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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.

Does Gang Stalking Exist?
There is evidence to suggest that gang stalking is not a real phenomenon, and is merely the product of misinterpretation by various individuals. The signs of gang stalking described on various web pages and in self-published books closely resemble the symptoms associated with a variety of psychological disorders, most notably paranoia. Patients with these mental illnesses do not perceive the world in the same way that people without these conditions do. For example, it is common for people with paranoia to believe that a variety of people or organizations intend on doing them harm. Often these threats are shadowy or elusive in nature, and are able to be perceived only by the person him/herself. Reasons for the intended harm are equally difficult to define, and rarely have a definitive factual basis.

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Those who perceive themselves to be the victim of gang stalking often refer to themselves as "Targeted Individuals" or "TIs."

Cannot be disproven - positive statistics support it, negative statistics mean "it's a coverup!" or "THEY don't want you to know!"
 * Perfect example of Paranoia


 * Use text from Delusion Persecutory Delusions


 * Self-reference type of Thought disorder in thinking everyday activities are directed at them.


 * Specific references to Delusion in terms of the belief being unable to be corrected by evidence


 * Possibly link to http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gf20.htm+f20.0

F20.0 		Paranoid schizophrenia Paranoid schizophrenia is dominated by relatively stable, often paranoid delusions, usually accompanied by hallucinations, particularly of the auditory variety, and perceptual disturbances. Disturbances of affect, volition and speech, and catatonic symptoms, are either absent or relatively inconspicuous. Paraphrenic schizophrenia


 * Distinguish from Glossary_of_psychiatry


 * Highlight use of real cases of stalking to give credence to the theory that gang stalking is real - for example, http://www.gangstalkingworld.com/About.html listing about Cynthia McKinney trying to open inquiries in Cointelpro ... also, http://www.gangstalkingworld.com/GSFAQ.html for implication of Community Oriented Policing


 * When such actions actually reach the courts, they are dismissed as having no validity, such as: http://www.exoticwarfareproof.org/jesusmendoza.htm