Portrait of a Stalker Troll: @Repsac3, Also Known as Walter James Casper III

Posted on | January 8, 2014 | 61 Comments

Professor Donald Douglas has spent years fighting one particularly obsessed troll, Walter James Casper III, who might actually out-rank Bill Schmalfeldt in the Stalker Hall of Shame, because Casper has been cyberstalking Douglas for more than five years.

Among the significant characteristics of cyberstalkers is the disproportionality of their obsessions. Professor Douglas is not an academic celebrity or influential media personality. He’s a professor of political science at Long Beach City College in California. It is not as if he’s at Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia, Yale or some other big-money “prestige” school, and yet the fact that Professor Douglas is (a) conservative and (b) a blogger is sufficient to justify in Casper’s sick mind the most insane forms of stalking behavior.

Another characteristic of cyberstalkers is their resort to psychological projection: They are not obsessed with you — no! — you are obsessed with them, and don’t you dare accuse them of harassing you — of course not! — you are instead harassing them.

This kind of “accuse the accusers” tactic serves two purposes for the troll: First, it is a psychological rationalization by which he justifies his behavior and, second, it serves to obfuscate the situation in the eyes of law enforcement or other authorities.

Something else: The conflict between Casper and Professor Douglas is not about politics, nor is it about Professor Douglas.

That is to say, Casper’s espousal of left-wing political ideas is not the reason for his behavior, but simply a pretext, and if he weren’t harassing Professor Douglas, he’d be harassing some other target, selected more or less at random. There is, of course, a specific history to the conflict between them, but it is ultimately irrelevant. There are plenty of people every bit as left-wing as Casper who are not obsessive stalkers, and there are other conservative bloggers who might just as easily become targets for stalking, if ever they attracted the attention of such a grotesquely deformed personality as Casper.

Walter James Casper III has spent years smearing and harassing Professor Douglas, trying to get him fired from his job. This could (and in fact, often does) happen to any blogger who has a day job.

To get an idea of the pathetic nature of Casper’s obsession, he has devoted an entire blog, called “American Nihilist,” to his anti-Douglas jihad. In the past six months, that stalker site has attracted an average of about 15 visitors a day. By contrast, Professor Douglas’s blog has averaged nearly 2,000 visitors daily.

In other words, the readership for Casper’s anti-Douglas rantings is less than 1% of the readership of Professor Douglas’s blog and yet, despite such clear evidence that no one else shares his obsession, Casper continues doing what he does, apparently with no other purpose except to annoy the target of his weird fixation.

Fish gotta swim. Birds gotta fly. Stalkers gotta stalk.

Category: American Power

Comments

61 Responses to “Portrait of a Stalker Troll: @Repsac3, Also Known as Walter James Casper III”

Evi L. Bloggerlady
January 8th, 2014 @ 11:23 am

See Amanda, you are not alone (not that makes me feel much better about it…it still sucks)
Frankie
January 8th, 2014 @ 11:55 am

Looked at the lunatic’s blog. Tried to make sense of it, but his writing makes no sense and just seems to be a excuse for him to make snarky jabs at the Prof.
Come to think of it, Shulers writings make no sense and are just an excuse to jab at people he doesn’t like and so are Schamalfeldts.
Strange how the trolls all seem to have the same MO.
texlovera
January 8th, 2014 @ 12:21 pm

Casper & Schamlfeldt: separated at birth? (And may God have mercy on any womb that birthed them…)
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Quartermaster
January 8th, 2014 @ 12:37 pm

That photo is scarier than BS’s. I suppose now we’ll be getting that one smacking us in the face 2 or 3 times a week.
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 12:37 pm

Expected better of you, McCain… You generally do your research before posting. Please do so here:

Before Donald posted his hit piece on the 1/6/14, when was the last time I mentioned Dr Douglas in any social media setting?

When was the last time I posted anything about him at all that wasn’t a response to one of his attacks on me?

And when was the last time I posted a fresh post (or hell, even commented) on that blog?

C’mon, McCain… You don’t have to like or agree with anything I say… But at least be honest…
rmnixondeceased
January 8th, 2014 @ 1:05 pm

Are you sure repsac3 isn’t Baghdad Blobs illegitimate child? It in all ways resembles it’s progenitor, down to the shaved cranium and general air of assclownery (as well as mutual libtardness). I think they represent a new mutation of the human genome, that being the appearance of Homo Rancidulus or Rancid man …
rmnixondeceased
January 8th, 2014 @ 1:09 pm

Merely subscribe to the Rule 5 posts (after selecting the option for a dose of McCain’s Superior Eye/Brain Bleach prior to viewing any Rule 5 post). You’ll be happier and McCain will have a few extra shekels in his pocket for use in “Shoe-Leather” reporting.
AngelaTC
January 8th, 2014 @ 1:13 pm

Suddenly DMV pictures look like art,
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The Mad Jewess
January 8th, 2014 @ 1:20 pm

Wack job.
Randy_Rager
January 8th, 2014 @ 1:37 pm

Way to prove the man’s point, bonehead. Could you project your own failings any harder if you tried? I suspect not.
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 1:45 pm

Because I asked him to do a little research and answer a few simple questions?

Downgrading a request for more thorough reporting… Tough crowd.
The Mad Jewess
January 8th, 2014 @ 2:45 pm

Get
A
Life.
The Mad Jewess
January 8th, 2014 @ 2:48 pm

Your whole blog is about DOUG.
You’re just a crazy moonbat.
You must be bored out of your damned skull.
Have you thought about getting some meds for this psychosis?

Why dont you do what other Commies are doing? Sucking Obamas hoo-hah.
Get busy with that.
Koo koo man
texlovera
January 8th, 2014 @ 2:51 pm

“…a response to one of his attacks on me…”

Holy cow. Lack of self-awareness? CHECK.
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repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 3:59 pm

So you think that I should just ignore Dr Douglas when he posts about me out of the blue and unprovoked, then?

Maybe he’ll just go away, or perhaps go after someone else?

Is that what you think McCain et.al ought to do about the Kimberlin clan, too?

Sorry… That ain’t the answer, tex…
texlovera
January 8th, 2014 @ 4:49 pm

You’re asking the wrong question in the first place.
Calvin Everhart
January 8th, 2014 @ 5:44 pm

Arny in the Predator “Thats one ugly MFer”
DonaldDouglas
January 8th, 2014 @ 5:50 pm

Bwahaha! The troll-rights harasser shows up in the comments to troll. That’s rich, lol!
DonaldDouglas
January 8th, 2014 @ 5:51 pm

He’s a total assclown, lol!
DonaldDouglas
January 8th, 2014 @ 5:51 pm

Bwhahaha!!
SPQR9
January 8th, 2014 @ 5:56 pm

You are asking McCain because you don’t know? Get help.
SPQR9
January 8th, 2014 @ 5:58 pm

Probably so your blog does not see its traffic go from 2 per day to thousands.
rmnixondeceased
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:12 pm

I recommend he engage in home electro-convulsion therapy. 220 volt leads attached to each temple (preferably with a staple gun), bite on a leather belt and throw the breaker … Perhaps in his case he should probably use the raw 660 volts coming from the pole to his meter …
rmnixondeceased
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:14 pm

Bingo! Never reward the assclowns …
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:22 pm

“So you think that I should just ignore Dr Douglas when he posts about me out of the blue and unprovoked, then?”

Well, that would be what a grown-up does. A sane grown-up, anyway.

Hell, even some folks I know on medication understand that ignoring is the best policy. Or at the very least understand that being a creepy stalker is not a good thing. Just sayin’.
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:27 pm

He manages to quote Schmalfeldt…

Anyone can make claims on the internet, but without evidence, claims is all they are…

I’m just sayin’…
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:30 pm

No… I’m asking McCain because I do…and it’s likely that he does, as well…
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:33 pm

People who tell you to ignore cyberstalking/harassment have never been targeted by it.
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:36 pm

That applies to actual cyberstalking, i.e., what you are doing. Saying meanie things about you on a blog? Not cyberstalking. Hope that helps!
Quartermaster
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:40 pm

480V 3 phase is far more effective.
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:41 pm

I’m doing what, exactly… Be specific.
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:46 pm

Wow. So you really have no idea that following someone around online is creepy?

Protip: yes, it is creepy. Normal people realize this.
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:47 pm

Weapons-grade cray cray on deck!
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:47 pm

Weapons-grade cray cray on deck!
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:48 pm

And you believe I’m “following someone around online” because Donald said so, and then McCain quoted him saying so, and linked to a bunch of blog posts where Donald lashes out at me…?

C’mon… You have to be more sophisticated than that…
robertstacymccain
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:53 pm

Tell you what, Casper: You go nurse your hurts in your own dark corner of the Internet and don’t give me another excuse to take notice of you. That’s gonna be a win-win, see? Because I’ve got no shortage of weirdos to pay attention to, and you really don’t want me on your case.
robertstacymccain
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:53 pm

Tell you what, Casper: You go nurse your hurts in your own dark corner of the Internet and don’t give me another excuse to take notice of you. That’s gonna be a win-win, see? Because I’ve got no shortage of weirdos to pay attention to, and you really don’t want me on your case.
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:57 pm

I expected better from you, McCain… You’ve always struck me as partisan, but honest.

Ah well…
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 6:57 pm

I expected better from you, McCain… You’ve always struck me as partisan, but honest.

Ah well…
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

I didn’t have to take their word for it. You kind of sort of demonstrated that right here. I got to experience it first-hand. There’s no better proof than witnessing something in person.

Word of advice: when you’ve dug yourself into a hole, stop digging.
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

I didn’t have to take their word for it. You kind of sort of demonstrated that right here. I got to experience it first-hand. There’s no better proof than witnessing something in person.

Word of advice: when you’ve dug yourself into a hole, stop digging.
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 7:09 pm

I commented a a blog post, just like you did… (I commented more than you did because the post was about me, but other than that, there’s really no difference.)

I didn’t follow anyone here… McCain tweeted about the post (which again, has my name all over it), and included an @ mention to me… It was retweeted a bunch, too…
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 7:09 pm

I commented a a blog post, just like you did… (I commented more than you did because the post was about me, but other than that, there’s really no difference.)

I didn’t follow anyone here… McCain tweeted about the post (which again, has my name all over it), and included an @ mention to me… It was retweeted a bunch, too…
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 7:25 pm

Hmm… I do believe I have seen this kind of thing before, and not from the usual party of lunatics. Tell me: is there anything at all that you think you might have done better, even if it might not have prevented people from saying mean things about you on their blogs or in tweets?
La Pucelle
January 8th, 2014 @ 7:25 pm

Hmm… I do believe I have seen this kind of thing before, and not from the usual party of lunatics. Tell me: is there anything at all that you think you might have done better, even if it might not have prevented people from saying mean things about you on their blogs or in tweets?
repsac3
January 8th, 2014 @ 7:56 pm

Maybe in 2012 or before… But by 2013, all I was doing was responding to those “mean” (and other) blog posts and tweets with “mean” (and other) tweets and blog posts of my own… And even that tapered off by mid-2013…

But because the guy was threatening legal action, I did keep a public list of the date and substance of each of his attacks on one page of that otherwise abandoned blog. (Abandoned by me, anyway… It’s a group blog with 2-3 other authors.)

From the time the guy stopped posting about me in August until he started again a few days ago, I didn’t say word one about the guy…

As you can see from McCain’s links to the guy’s blog, nothing I did or didn’t do stopped the guy from lashing out… Much as some folks wish to believe otherwise, this isn’t about who I am or what I do… Not in the last year or two, anyway…
Wombat_socho
January 8th, 2014 @ 8:23 pm

You don’t know when to leave bad enough alone so it doesn’t get worse.