Woman calls man 65,000 times in one year

A Dutch woman has been charged with stalking after calling a man 65,000 times in one year. She claims she was in a relationship with him (he denies it), and that this required her to call him. A lot. The court ordered her to stop, and she promised to, but called him "a couple of hours" after being released. (via Lowering the Bar)

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Draxlith

That averages to just over 178 calls *every day*, or about 7 calls an hour.

How did this not get taken care of sooner? I feel like even a month like that should be enough to convince most courts.

Also, even better is that the link quotes her as saying she didn’t think that it was excessive.
- Simon Johnny
  
  I’m wondering how her phone company didn’t put a stop to it ealier then that. That’s an insane amount of phone calls even for a small business to make… yet to the same person ? lol
paulleader

That’s an average of one call every 8 minute, 24 hours a day.

That’s insane (obviously).
I’m guessing his answer phone was permanently full.
quietstorms

I was told there was someone for everyone so, if any guy is into crazed women that will obsess over you, she is single!
EvilSpirit

I hope she’s been referred to some sort of mental health service. I really do.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y3G4UFQ5OIPAVZ43EAL3PX3WXA Matt

“That’s a lonely bitch at the end of that line.” - Eddie Murphy – RAW.
lilj

Why didn’t he just change his phone number?
- Simon Johnny
  
  If he’s anything like me. I’ve had the same cell phone number for the last 10 year at least so why would he change his number now because someone can’t help pressing redial?
machinestate

Obviously, this man is some sort of mental masochist. (yeah we’re out there)
I’d bet he even has one of those crazy-frog ringtones on his phone.
- Draxlith
  
  Good Sir/Madam, a Crazy Frog ringtone goes far beyond masochism, it is a cry for help!
  - Lobster
    
    Did you know that Crazy Frog was originally called, “Annoying Thing?”
    
    They really shouldn’t have changed the name.
    - snouty
      
      It wasn’t meant to be a frog.
peregrinus

Can you imagine this woman’s life? Shopping experience – beans, check, eggs, check, bread, check, call Fred again, check, ham, check, mustard, check, lettuce, check, call Fred again, check, milk, check, oranges, check, call Fred again, check, bananas, … I’m bananas! ha ha, check, relish, check, bandaids for fingertips, check, call Fred again, check, cream for RSI, check, pills for sore neck, check, call Fred again, check, check, check – did I call Fred? Call Fred again, check, run items through the checkout, check, pause checkout, check, call Fred, check, continue checkout, check, check, check, check.

I bet her penguin always faces north.
MDwebguy

I think I used to date this woman. She gave good phone, but we ran out of things to talk about.