Russ is one of the most interesting stalkers I’ve heard of. If he does something horrible, dibs on writing the book!
Make no mistake, he’s a legit stalker, even though he’s not peeping in windows and following TS around. Of course, he HAS harassed the family via phone, mail, and through their employees.
Most stalkers think they have a relationship with their victim (which is why you should never, never acknowledge them) and the agents who so kindly called Russ back (after no doubt putting up with dozens of slurring, spitting messages) made an error that set him afire. Now Russ will never let it go-he believes Taylor knows all about him and what he does. It gives him a feeling of recognition and being close to Taylor. If he can’t have acceptance, which he’s never had, he’ll take anything, just to feel a teeny bit like he’s important.
Most stalkers stick with a Love Quest until they realize it’s not happening and they’ve been rejected, and then they get mad at that rejection and escalate. Russ’s love quest started when he was in jail and continued through his two years of writing his shitty song but it’s all revenge now. I don’t think it was a traditional quest, despite the red dress and footie fantasy. I think he wanted more than her, he wanted to be part of her world, write music, be in and accepted with Taylor, AND everybody “in the biz.”
His escalation though, is mostly imaginary. He isn’t going to ever file that complaint against her, and if he did it’d go straight to the shredder. So all he’s left with is impotent posts on her Facebook and his imagination that he can hurt her, ruin her tour or whatever.
We all wonder what happens when he doesn’t have the courts as an outlet. For now, he can rage about Taylor and find a new hooker or a business to sue. But it won’t get him near the fame and acceptance he wants, and I hope I’m here to see what he does when his only outlet for anger is gone. Maybe he’ll be fine just reeeing on Facebook and writing books about how he was wronged. But I’m not sure, I think he needs more.
I’m going to SLC in the near future, and I so badly want to see this guy in a coffee shop or something. I wouldn’t talk to him or say anything, but I wanna see him with my own eyes, ya know? Like if you go to Africa, you want to see the giraffes!l in their native habitat. I know it won’t happen but it’d be super fun to be walking and stop for coffee and...there is is!