In motorsports, competitors are in charge of stalking the leader.
Stalking is a verb that refers to waiting or cautiously analyzing something or someone for a certain purpose . Whoever stalks, pursues an objective.
For example: "I am not going to allow the police to come and stalk our militants" , "The Córdoba team intends to stalk the leader until the end of the tournament" , "The problem of inflation does not stop stalking the government" .
Depending on the context, the idea of stalking - which comes from the Latin word assectāri - can have a positive or negative connotation . If we take the case of a sports competition , the intention to stalk the leader of a tournament or ranking is healthy, since it implies that the other competitors will continue to strive with the aim of reaching the top. A tennis player who is in second position in the world ranking can set himself the goal of stalking the leader to unseat him whenever possible.
In other areas or circumstances, stalking is a condemnable action . A sex offender may stalk young women until he finds an opportunity to carry out an attack . As can be seen, the authorities, through the police or other security forces, should prevent the subject from stalking his potential victims since that is the only way to prevent him from committing the crime .
Stalking, reprehensible conduct
Despite what the media and movies try to make us believe ad nauseum, it is known that women are not the only victims of sexual harassment ; On the contrary, anyone can suffer these types of attacks, just as occurs with so-called domestic violence . Children of both sexes are stalked by pedophiles, just as many altar boys fall into the clutches of unhumanitarian priests, and many adult men suffer sexual abuse both in their homes and in prisons.
The act of stalking another person to take psychological or sexual advantage of them is not exclusive to men, but responds to a twisted need that arises as a result of a series of experiences during childhood. As for each individual there are different situations capable of traumatizing them and diverting their behavior in this unfortunate direction , the profiles of rapists are not always the same.
Stalking, in this framework, is associated with persecution , stalking or harassment . Journalists , to cite one case, must have the freedom to carry out their work : the government in power, therefore, cannot stalk them through spies or by exerting pressure of different types.
Stalking prey is part of predator behavior.
The action of predators
Predatory animals , finally, usually stalk their prey while they wait for the opportunity to hunt. Between humans and the rest of the animals there are clear differences when it comes to stalking prey, which revolve around the characteristics of their senses and their physical abilities.
Firstly, humans are the only species that calls themselves hunters despite not having natural weapons such as claws and sharp teeth, nor sufficient speed or physical strength to catch their prey. As if this were not enough, our senses are not adequate to follow the trail of an animal in its natural environment and we do not tolerate raw meat (at least, we could not tear it from a carcass and eat it directly). Simply put, we are not real hunters .
The rest of the animal species, those that are really born with the harsh obligation of hunting to maintain the balance of the planet , have at their disposal very acute senses, powerful claws and teeth and a digestive system that allows them to eat their prey without need. to process it in any way.