Killing Joke

Some times pranks, mischievous or malicious can go too far…unless you intend them to.

A friend of mine has been the butt of a spiteful prank which has just spiralled out of control and could serious fuck her up. Essentially her contact details have been posted in a seemly perverse advert on a dating site causing her to be inundated with emails, text messages and phone calls.

Twice

After it was removed the first time, whoever set it up put it back on the dating site. Unfortunately she can’t get the details of who put it up (even though it is ‘officially’ her) from the website company and so, taking advice from a friend she’s reported the matter the police and logged a harassment compliant. While the detective in charge is apparently taking this seriously, I’m sure it will be a while before the company provides the elusive email or IP address to the police.

There is a suspect, possibly two and not much we can do about the whole situation.

Last night I got the shock of my life – I saw her for the first time since the whole fiasco started and I could not believe that it was the same outgoing person, who a couple weeks ago I was trading cutting remarks with. Now she can’t handle strangers coming up to her and trying to strike up a conversation with her…and I foresee a massive panic attack happening some. (For her, that’s a common occurrence)

I was livid after seeing her last night – not with her, with the mysterious doos who started this. I don’t lose my temper…well hardly ever, but when people I care about are hurt in anyway I tend to want to break something.

I have to wonder about the person who started the whole proceedings off, taking into account the suspects – and knowing their reasons for wanting to do something like this. Still, to put personal information on a popular UK website and not expect the flood of answers to just being oh so naïve. This was premeditated and definitely takes harassment to a new level from my point of view. I can’t even imagine the loathing and intense dislike the person must have for her…

Now we have to help a fragile person keep it together. And let the system runs its course.

Once all is revealed, this can be moved past and she doesn’t need to stop herself from falling apart.