Vaughn Bell, a British psychologist who had studied the individuals that frequented mind control websites. He and the other experts interviewed, all noted the dangers associated with support networks of like-minded people reinforcing ideas that appear to be delusional (Kershaw 2008). The echo chamber of the Internet seems to be exacerbating this problem.
One noteworthy blog entry titled, ‘‘Honestly: You Are Not the Victim of Gang-Stalking’’ was posted on the website of Martin Investigative Services, a private investigation firm. The January 2016 blog post indicates that in 2015, the agency received 38 ‘‘sincere’’ inquiries from people requesting investigations related to gang-stalking. Of the 38 requests, it was determined, by the agency, that ‘‘every single one... had no basis in reality.’’ The gang-stalking victims claimed that they were being harassed by horns, sirens, helicopters, and infrared signals. The blogger who authored the entry noted that they ‘‘never tell us who they thought the person(s) were or what their motives might be’’ but remain convinced that there is a ‘‘deep-seated conspiracy by the government, relatives, or people from another planet’’ stalking them ‘‘physically, psychologically, and spiritually’’ (Martin 2016). When gang-stalking inquiries were presented, after fact finding and full consideration, invariably the investigators would rec- ommend medical treatment. The investigator’s recommen- dation was often ‘‘greeted with anger.’’
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