{"id":8730,"date":"2018-02-15T10:38:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T16:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=8730"},"modified":"2018-02-15T10:38:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T16:38:33","slug":"drip-drip-drip-pattern-of-escalation-in-stalking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=8730","title":{"rendered":"Drip Drip Drip Pattern of Escalation in Stalking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=8731\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8731\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/drip__drip__drip_brush_by_joesocool.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you know what that is like? \u00a0Have you ever experienced the slow terror of being the target of a stalker?<\/p>\n<p>Laura Richards, BSc, MSc, Asc. IA-IP, MBPsS. \u00a0Laura is a renowned international expert on domestic violence, stalking, sexual violence and risk assessment.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurarichards.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.laurarichards.co.uk <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laura Richards said, &#8220;It is the \u2018drip drip drip\u2019 of direct and indirect stalking behaviours over time that makes it so insidious and damaging \u2013 psychologically and physically.&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurarichards.co.uk\/news\/stalking-murder-in-slow-motion\/\">https:\/\/www.laurarichards.co.uk\/news\/stalking-murder-in-slow-motion\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also said, &#8220;We know through research that one in two of domestic stalkers, if they make a threat will act on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If your local police or law enforcement do not make stalking a priority, when it comes to their protocol or policing plan &#8211; they will continue to fail the victims of stalking. \u00a0There needs to be a National Protocol that is accepted and practiced in all agencies. \u00a0Law enforcement needs to have the proper education and tools to deal with stalking situations. \u00a0Victims need to be believed and assisted in any way possible. \u00a0Please use your voice to help raise awareness and make these changes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=8732\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?fit=2776%2C3050&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2776,3050\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?fit=584%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?resize=584%2C642&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?w=2776&amp;ssl=1 2776w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?resize=768%2C844&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?resize=932%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 932w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sustainability-image-water-drop-falling-from-faucet.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what that is like? \u00a0Have you ever experienced the slow terror of being the target of a stalker? Laura Richards, BSc, MSc, Asc. IA-IP, MBPsS. \u00a0Laura is a renowned international expert on domestic violence, stalking, sexual violence &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=8730\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,39],"tags":[1474,1472,1332,1146,1473,1475,1449,34,33],"class_list":["post-8730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stalking","category-tonis-reflections","tag-believevictims","tag-dripdripdripstalkingescalates","tag-justice4morgan","tag-justiceformorgan","tag-nationalstalkingprotocol","tag-raiseawarenessofstalking","tag-stalkedmurderedinco","tag-murdered","tag-stalked"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-2gO","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11755,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11755","url_meta":{"origin":8730,"position":0},"title":"Empowering communities through knowledge&#8230;2nd episode of Morgan&#8217;s Stalking and Murder","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"September 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Empowering communities through knowledge: Explore the gripping case of Morgan Ingram and gain valuable insights into the alarming reality of stalking. 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