have you ever been a victim of crime?

Question

if you have been a victim of a crime, has it changed your attitude towards people, are you more aware of your surroudings and what would you do if you could get your hands on the crimanal who did this crime to you. please answer truefully

Answer 1

my brother was murdered a few years ago now, he was stabbed to death, he had a mental age of 11 yrs old, although he was 19yrs at the time. The person who killed him pleaded deminished responsibility and got sentanced 4 yrs he did 2yrs, 18months on remand and was out of prison 6 months later, yep its changed the way i live today, i promise anyone who tries that with my family, i will take care of them myself and happily do so. if i had one wish i would have killed him, there is no justice and we the family have the life sentance, every single day for the rest of our lives.

Answer 2

I was a victim of a robbery. On new years day of 2003 (not long after the ball dropped) I was waiting at a local bus stop for the next bus. I was standing there alone in a well lite area. The police were patroling the block every ten minutes. I made sure to stand at an angle where I could see every point coming or going. In reality I don't have eyes in the back of my head. Well just as the police rounded the corner two guys came up behind me. Told me to empty my pockets. No sense in asking that they ran all my pockets took the little money I had, watch and cell phone. Disappeared just that quickly. I flagged down the cops and did the whole police report bit. They arranged for my transportation home. I can't say I changed much after that happened. I was doing all the right things in the first place. I try not to stay out alone but that evening a supposed friend was more interesting in getting into my pants then celebrating the new year. (He knew I'm gay but hey some guys don't get the hint no matter how many times or how long they know you) I left an unwanted situation. I make sure I have enough money on me for cab fare or any other transpottation I need in a hurry. Honestly the people who did that too me are or will suffer I'm sure. What goes around comes I around. Karma is B*tch and I won't have to worry about doing anything to them. They will get whats coming too them. It may not be in the same pain they caused me but it will come back on them.

Answer 3

There are so many crimes one can be a victim of, that yes, I have been a victim several times over. Outright robbery, administrative crimes, unfair bank charges, being short-changed, being dumped with a fake banknote.

As to specific events, I once had an automatic watch and money purse stolen from by bag at the beach. Yet they left my wallet and car keys... Many years before, some stupid kid and his frends harrassed my sister and myself with the intention of stealing whatever he could if he could have, but we got away.

Our shop got burgled once. Someone shattered the plate glass window with the pole of a hoe and used the other end to scoop three laptops out of the window through the grill that was supposed to stop such things from happening. The frustrating thing was that the Police didn't bother to take finger prints of the hoe that was left behind, or of anywhere someone could have touched. Had they actually caught someone days later, the proof would have melted away... And the alarm didn't go off. AND the insurance didn't pay up. All they covered was the glass and told us that objects within reach of the window were not covered. That was a further string of crimes right there... Robbed twice, really.

I have a friend and his wife who were gassed unconscious in their sleep by thieves that then drove off with his wife's car and whatever they could pocket. Same person had his whole wouse cleaned out of electronic goodies like his TV and sound system, etc. during his honeymoon.

As with other traumatic events like car accidents, you keep your guard high after the event; you keep a greater braking distance in front of you when driving, you look around yourself more when in places where you might be robbed, you warn all your friends to do the same.

If the crime is worse, you enter the realm of the what-ifs, revenge, distrust for anybody that you consider suspicious looking.

As to getting revenge for the crime committed, one does envision it, but it is best not to go there, it is better to leave it to the authorities even if one knows they'll never get the culprit. These events carry too much negative energy just waiting to turn around and bite you again.

Answer 4

I once had a village shop and whilst having my sandwich in the back room one day I heard a noise in the shop. I found a youth of 16 behind the counter with his hands in my till. I screamed at him 'what the b h are you doing with my takings' and grabbed him by the ear and dragged him into the back room.

Here I continued screaming at him at the top of my voice - he shrunk away from me. Then I asked him what he needed the money for and he said he'd done some damage at his home and needed the money to pay for a new window!

I told him that I could call the police, inform his headmaster, contact the army training centre he was down to go to when he left school, or he could work for me to earn the money honestly.

He chose to work for me and every Saturday for 8 weeks he worked on the back yard with my husband. At the end of the 8 weeks I gave him the £25 he said he needed.

These days I would have been taken to court for intimidation or hurting his ear or some other such nonsense. I think I did him a good turn and he learnt his lesson. He did join the army so I hope that was the beginning of a good future for him.

Answer 5

You ask:

have you been a victim of a crime? YES

has it changed your attitude towards people? NO

are you more aware of your surroudings? YES

what would you do if you could get your hands on the criminal

who did this crime to you? Give them a good whooping!

Answer 6

I was burgled while still in my flat, the toe rag snuck in while I was in another room and took my lap top (containing all my uni course work) and phone.
I'm less understanding of people now, I really couldn't care less how hard life has been to these people, thieving scum need a kicking.
The worst bit though was waiting days and days for a police response, then yet more days and days for the scene of the crime dude to show up and take prints. they never did.
So yeah, my advice? if you're the victim of crime don't count on the police to find them, all you get is a phone call three months later to tell you they've done nothing and are closing the file.

Answer 7

Yes I was beaten for 40 minutes at the age of 17 by 4 girls just for the hell of it. At the time I didnt think I was going to live almost unconscious I manage to say "I have a brain tumour if you hit me one more time I will die" I dont know why or even how I said it but they ran away in fear of killing me. They never caught the people that did it I was off work for 3 weeks and spend a lot of time going frightened and not wanting to go out my trust in any one I didnt know was diminished that took years to get back. Although over 20 years after the incident I have never forgotten the fear I had that night. I do get strength from the fact that my quick thinking more then likely saved my life.

Answer 8

I was a victim of a household robbery. Coming home from a bonfire night celebration it was mind blowing to find the back door open, the kitchen window broken and the video recorder lying in the middle of the lounge. (presumably he had been disturbed by my neighbour coming home early). The criminal had been upstairs and rifled through our underclothes, through our photograph albums, taken our jewellery and stuffed everything into a pillow case which he took off the bed. I suffered a suspected heart attack and for weeks everywhere I walked in our village I felt vulnerable as I felt he knew what I looked like but I didn't know him. If I could have got my hands on him I would have stamped on his face and kicked him in the b...s.

Answer 9

yes,i've been burgalled 4 times in 10years,each in different houses,as i could not stay at the same house,as i felt my privacy had been invaded,the worst one being done on the 13th december(which was obviously 12 days before xmas,and everytime i hear the song on the twelfth day of xmas song,it sends a shiver down my spine).my daughter was 8yrs old at the time,she disturbed them,which was very upsetting..weeks later we noticed the television was on 2-3 times a week,before anybody had got up,and thought the tele was on its way out,only to find my son(who was only 4 at the time was waking in the night,going downstairs and switching the tele on,so that "the bad men" would think we were still awake.as you can imagine this was very distressing as a parent,and if i could get hold of the bastards,i'd literally kill them,what right have they got to walk into someones house and steal what we had worked for,just to feed their drug habit.our xbox plus games were worth over £700 at the time,which they would sell for about £100 just to get their fix.along with the other items that were taken,they most probably made about £300,which cost us about £2000 to buy out of our hard earned money,they get caught and get a slap on the wrist,because they blame the drugs.the home i live in now is very secure,the thing is,i dont know how,or if i'd have time to get us all out if there was a fire.

Answer 10

Yes. During my son's divorce and child custody settlements, his ex mother in law / father in law threatened physical harm (actually pulled my hair) to myself and my son, then, cussed us and our attorney in front of Family Court .They made a big spectacle. We also suspect that they cut the brakes on both our vehicles among other things. We had to take them to Criminal Court. The Judge found them guilty of harassment and terroristic threatening . They were fined and told that next time they would get jail time.

Shortly after that ,out of fear, I bought a can of mace. I never had to use it though. They obviously took the Judge seriously as they don't bother us anymore. At the time, I had a few thoughts of revenge, but it passed. I honestly don't feel any revenge now. I avoid them and wouldn't turn my back if they were nearby.