Kathy Sierra from Creating Passionate Users, “a blog anybody who is in the business of creating technology products should read”, has been harassed and stalked online via posts to her and others’ blogs to the point that she is too afraid to leave her house.
The dehumanization of relative anonymity empowers people who would otherwise keep their fetishes and rage to themselves. - Kevin
Great comment on this topic on Micro Persuasion
Noose. Sex. Hatred. Misogyny. Willing to commit a federal crime. Anonymity.
I don’t personally know Kathy Sierra but I disapprove this behaviour. The net is not a safe place to be and we all knew it but when you cross the line, be prepared to assume personal and legal responsability for your words and actions.
Kathy you have all of my support.