Stalking

When does a mere interest in a person roll over to stalking? During our lecture we watched a clip from 'Peep Show' wherein stalking is used to humorous effect, however it does bring up the question of how far people will go to find out information on another person. The clip shows the main characters continued attempts to hack into the email account of the woman he is interested in. Personal accounts such as email are meant to be private and i believe the fact that the character is attempting to hack into it, shows a total lack of respect for this person. This, coupled with the constant spying the main character engages in, shows how an interest can quickly turn into an obsession and stalking.