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4AThe Daily Tar HeelThursday, June 25, 1992 Stalking bill gets serious consideration in N.C. House By Jennifer Friedman Staff Writer State and local lawmakers and law enforcement officers are hopeful that a proposed stalking bill will make life a little bit safer in the Tar Heel state. The bill, currently under consider ation in the N.C. House, would make stalking a criminal offense. Stalking includes following a person with intent to cause emotional distress. Rep. Anne Barnes, D-Orange, who planned to introduce a similar bill next year, said she felt the bill was both necessary and timely. "I think it'sgreatly needed," she said. "I'm delighted to have a chance to act on it this session." EY! Go take a hike or climb $V a rock The stalking law would help stop crimes before they happen, Barnes said. "(Previously) laws didn't provide for punishment until something actually happened," she said. "Of course, you want to stop (crime) before it happens." Lee Rosen, chairman of the Domes tic Violence Committee of the Ameri can Bar Association, said the bill would help law enforcement officials achieve tougher punishment in cases of assault and conveyed threats. "There are lots of different people chasing other people around," Rosen said. "You do end up with people who act in crazy ways and . . . you need a way to get at these people in a serious way." Alternative laws concerning assaults and threats only allow for a slap on the wrist, Rosen said. "(Convicted crimi nals) often wind up with suspended sentences and not very serious punish ments," he said. "This allows for seri ous punishment." Impetus for the bill comes from the rising number of women who try to escape violent husbands or lovers, only to be followed, Rosen said. "The law would almost exclusively be used by battered women," he said. "We've got battered women who move from state to state to escape." 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Call Carolina Union Box Office (919) 962-1449 6 m 5fl V4 y i But David Smoot, a Raleigh psy chologist, said that while the law could have a positive psychological effect on victims of domestic violence, it would not stop the violence from occurring. "It takes (the women) out of the victim's role and into a more assertive role," he said. 'This shows that they have options to take action, to defend themselves, and to stand up for their own rights." Retired N.C. Supreme Court Justice Harry Martin said he thought the crime described in the statute was covered in other state statutes and did not need to be repeated in a new bill. "We already have the crime of as sault, to be guilty of which requires only that the person have fear of being in jured," he said. "We also have the crime of threats. You can also get injunctions against it. This seems to be duplicat ing." But duplicity does not necessarily mean that the bill should not be passed, he said. 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