Why do robbers besides committing robbery, hurt the victims very cruelly?

Answer 1

low selfesteam
no education
the way they were brought up
no better sense
don't care
lack of right and wrong(no respect for life)
feeling of power over life and death(a god like feeling)

Answer 2

Robbing for some people is not just about stealing something so they can use it - for many it is an outlet for their psychotic energy and as they are psychotic they also like hurting people. It adds to the whole intensity and experience of the robbery.

In summary there are two types of robbers - People who rob out of desperation and people who rob for pleasure and excitement. It is usually the latter who hurt people without cause.

In the first category they may hurt people sometimes if they feel that they may be caught or are trapped in a corner and need to hurt that person to escape or force the stolen goods out of them - The media / victims will often edit that part though and make it look like the robber attacked for no reason.

Answer 3

You know, that's a good question. I think they do it to keep the victim from talking--and it is a psychological thing. Like a child that touches a hot stove will know from experiencing the pain of touching that stove not to touch it again when it is hot. So, a robber hurts their victims cruelly to keep them from talking, cause they know it will be in the recesses of that person's mind not to talk because they will remember the pain inflicted upon them and won't want to endure it again.

Answer 4

the whole act of robbery is cowardice think about it would a robber steal from a person that could beat the crap out of them..no..they choose targets that they think will offer little or no resistance, the part about adding insult to injury i think is a power trip i think its just a modified bully complex that they have been programmed into or maybe the robber has not got the brain cells to do anything but commit crimes.

Answer 5

As Shakespeare put it.. They most hate where they most injure.

Its a self-justification. ie. Not only are the victims in possession of goods that the robber requires, but humiliating them or hurting them make them lesser people. So the crime is reduced to robbing lesser, easier to hate victims. That makes the robber feel superior, instead of a useless shite who cannot be arsed to go and work for his stuff. They should cut off their hands...

Answer 6

Robbers, generally have no conscience. Most of them are drop outs. They are misfits to the society. Bank workers are always warned to co-operate with robbers in case they strike. This is to avoid killing, maiming and hurting as they are exceptionally cruel.

I will advise you to take a queue from Banks security precautions - Don't keep large sums of money, gold and exceptional valuables at home, take them to the bank for safe keeping. Cooperate with them if they strike.

It is the duty of the police to arrest robbers, not you. You may be inviting trouble if you attempt to arrest them.

Answer 7

Its a form of domination making the person who's is being robbed feel fear. Because also when a robbery is committed the adrenaline from the robber makes him eel indestructible

Answer 8

Because they possibly suffer from a personality disorder or schizophrenia, affectionless psychopathy is a common feature or symptom of a psychopath and some robbers who steal to feed their heroin habits usually behave like this because the absence or lack of the drug affects their brain chemistry causing them to go to desperate measures to get their drugs.

Answer 9

if they caught its just going to be classed one act for the both,robbery and assault, if the victim retaliates then its the victim will get punished for protecting themselves as it was assault to the robber the laws need to be changed for the better and trying to change society is just making it worse in the long run

Answer 10

That is why so called, 'proportionate response', is flawed, because you can't assume, particularly if it involves break-ins when the residents are present in the property, that their sole intention is robbery. Unless, therefore, you respond decisively, you may not get another opportunity. A parent will be particularly anxious if they are defending a child.

Answer 11

Nice question. I was asking myself the same question this afternoon after I saw a guy blinded by robbers bullet. Apparently they felt that taking money and stuff wasn't enuff and they shot at his left eye and got him totally blind.
It's plain cruelty