UNWELCOME CALLS
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Graphic by J«M Pasi.iy
Phone harassment on the rise
j Obscene calls can
be terrifying, but few
report the incidents
By i.i ■ "> B.tv>
Div her anHwpnng m.u lime, the
, ills'! ijrl ,i: led hsiw I'.s' w.iv gu
mi; t„ I ;j„ h, r ,hh! Iid'.v mui h
i o! \! 1 , s >I he-r rr.il
:
bi-gun
i !:■ n M ini'
iilutsis! il.nl>: l’h< -n ifti“.i thing
.ilnuit III' i.i'K A.is vyh.it hi*
kiis-w 11 . !.■■:. Hi Ik in u hit
u i igh t i tin' r \ .h! pun mi
Whi :s sU : night .1 N i C i lu-4
i)u ii po'-liT hi S .III.-si .nisi
-..i.t 1.. iv r Viiilf pustrf (list
L), , it |,,I < 1 ii ;nr, Iwhy Hr
k v\ 1 : !. in if -rs u hrtl shr
,V v ii.ig St.nil'
s.iys ti, ■-.*>i■ at t!i> t uivi-rsitv
h.vv; i ll h.ii k !..
piiv phufii - in Iniiinniijjohs
M.u ir sin' h.r. i .s-M-r h v i‘il
‘It can be a very
frightening invasion
of personal space.
The person is
coming into your
living room and
verbally assaulting
you.’
E.nn Collier.
:»’>.. i ' St'n
v ,■; ;1 V Hu l still s.lli 1 till' i ill I**
liuvi- < Ii.iih'.iuI lii r fnrrviT Sin*
vit.I shu •.% iii ii' :. i-r huvi* ln'i
p! f i i i! ’ * j r lu.l-’ii I';! V\ Ill'll
sin' turn - .'! •* huving <i
gun
[ lit-v s.iv III ‘i‘l (uTii'll! ol
lav1, untiling h.ijipi'nv ' sin*
s . I I iii in'! vv uni In In* Ihut I
jsiTi i'll!
Mi:;. • \ . .n ' x t: > ini'
nl |.hum hur .-nm-nt
Huvvi-v.-f ini iii. nt-. ...I |)hmit
luir.ivsitn'ii! an* tut Ih• • fis<‘ in
Uffgon
I'lm [ill! i.uiunr } i. 111 < «• iii'
; , ; : | - ; • . " . i ! : -.ill III'
!•• phuni’ li inissnifiil is .i
very miiti-m-pnriinl i rimi'
l»hun«- hiit.issiti'-ni is u < i.iss 11
ii .mi .I . t an v lug a Mum
in j.iti
rivi' (r.igt-tiy is it'-, an easy
11 to ominit and it’s haul
to i .it. h Mimi'imc." Htrr salt!
()rrt;on s l:aw Knftirr i-mt-n!
Data System. tin- state's rtimr
ris in) kecpjnjt ii;i-ni \ . doesn't
jump harassing phnhe i alls to
gether it-, its i rum* f*'i unis. said
iV; liiir !!. \ .:ri- 1.1.1>S t nmr re
porting spoil.ilist Sunii! tails
,iii . o: led as threats. anti
oth. ; . art- rt i onti-il as utisi i-nt
phone i alls i his makes it tilth
i lilt lor l.i 1 IS to know tin- esat t
number oi reported t 'Si's ol
phone hurussiiutitl
, -i numhi-r ui reportei i .)b
... i III phone i alls roso Mi per
i i | join t alls III I lit' fits!
i,o. . i,; ii o! I ,lli‘l In t. '.‘I
, . , ,! a: 11 i_: tin- s.illn' pot mil 111
pi 10 : n all-, totaled loll in
pi. lust ;. no months of 1 -m i
liniv.'tstty students reported
IV in. ul ol-. ol pliont- harass
im-nt lo tlif Oilit o ol Puhlit
SaI. i\ li.nii July t I'M 1 to tin'
i : : k Mi 1 )ona n I.
OPS administrative assistant
Thft'o . a a s oi phono harass
muni u. io roporlftl in Oi lober,
|o .i n: Nt»y. mtn i ami list' ill
lano.uy
Pi in ; ; oinmii (Im i 11 mo oi
non I. : . .an n! tvllcII
!i.o\ iniiiof . ill someone with
no t ijimnunir alive purpose.''
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■ PHONf ■'
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance
gets threats, jeers on office phone
By Tammy Batey
• •, •'
The im ss,a;.'s on tlx- answering mu
i hino ,irt- disturbing and lull id butt
l'd just like you people in bum
you're Ml k. and I hope you all (reekin'
gel AIDS "
' You're Kning I” bi- put in a meat
grinder Cornu on, you tugs and queers
|| you wort? standing in ruv kit< hen
right now I'd blow a holt- through your
head.'"
Individuals aren't the only v u tims of
phone harassment While harassing
phone tails among individuals ha-, been
on the rise in Oregon the Lesbian, t.uv
and bisexual Alliance on t umpus has re
reived a steady stream ol hale filled
p|;,, alls during its years on i ampus
It,IIA receives sut h hute messages on
iis uiis-.y er mg machine on a daily basis,
an | It's a - ad lat t that of lice volunteers
d'-seilsltl/ed to tlx messages
said 1.0HA C . duet tor Sue Dot kstuder
Not ,i ii.i\ fill's In lli.il we if■ -i t get .i
prank i all. Ho. kslailer Mini h ■' ls&
part of the routine of stuffing tin' olfii e
LCBA receives front one to two hate
tin-ss.tgits on weekdays. ami from lour to
five over tin- weekend. probably because
i uifers know no o-nr will he there tin-n,
slut said
U V get stum; pretty nastv ones
Dm kst.iiior s.iul One person salt) we
si. .; ! lii he ! w ith Ak I ami
pushe.i into t litis W ills kilties al if;.' fait
tom
Mm targeting g«> men make-, up the
majority of hall’ -hied messages Lt.HA
ret elVes. site saiil
1):., ks'.utle: •_1 'tie messages often
£ i altiii n j ■ kes i! ..a! peop , e til i o|i a a I - ■ i
tin- hamiit appe.f People also tell AIDS
jokes
Sinee the Oregon Citizen Mliant'.e
lame into the pubfh eve. the LCBA has
r, . ewe.! II. Itn ‘ ‘ Is from pet.pl. who
Turn 'o THREATS P e|e 6
Crank calls can be halted
By Tammy Batey
When l.'dlviTfllV studnnt IIr\ to
logman pit kod tip iho phono a man
askod if lif huii re.it hod iho suicide
hot I me
logman began tolling the limn ho
had dialed tfio yvrong nwmbor, hut the
man began crying logman ihoit fto.irti
[ho sound of a gun being cot hod anil
tho man druppod tho phono
Allor a few set rinds iinothor man
laughod into dm phono and said, "(lot
Villi
I‘hollo harassment tan ho a lordly
mg exponent o and ihroaion a person 's
sonst: ol sot inly However, t rimo spe
t ulists say ihoro tiro ways In provonl
prank calls from recurring
Tho most etloclive way to discour
ago a prank t allor from calling again is
by hanging up 1‘hono fnirassors will
solflom t all hat k l! a poison says.
Never call boro again and then
bungs up. vtu! lli-v Collins. Kugene
pnlii e department i rime prevunttnn
SIMM i.lllst
IPs filjc li they don't gut willlt lhl'V
xv,ml, sin- said l imit' on: plenty ol
people who will listen lo these lurks ■'
American society has .1 i.ihoo
against hanging )i|> on people. Collins
Sillli
U. don't give people in this sot to
ts the right to It.mg up." she s.titl "It s
seen .IS impolite, hut (phone h.ir.iss
ers) .ire getting their rocks oil right
there
II .1 phone h.missel calls twite Col
lins ret ommeiitieil reporting the int 1
dent to tilt police. .IS it's possible the
t,tiler was casing your house to hnd
out celt,till lift,ills uixitlt Von
Illowtng -i whistle into llie phone is
,m efiet live w.iy ol deterrmg phone
hur.f..its Iroin t .tiling again, 1 inverse
iv I’ubiii S.ifetv Director ( .arev Dtav
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