Support for amendment to California stalking law - AB 2479 Please READ an Retweet!!

Please Respect Rob and EVERY other PERSON being STALKED like this!!

In light of what happened to ROB yesterday I would urge people to send in letters of support to let them know that this kind of STALKING will NOT be Tolerated!!!

Moving for a vote before the California State Assembly is an amendment to California’s civil stalking law that will include “surveillance” as a basis to assert claims. This addition is designed to prevent constant, non-consensual, and non-privileged surveillance of a person. (Specific language has been built into the amendment excluding any official surveillance from being actionable.) The PAPARAZZI Reform Initiative, Inc. emphatically supports this amendment. It does so because this amendment will bolster protections for personal and public safety, individual privacy rights, and will reduce the risks of successful burglaries perpetrated in residential areas.

Victims of domestic violence will no longer have to cope with the intense fear of being constantly watched from nearby vantage points by their deranged assailants. Homeowners will no longer need to shudder at the prospect that their daily movements and homes are being observed by potential burglars seeking to strike at opportune times. Individuals seeking to protect their privacy will no longer be without means to establish the sanctity of their personal lives. Indeed, the “surveillance” amendment will do much to prevent many vulnerable victims from living in fear without the protection of the law.

California pioneered America’s first anti-stalking law in 1990 in response to the stalking and murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer. Now, it lags behind a growing number of states that have included “surveillance” in their stalking laws to reflect societal changes in the 21st Century. Such states include: New York; Illinois; Colorado; Hawaii; Georgia; Idaho; New Mexico; South Carolina; and, Wyoming. The District of Columbia has also joined this distinguished list. It is time for California to do the same.

Californians should strongly urge their lawmakers to support the “surveillance” amendment (Assembly Bill 2479). Doing so will encourage lawmakers to act in accordance with their function: to protect public safety and individual liberties. Inaction may result in a victory for stalkers.

Letters of support may be sent to:

The Hon. Karen Bass

Speaker Emeritus

State Capitol, Room 319

Sacramento, CA 95814

   

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