten minutes. (Two shakes of a goat's tail.)

@MeanOldLady 5 жыл бұрын

Havaseet2 - I wouldn't talk about lack of class & taste when you uploaded a video with rap in it.

@OverdramaticAngel 5 жыл бұрын

@@Havaseet2 She wasn't giving you, or anyone else, advice. She's simply pointing out some people are being jerks and why what they're saying is stupid. It's also amazingly dumb that you'd conclude that someone is a hick based off a single word. It's an assumption that makes you look moronic. Thankfully, most people will write you off for being judgemental and idiotic.

@wandertree 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly, Jillian M. There are many highly intelligent people who work in journalism who might not be wonderful at public speaking. For some, especially the introverted, writing comes much easier.

@nickinurse6433 6 жыл бұрын

I had to go undercover for years to lose my stalker.....days before social media. It would be much harder to do now.

@lorestrahan2207 6 жыл бұрын

Nicki nurse How did you get rid of him?

@nickinurse6433 6 жыл бұрын

I worked private duty for a year as I knew he'd be looking for me at all the hospitals & nursing homes.....by then he'd moved on....probably to a new victim. Eventually he died from his drinking.

@lorestrahan2207 6 жыл бұрын

Nicki nurse I am so glad you are free now. I hope that I will be someday free from this. Mine is still doing after many years and I look foward for the day I can have privacy again.

@spiritpath6177 6 жыл бұрын

Nicki nurse Im a RN too. Mine ruined my ability to find work. I like that they mention the waste of your time - mine is still out there - unpunished . These people need institutionalized

@spiritpath6177 6 жыл бұрын

nicki - psychology today had an article that said 'feel sorry for them' - 🤣 i figured it was written by a stalker!

@thecrazymuzician1 6 жыл бұрын

I love her nose. She is such a beautiful, classy woman. No one deserves to go through this.

@ceegabe1555 5 жыл бұрын

thestars .night 😜

@FriendlyHomie 5 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who liked people's noses. She does have a nice one, and nice lips. I'm not sure why people are criticising her.

@vizalloteafilter 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I wish I had a nose like that

@idk-ch7hj 5 жыл бұрын

she has such a pretty face, reminds me of Eastern European for some some reason.

@Anonymousey44 5 жыл бұрын

@@FriendlyHomie I've always had an adoration for noses. It's one of the first things I notice about a person. They give so much character to a face. They also can totally change a person's facial dynamics when in profile etc 👃 🤗

@annaaidekijustloveyoutube2194 5 жыл бұрын

“Women are raised to be nice” amen

@6anon 5 жыл бұрын

nice? never met one..

@soni8995 5 жыл бұрын

SO MUCH truth in this statement.

@E--Drop 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not a woman but I feel like this is true. That's why I treat my niece like I treat my nephew. I someday hope to treat my daughter the same as well, whenever I have kids...

@lostinthesauce8345 5 жыл бұрын

As they should be?

@disneyprincessintraining2725 5 жыл бұрын

Not my dad! He taught me to use a bat when necessary

@a.k.4085 4 жыл бұрын

Moral of the Story: When people seem "off".....leave them alone. Stop befriending Psychos in the name of compassion. They're sick.

@adamkaufman7323 3 жыл бұрын

Especially the one's that black face, that is completely sick

@monicagandy6723 2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@ashlynmoriah9324 2 жыл бұрын

AMEN

@cosmicreef5858 Жыл бұрын

More like stop forcing people into relationship that they do not want with the threat of them not being "polite". So they fear that they will be judged. It is sick and kills people! Raise children to have self respect!

@xenophile84 Жыл бұрын

I mean, she was 12 years old. Can't really expect her to have had insight on this at such a young age.

@Followmybliss777 Жыл бұрын

The big issue with stalking is that law enforcement don’t take it seriously. A woman can be in grave danger and they will do nothing.

@Dream7773 Жыл бұрын

I agree

@user-qm8bc4bu1t 6 ай бұрын

Yes. They take stalkers seriously but not the victims of it. It's absurd.

@Lucid-1111 2 ай бұрын

That's cause they do it too

@bonniesbv7500 Ай бұрын

This.

@h3llnite 5 жыл бұрын

People criticising this woman need to understand that 15 years is a very long time to be hunted by someone. Stalking is simply a kinder way to state what it is. She is viewed by her predator as his prey and she has been aware of this for a long time. She is choosing her words very carefully because she would not wish to accidentally say something that her stalker may misconstrue as encouragement for his actions. Also with trauma many memories run into each other and it takes a lot of energy to recall exact moments in time, in an effort to explain stuff clearly. Compassion is what this woman needs, not judgement.

@meganross4336 5 жыл бұрын

Well said :)

@adamkaufman7323 3 жыл бұрын

So for ten minutes no law enforcement intervention and she can't release this individual's real name? Why would she protect this individual still instead of making it more legitimate releasing the actual identity? Fake news!

@joanlynch5271 3 жыл бұрын

Look what it did to Lady Diana.

@sonofhibbs4425 22 күн бұрын

@@adamkaufman7323 wTAF is wrong with you?

@leneyoro9738 6 жыл бұрын

I think she had an anxiety attack, that's why she was blocked and couldn't talk.

@lorenvitucci9787 6 жыл бұрын

LENEY oro I believe so too I honestly feel really bad. She was very nervous.

@celia8709 6 жыл бұрын

I would also be anxious if the presenter kept interrupting me

@ifollowillingly2 6 жыл бұрын

Celia that's what I was thinking!!! She was anxious and megyn kept interupting her!

@OverdramaticAngel 5 жыл бұрын

@@ifollowillingly2 Am I the only one that thinks Megyn Kelly is an absolutely _awful_ interviewer, particularly in pieces that are live and not edited? I find these stories interesting but trying to watch them with Megyn Kelly is painful and annoying.

@ifollowillingly2 5 жыл бұрын

@@OverdramaticAngel she definitely comes across so fake & absolutely no empathy!!!

@smileypantscuppycake122 6 жыл бұрын

I really wish Megyn Kelley would shut up and let her guests talk. 😤

@seriousbroski 5 жыл бұрын

I know. She's like a young Nancy Grace

@jasminethomas4734 3 жыл бұрын

I think she was purposely giving her guest some breathing time

@jennifer801 5 жыл бұрын

Why is everyone commenting about Roni so negatively? She’s been traumatized. Leave her alone.

@adamkaufman7323 3 жыл бұрын

She played a nasty prank on me and called out Megyn Kelly on black face. Everyone should be laughing

@joygernautm6641 6 жыл бұрын

My stalker is on year 18. This is tragically common, but when the stalker is an ex friend or partner the law doesn’t take it as seriously

@NicoleM2108 5 жыл бұрын

26 years here. You are not alone. He still sends people to ask my relatives about me. They actually come to them with "bribes". And like clockwork...the attempted communications begin around his birthday every year OR if something happens (like the death of a mutual friend). Stay strong!

@scegenius8751 5 жыл бұрын

Amen....didn’t feel really safe until I read my stalker’s obituary...

@winendesertrose 3 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleM2108 late replay yeah one of the tactics is a death in the family or even if they can find they try to get in by contacting a relative. Looked up my legal rights and a carefully worded letter threatening legal action if i heard from him one more time to his address where his wife lived nipped that .

@NicoleM2108 3 жыл бұрын

@@winendesertrose Thank you for the reply...and your timing is impeccable! For the first time in 28 years I got an email (just last month - and on a birthday!) This is the first communication that actually got through directly to me as he did not know where I lived. It was very creepy - a bit of attempted (but certainly failed) emotional manipulation, then some sort of evaluation/praise/judgement about my accomplishments as I "matured", then some short venting (still bitter he cannot control), then a closing with another attempt to emotionally manipulate (no responsibility at all on his part in his mini-trip down memory lane, more like "what you and your family did to me is done, so nothing I can do" type of thing. LOL, my extended family either did NOT know where I was or vaguely did, but kept him at bay because they sensed something was wrong. I do not worry because I am in a place he cannot travel easily to (we are in different countries) but, still, very creepy. Thanks again for not making my feel alone! Stay strong everyone!

@chibunduorukwowu9600 2 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleM2108 I don't know if you are still here but good job staying strong! 29 years is a long time.

@BeautifulDemocracy 5 жыл бұрын

Telling a stalker that you'll take legal action if he continues to pursue you isn't being "rude": it's being direct, uncompromising and strong.

@macnchessplz Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it can also prompt them to up the ante and do it moreso. Even if you report it to law enforcement, some have the , IDK if it’s arrogance and entitlement or a real mental illness, to thumb their nose and that and continue.

@eugenechun4140 Жыл бұрын

What if that enrages him or her and they decide to do a murder suicide? What then?

@tundrawomansays694 Жыл бұрын

Never ever give away your strategy to your stalker. No contact is no contact, no exception. This is nothing but domestic terrorism. I thank this woman for speaking up and sharing her experience.

@SaM-lz9tz 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve learned from experience that women such as myself never need to be “nice” I’m too nice and it’s put me in a dangerous situation before.

@tia3480 5 жыл бұрын

megan is horrible at interviews... let the girl tell her story!

@erinflorida2081 5 жыл бұрын

true. she's fired now

@laceygriffith6654 5 жыл бұрын

y i k e s omg so true 💀💀💀 she keeps stopping her

@jeanniefeaster4325 5 жыл бұрын

@@erinflorida2081 Did her show get cancelled? I don't watch TV, so I didn't realize after was fired.

@SHARKAST1C 3 жыл бұрын

How was he allowed to terrorize her for 15 years?!?! How horrible for her.

@disneyprincessintraining2725 2 жыл бұрын

I had a guy try to stalk me. I feel horrible, but I had to have my brother threaten violence to the person to get him to stop. I’m just grateful it worked honestly.

@ericamachado7073 5 жыл бұрын

5:04 that woman mouthed “nah not me” I love her

@DiamanteDea 5 жыл бұрын

LOL could relate

@jenessameier2884 5 жыл бұрын

BAHAHAH

@haroldharold9042 3 жыл бұрын

wish i could relate

@JalanRina 3 жыл бұрын

Well she talk slow and too much aaah.. ahh.. ohh..ahh, nothing wrong with that if thats the way she talk, maybe she is nervous, but Meghan need to direct/ control the show, the time, seconds count in this kind of show

@marleeeden250 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@spiritpath6177 6 жыл бұрын

guys - give her a break - she alludes to her shyness at the git go. this is national TV -the producers should have prepped her better.

@adamkaufman7323 5 жыл бұрын

Prepped her how? Megyn Kelly is a racist and was condemned by NAACP? How could you support either of them? www.thewrap.com/naacp-tells-megyn-kelly-check-blackface-always-racist-never-ok/

@MassiveMouniFlaps 5 ай бұрын

She knows what's she's doing don't worry

@LKYme 6 жыл бұрын

This guy took it to the next level, contacting her employers, etc., but this situation is SOOO common! It’s a scary world out there, and we need to bring awareness to this issue!

@jhonnywroughton1705 Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what my stalkers is doing.. contacting my neighbors,the stores I visit in town it's sad

@pixie7435 10 ай бұрын

I was 15 and had a very intense obsessive stalker at highschool who turned dangerous. Thankfully the police took it seriously. Then a few years after I had another. Now as a 29 year old , I have a hyper awareness of everyone around me in every area I am in. It never leaves you

@travelswithauntieann2551 6 жыл бұрын

She’s beautiful.

@Jojo-bk2pq 5 жыл бұрын

Finally a positive comment about her. I'm shocked at how many negative comments there are about nothing.

@ceegabe1555 5 жыл бұрын

Travels with Auntie Ann. 😜😒

@cynthiavaldez6460 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@potmki6601 5 жыл бұрын

No offense, I don't think she likes to see such comments. You know, considering her experience with creepy messages

@kemolowlow 4 жыл бұрын

She Ugly

@kittylikescharlotte 6 жыл бұрын

I think she had a lot of empathy for him because she is also a little socially nervous and can understand being off putting to people. I am too, so I try to evaluate some ones "field of intentions". As it were. I have no idea why I am posting this?

@E--Drop 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, I'm glad you posted this not only is it insightful but it's way more unique than the tons of comments complaining about how negative the comment section is.

@lalakuma9 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can relate, I tend to feel bad for people who get excluded from social situations because I feel like that person could be me. But sometimes I end up regretting trying to befriend such people.

@yellzmarie2049 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or do they usually end up ppl that won’t respect your boundaries? I wonder if there’s a correlation between the person being excluded socially and them overstepping their boundaries with ppl that show them attention?

@cosmicreef5858 Жыл бұрын

Children needs to be raised with self awareness. To listen to their guts. There is a difference between being shy and being actually off. The first one is just a reaction and the second one is a red flag.

@katiel1979 2 жыл бұрын

I had a stalker for 3 years people need to take this seriously...... it effects everything in your life and many times ends in kidnappings or murder etc .....

@destineyhernandez2258 6 жыл бұрын

5:04 "nah not me" me too girl

@HiAdrian 6 жыл бұрын

Das right! 😄👍

@AB-en4vb 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao. I know that's right. I said the same thing

@ckherrington3 5 жыл бұрын

Did not even catch this! 😂😂😂

@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea 5 жыл бұрын

Sis wasn't having that 😂

@ltm3368 5 жыл бұрын

Destiney Hernandez Thanks OMG hadn’t noticed, glad I’m not alone

@meganpolkasnic8229 5 жыл бұрын

Comments are absolutely disgusting. I know what it's like trying to just be nice to someone who doesn't deserve it. It's a tactic used for protection to avoid big ugly situations. You never know how a stranger would react, so you speak with a calm tone of voice with words to match. It helps me feel like I'm in control of the situation. I've been stalked home, online multiple times, had personal numbers posted on adult sites. So much blame for not just blocking him, even though she did, it did not stop him. The first stalker I had I cussed out daily for breathing down my neck while walking home from middle school. He would walk directly behind me home because he knew it bothered me. I'd push him away or run and he would not leave me alone. Yet the school listened to him first when he said I was a bully because he had mental health issues, the female coach said in a tone as if I was supposed to forgive him instantly for that. I've met 4 people in my life fully hiding behind their mental illness to get away with stalking and sexual harassment and they got away every time. If you stay quiet, later people complain why you didn't do it earlier. If you're vocal, everyone nitpicks each detail on how they would have done better in your situation. Like dealing with stalkers is supposed to be natural for everybody.

@julespayton1525 4 жыл бұрын

Megan Polkasnic couldn’t have said it any better. Also, you are so strong and you deserve to be heard

@adamkaufman7323 3 жыл бұрын

Or dealing with racists just gets them the boot

@adamkaufman7323 3 жыл бұрын

@@julespayton1525 What about my side?

@katiechandler926 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone in the comments is so negative. Ew

@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH 6 жыл бұрын

shut up girl

@katiechandler926 6 жыл бұрын

Girl stay blessed 💋

@rvrcn 6 жыл бұрын

katie chandler dude people are dying why are you so concerned about her

@katiechandler926 6 жыл бұрын

alexandra what does this have to do with my comment

@EyeSnipeYou 5 жыл бұрын

allergra asberry stay mad

@wendysea1693 2 жыл бұрын

I'm being stalked, followed by a neighbor. I'm almost 60 years old. I want people to know that stalkers destroy your life. I wake up everyday having to figure out how to live the the day. I no longer have the freedom to come and go as I please. I can never be alone in nature. Walking from my home to my car feels life threatening. Just last night I received a notification on my phone that I have an unknown Apple Airtag on my car. I was food shopping and had to call the police. I have to spend my money on a scanner, motion detector lights, weapons...... My life does not exist really, not any more. I'm just trying to survive.

@nataliab4417 Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry, I Hope the situation got anyhow better?

@CamilleNadia 4 жыл бұрын

15 YEARS!? Jeez. I thought I had it bad when I was stalked for ONE year. I can't imagine what a nightmare it was for her.

@felicityurselmann3318 Жыл бұрын

I can its not fun

@mikebasil4832 10 ай бұрын

I can't imagine what it would be like to suffer from being stalked for such a long time. I applaud Roni's bravery to share her story and help raise our awareness to this very serious problem.

@yourunclesimp1 8 ай бұрын

You don’t have to imagine there plenty of people being gangstalked through community watch, and other community policing tactics.It’s real and everyone participates because they’re told lies and told the person needs to be watched because he or she may be a danger to himself or others

@constancemiller4279 8 ай бұрын

Yes I’m in my 6th yr and he won’t go away. I just keep living my life. It appears I’m his life….

@bobthebuilder7911 4 жыл бұрын

How tf do you even have time to stalk someone that much.

@dm5129 3 жыл бұрын

Such people are maniacs, I am being stalked every day at the workplace by jealous people who know of what happened. Such people are not human.

@vteren149 3 жыл бұрын

it’s called jealousy you have something they don’t. Otherwise why else would they waste anytime on u

@fredmad4988 2 жыл бұрын

They dont have anything interesting going on in their life...talentless individual....

@Erica-cf1xb 6 ай бұрын

Boredom. No life of your own. So if your life doesn't have much going on...they make it their full time job to destroy someone else's.

@bonniesbv7500 Ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly..

@havingteawiththedevil 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine being stalked let alone being stalked from childhood all the way to adulthood, smh. I feel for this women.

@sassycat6487 6 жыл бұрын

Stuff like this scares me so much. There's a lot of wacko's out there.

@youhustlinmeboy4989 5 жыл бұрын

Not as many as you would think actually. By the way, I love your new couch.

@soniajaisingh6882 5 жыл бұрын

Stalkers are scary, be it physical stalking or cyber stalking. It's uncomfortable and very unsettling. I've been stalked for many years and I am sick and tried of my privacy being invaded. And yes, police isin't always helpful and you don't know who to turn to for help.

@missmoxie9188 4 жыл бұрын

One of the worst parts about stalking is that it’s SO INTRUSIVE and yet SO INTANGIBLE. Proving you’re being stalked involves getting the authorities to understand the state of mind of the perpetrator instead of their actions. Police don’t think things like a note on a car, a knife in your front yard, a person frequenting YOUR WORKPLACE when they have no business being in that town, or a person on YOUR campus where they have NO BUSINESS WHATSOEVER in being there is a problem; but it’s how they operate. It’s them sending you a message that they’re always there. I’m not sure if police and law enforcement have a unified and effective protocol on how to deal with it.

@d.dubois7405 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been stalked and it’s not a good feeling. I made it clear that I did not want anything to do with them. I said NO unapologetically because people like that are manipulative, deceptive, and dangerous.

@eyesonly4451 3 жыл бұрын

A graduate teaching assistant started stalking my daughter when she was a freshman. After about 6 weeks she called me one night saying she didn't think she could go to class (where he was lecturing) the following morning. I told her not to go and to send me copies of the text messages and emails he was sending her. I contacted the office of student affairs the next day (Monday), and told them instead of my daughter I'd be the one at his next lecture and would deal with the situation myself if they couldn't. He was never heard from again. Sometimes a dad just needs to handle things in that way only a dad is willing to do.

@nicolewilliams9253 5 жыл бұрын

Contrary to opinion.. I feel she described her traumatic experience very well -she spoke from her heart this wasn’t scripted

@adamkaufman7323 3 жыл бұрын

You mean Megyn Kelly getting fired? That was just brilliant

@alexandrajordan7514 2 жыл бұрын

@@adamkaufman7323 why did she get fired?!

@princessc660 2 ай бұрын

Me too. She seems normal

@sportyanimallovingchar2447 5 жыл бұрын

Why are people making fun of her? She’s been stalked for 15 YEARS. Of course she’s not going to be comfortable talking about this.. and the people pointing out her hair and how she spoke just really irritate me!

@cosmicreef5858 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that makes no sense. The point is about her story so why focusing on her looks? (she is beautiful by the way so those people are just garbage)

@Followmybliss777 Жыл бұрын

If someone is violating your boundaries THEY are rude. If someone hasn’t responded after two texts that means GO AWAY

@sarahwilliamson5329 Жыл бұрын

Can’t believe there aren’t more legal protections for victims of stalking.

@brandyirisable 4 жыл бұрын

That “not me” on the dark skinned lady at the far right on 5:04 killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 YAS GIRL

@joavkof 3 жыл бұрын

Stalking is real and serious and emotionally sickening

@Alexandra-xt1vf 3 жыл бұрын

She's an incredible person. Very well spoken. Thank you for sharing your story so others can learn from it

@scrobag1 6 жыл бұрын

megyn kelly shows here just how bad she is at interviewing. generic questions, generic comments with minimal insight. she should just say. hi, tell us your story. awful.

@headphonic8 5 жыл бұрын

But the woman is struggling to tell her story. That's why she has to get it out with basic questions.

@jorgee24 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly, and she keeps interrupting her as she does for literally all her guests

@user-ny8mw9ew2k 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree.

@andrewbarchenger2010 5 жыл бұрын

Because its all about her - like she wants all the attention and focus on her.

@NM-hb5fd 5 жыл бұрын

Todd Cronin agreed...

@JJ-yu6og 6 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter if you're perceived as rude. Rude is power.

@maxl2778 6 жыл бұрын

Is this a joke

@skittledee1232 5 жыл бұрын

Jojo Jo If you use rudeness as a form of “power”, it shows you literally have no power and are completely delusional, and sad.

@swaggsterswagger 5 жыл бұрын

It's best to not provoke the stalker.

@magicavocado6528 5 жыл бұрын

Jojo Jo Rude is just going to fuel it even more. I'm very surprised he didn't hunt her down and do something to her after all that time.

@E--Drop 5 жыл бұрын

Emphasis on *perceived* because if it's for your safety or the safety of others it's not actually rude. (e.g. *Pushing* someone inorder to move them out of the way of a falling boulder) Because being *Rude* ...Is *Crude* Hhahhahaha...Ok I'll stop now

@allykuit5384 3 жыл бұрын

Contacting an employer to smear your name is a common tactic of psychopaths and narcissists. My ex husband did that to me.

@Erica-cf1xb 6 ай бұрын

What happens to him? Your loss of reputation and possibly income is damaging. Where is the help?

@bonniesbv7500 Ай бұрын

Can you press charges?

@candypettynettie487 4 жыл бұрын

Alot of people don't take stalking seriously. When I was stalked all i kept hearing was " Oh, he really likes you. Why are you being so standoffish? You just blocking your blessing." Nevermind the fact that he was making me uncomfortable. When he escalated everything changed to "OMG! That mf crazy!" I knew that already!!! Geeze!

@rebelmia4751 4 жыл бұрын

Women dont owe men any attention just coz they force their attention on them. This is harrassment n bullying. But if someone just wants to pick a fight with u, dont run away from the fight. Fight them. And I mean confront them in a physical fight.

@jennywhiteford-morris2798 5 жыл бұрын

4:52 "haven't we all been there?" (all the women in the room nod)

@squirrelboss7067 5 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Lynn not the one at 5:04

@jacquipower2619 5 жыл бұрын

The way Meghan said “sometimes it’s ok to be rude” was in such a weird voice lmaoooo

@rachaelpino6914 2 жыл бұрын

Try dealing with an ex who harassed the people around you to isolate and sabotage you. Everyone worries about how it affects them. Forget the fact that they aren't even the target. I am SICK OF IT!

@bonniesbv7500 Ай бұрын

wow..

@SuperSasha1969 5 жыл бұрын

I will appear mean, rude and crude a million times before I find myself in this situation! My mother raised us to speak our minds and not be afraid of what others think! Follow your gut instinct because it’s always right

@flumadiddle4672 6 жыл бұрын

This is uncomfortable to watch.

@augustal4243 6 жыл бұрын

Flumadiddle ..... this lady in the video has no clue how to really communicate I guess she's really nervous and she doesn't really know how to communicate she totally blew it by accepting him on Facebook she seems really weak and I think her stalker really likes that I have a stalker now of 17 years and if somebody interviewed me I would really give the real details this girl is barely telling the interviewer what's going on, what's really going on

@nlcrme 6 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. She seems to not be able to get her thoughts out through speaking. She may be more comfortable with writing instead. Gosh, I'm nervous for her and she was all over the place with her story.

@sibongilem1965 6 жыл бұрын

Flumadiddle .

@littleloomer4759 5 жыл бұрын

Nancy Couch how was she all over the place lol

@jeremyj7685 5 жыл бұрын

She need to be on ellen,

@sharmainex7326 2 жыл бұрын

The way she communicates, I can tell she is traumatized. I know exactly what she's going through. You feel like there is no end in sight.

@latenitetubing Жыл бұрын

Yes great observation. We are lucky she is alive to tell the tale.

@klattalexis 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes being rude provokes them making things worse.

@amyntut 6 жыл бұрын

Poor lady is so traumatized it's still hard for her to talk . I hope she finds peace soon...

@askquestionsplz 5 жыл бұрын

my mom is 56 and still has a guy stalking her from age 19

@supergirliex123x 5 жыл бұрын

askquestionsplz oh god!!

@arthurofmontecristo3183 4 жыл бұрын

askquestionsplz ask your mom what she did or didn't to be into that situation. It initiated somewhere

@swedishlina 4 жыл бұрын

Arthur Of Monte Cristo are you joking? It doesn't matter what she did... there is nothing she did that makes it okay to be stalked for 30 odd years. The problem isn't her, it is with him and his behaviour.

@mariposadelaire5390 4 жыл бұрын

@@arthurofmontecristo3183 wth with the victim blaming??? It doesn't start with anything. They are just insane. Once I was nice with a new player on an online game and the dude got obsessed with me. Fortunately, it was only online and ONLY on said game, but I did NOTHING wrong to get that. I wasn't flirty at all. I even told him I'm lesbian.

@dm5129 3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@Xerxes847 5 жыл бұрын

I have a problem with some people I don't even know personally who have been stalking me for about that long. It's almost impossible to get the police to do anything about it. We need better laws for dealing with this problem.

@secretpookie8134 2 жыл бұрын

I pray that she gets the peace that she deserves after enduring that kind of psychological trauma it's taken a toll on her as it would any of us too. So proud of these women for speaking up about this and how we clearly need to stop being people pleasers! It's ok to be rude sometimes or basically it's ok to have boundaries and we don't have to feel bad/guilty about it! It's ok to tell someone that they are making you feel uncomfortable.

@TheGoddessRises 2 жыл бұрын

I've been dealing with a stalker for the last 10 months now. I can't imagine having one for YEARS !!

@pratzqwtyy Жыл бұрын

Hope you are doing fine now and hope you've gotten rid of the stalker

@TheGoddessRises Жыл бұрын

@@pratzqwtyy thank you for your kindness. I’ve since moved. An ocean away from them with no plans on going back there again.

@4evabluegirl 5 жыл бұрын

I feel so bad for her, having to put up with such an ongoing issue would be awful. I'm so pleased that she & her family are able to now put this behind them 🙏🏽

@susanita123villa5 6 жыл бұрын

my stalker was my coworker who sat right next to me. Stalkers come in different shapes and forms.

@clevelandnative7175 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never had a problem being rude to someone who made me feel uncomfortable. I’ve always listened to my gut, if there are red flags, my safety is infinitely more important than his comfort level.

@ecr7078 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I can turn rude girl on in a second with no remorse.

@valeriexoxo 6 жыл бұрын

So how’d she stop him?

@SaltySaltySalty. 6 жыл бұрын

www.wired.com/2016/02/ive-had-a-cyberstalker-since-i-was-12/

@valeriexoxo 6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Thanks man!

@cbclaudia01 6 жыл бұрын

Whats the answer - I don't want to click the link

@SaltySaltySalty. 6 жыл бұрын

I don't want to type it out. Google it.

@znailbunny18 6 жыл бұрын

Article: Early one evening last March, my best friend saw my name pop up in a text notification on her phone. The message, which appeared to come from my gmail account, read: “felt a bit sad today about how I never made any friends at Emory during my time there. Not one. god I’m a loser. all I’ve got is my hair lol.” She called me as soon as she got home from work. “Are you okay?” “What? Yeah, everything’s fine,” I answered. She told me about the text, but even as she spoke we realized what had happened.“Ugh,” I said. “It’s Danny.” My cyberstalker had struck again, this time with a spot on impersonation of me and my neuroses.

@loneranger5412 5 жыл бұрын

I had a stalker for two years!!! It's terrible .....its the fact it goes on and on and on ........the police do nothing it should be taken more seriously!!! It destroys you!!!

@cal4136 5 жыл бұрын

I know and you become paranoid about everything :/ and then when you notice weird stuff other people think its too crazy to be true but some people are really like that.Mine would dress very differently each time to try and help disguise him,even once trying to disguise himself as a Muslim woman though it was a very poor disguise.I could see a man's figure and recognised his gait and beard and everything.I know it sounds kind of funny but also very disturbing what extents someone will go to.

@melrose8213 5 жыл бұрын

Poor girl. Bullies online and a stalker. Give her a break.

@tabaxikhajit4541 3 жыл бұрын

I have had multiple stalking situations, most often from people I had been in close relationships with that ended. An ex-husband waited for me to get off work and followed me every night. I drove on backroads until I lost him. An ex-boyfriend locked me a room in our house for several hours when I came to get the last of my belongings. I stayed calm and repeatedly tried to reason with him until he released me on the promise of giving him another chance. I said what I had to. He never got another chance. Still, I never reported it because I didn't think it would do any good. I have a friend who was murdered by her stalker who she had a restraining order against. My point is simply that most people probably don't report, and the benefit of reporting is questionable.

@LukasWeber64 5 жыл бұрын

Comments like the ones on this video are the reason a lot of people don’t come forward about being harassed/stalked/assaulted

@cal4136 5 жыл бұрын

I know,if they'd been through it they wouldnt dare say some of the stuff im seeing.

@naomiruwainegutierrezparri3997 4 жыл бұрын

Stalking is emotionally draining.

@Vixinaful 5 жыл бұрын

You can tell by the way she sits, uptight, thats shes on guard and scared. The interviewer sits relaxed with her shoulders down. This is real. I had one sending me letters for 22 years and it was another woman! Although she had a family and children, she still kept sendiing me letters.

@rhythmicelegance4670 5 жыл бұрын

These days it seems, even as a civilian, you can’t even tell people your real name, which is truly sad. There are too many avenues for invasion of privacy. Speaking from more than one experience.

@knjmoorhouse5093 2 жыл бұрын

My stalker began stalking me when he was 24 and I was 14.

@Heart2016Sim 4 жыл бұрын

Treat women with respect and also respect their privacy. And she wasn't being rude at all. She had a stalker for 15 years and now she has people staring at her and cameras are in her face she's nervous give her a break she's a human that's been through something that no one should go through.

@ariellapansinoneelefkovits2701 6 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling Megan is rude a lot lol

@sarahholland2600 3 жыл бұрын

According to a criminal psychologist who frequently appears on UK True Crime shows, stalking is a feature in 70% of murders. I'd seriously worry he's going to escalate to this at some point.

@Amooretliban 5 жыл бұрын

Ive had a stalker for the last 6 years. It’s absolutely horrific. He contacts my friends, family, moved to my city, showed up to my work uninvited (I had never even met him). Created online accounts in my name and started posting things about me in forums, hacked my accounts. This guy is from a state that is 2 hours away from mine by airplane! He bought a home in my city. Just a warning be careful who you meet online.

@herndontaisha3795 Жыл бұрын

How did he hack your accounts?

@annabananaSplitz1 6 жыл бұрын

i don't like megan's condescending tone. it's quite cringy to watch

@aiai-j7i 6 жыл бұрын

She is sensing her struggle to express herself and is merely helping out to get the interview going forward. One can be a great writer/journalist and not be comfortable in front of a camera knowing a large audience is watching you.

@veganpotterthevegan 6 жыл бұрын

Megan is a buffoon. Fox hired her. They don't like intelligent people, surely not intelligent women.

@AthenaLundCO 5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts too ;) Megan was just trying to help it move along.

@annabananaSplitz1 5 жыл бұрын

i didn't say megan was the cringy one, this interview on a whole was cringy. and there should be other ways to help an interview move along without sounding condescending. i felt no ounce of empathy from her and i saw it again with another interview. she has the personality of a news anchor who should remain neutral. having a morning talk show isn't for her then

@Ridiculi 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed 1000000000000%

@emmeepoop69 5 жыл бұрын

why tf does megan keep interrupting her lmao

@eilrahc101 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve only been been watching this Megan woman for the last few days but it seems like that’s what she does. Such a terrible journalist/ interviewer!

@tink58bell 6 жыл бұрын

The way she moves her mouth is interesting

@lucyllewellyn2850 6 жыл бұрын

tink58bell she looks like she showing off.

@florencebernard7044 6 жыл бұрын

It was sorta annoying tbh :P

@soulscanner66 6 жыл бұрын

The way you write is disturbing,

@lorenebonsu7266 6 жыл бұрын

Guy Souriandt nah not really. For some reason i legit thought the same thing before i saw this comment.

@98kk35 6 жыл бұрын

tink58bell hahahaha exactly it’s frustrating me

@ronpalatka6623 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hope you're okay.

@lilac_dream_team 5 жыл бұрын

I had a stalker in the last two years of high school. I had to move in to one of my friend’s lockers cuz he would stand there and wait for me. I had to take different routes to get to classes and I couldnt join track and field cuz he was on the team. I had to have someone walk with me all the time. It was inconvenient to say the least. I’ll never understand what compels someone to stalk another person who is clearly avoiding you and doesn’t want anything to do with you. The worst part is that he did this to a lot of girls. And he would ask for hugs and tell someone later that he gets boners off it. It was gross.

@66hoodwitch 5 жыл бұрын

Shes such a sweet woman/being. I feel so bad for her .I hope she overcomes this and heals ,soon

@Catsandgraffiti 6 жыл бұрын

This is creepy...i actually had a similar experience, which exploded a couple nights ago. This guy has me on edge and makes me extremely nervous even after I confronted him and blocked him. The fear of the unknown.. after listening to this, I've realized there's more red flags than I knew of before.

@lushfanatic8028 5 жыл бұрын

She is saying that she confronted him and that she is scared of the unknown. The police won’t do anything unless she can prove that he has done something to harm her.

@december125690 5 жыл бұрын

Same here, he was acting polite and respectful but was pushing boundaries carefully so I was allowing it as I wanted to be nice. We don't have contact in 2 months now. Hope I won't meet him by accident.

@SpiritualOneness 3 жыл бұрын

Stalking is serious creepy 😖

@pardist Жыл бұрын

Imagine the woman who lost her job....😢 this makes me so depressed.

@krystelledeborahpela7850 8 ай бұрын

sometimes being rude only makes them more aggressive. I think it's more important to be socially aware of your surroundings and interactions, spotting the red flags when they present themselves, self defense, always try to keep the situation calm, go on life broadcasting so that there's evidence, asking for help, distancing yourself as soon as you can

@knowlightknowright 6 жыл бұрын

The stalker doesn't necessarily have to be violent. I was stalked for at least 8 years or so, who knows if my stalker is still watching. He used to leave notes and knives around my place. Thank good the last time he left knives was August 2016!!!

@L5940 6 жыл бұрын

Did you call the police? They can do a DNA test on the notes and knives if you don't touch them yourself. You could get a good restraining order against him and probably some money to pay for your trauma at the psychologist (do that if possible, every dime helps).

@jessicalt4121 6 жыл бұрын

knowlight knowright Get several guns AND know how to use them. He may return and it could be a dangerous confrontation.

@AthenaLundCO 5 жыл бұрын

Nah that usually ends up just so wrong... Her in jail or her dead...

@lushfanatic8028 5 жыл бұрын

Knives?!? Jesus that’s terrifying.

@magicavocado6528 5 жыл бұрын

knowlight knowright he might have needed help with cutting a cake or a cheese wheel lmao

@urwahuzair9019 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine wasting 15 years of your life on a person.

@sweetcaramel4750 5 жыл бұрын

God Bless this Woman I hope she never experiences this again just safety and peace and Love

@Vixinaful 4 жыл бұрын

I had a woman stalking for 22 years. had to move to get rid of her. An ex kept at it for 4 years, another for two and now I have one thats been at it for 2 years too. It never stops and the police does nothing. Personally I dont get it, if someone TELLS you they dont want any more contact, LET THEM GO!

@teedytat8147 5 жыл бұрын

I went through a small period where I stalking a guy. I am horribly embarrassed by it now. I was in my early teens but it still doesn't make it right. I got really obsessed with him. I would call him all the time and blow up his phone with text messages . Looking back, I think I was just trying to deal with my own trauma. I had recently got out of a sexual abuse situation and maybe that was my way of coping. I would NEVER do this now. But now this guy and I are friends on facebook. He knows I was just harmless and annoying. I have apologized and kind of explained my situation without too much detail.

@kookiessuga6523 5 жыл бұрын

Diana Moondust well done for realizing I’m proud of you 😄👏 I too got a bit obsessed with a boy but I just followed him at school and tried to stalk his lessons haha

@spiritpath6177 6 жыл бұрын

use Battery operated GAME CAMERAS - around your property. They are wireless and camouflaged - can NOT see them - $120/each. angle them so if he steals one - another camera will catch him doing it. But chances of it being seen - slim.