Have you ever been a victim of crime?

princess

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.

puggtiracer

Yes. Constant harrasment, which the police don't want to know about.

If I were left alone with the people doing this, only one of us would be left standing....

missl

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.

GOOCH

yes ive been a victim, yes i suffer PTS because of what happened, yes it makes you aware of your surroundings,, yeah i reckon that if i got my hands on him i stick him in a mental hospitial an he would have to get a needle ,.. everyday so he cant do it again ,

hakuna matata

Caught somebody breaking into my car one night. I crept out and let him have it with a piece of pool cue. Broke his arm. Cops came round but could not prove who did it. Never had any more trouble since.

garfet

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.

Motti _Shish

Oh yes! I live in South Africa-you kinda get used to it, lol! Definitely makes me hate those "people" alot more!

* BABii GiRL*

yes i been stalked by an old man it just happen a couple of months ago

Weemanbiggy

I have been burgled at 2 different addresses and i was rather paranoid for a while about just going out in case it happened again.
And quite frankly if i got my hands on them i would have beat the..ahem,,faeces out of them.

Keith

Yes....I was bitten by a crack head and broke my hand beating him in the head trying to make him let go. Got a few stitches in my left forearm and my right hand still hurts. I now believe all crack heads should be shot before a firing squad. And I wouldn't mind being one of the members of the firing squad.

oracle

everyday

Len_NJ

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!

UNITool

Petty vandalism to my car has ticked me off a couple of times. Only way that changed my life though is I pay for a lower insurance deductible now. Technically I was assaulted once, but I won the fight and he still got arrested so I feel pretty good about that one.

papuman2000

Yeah! I had my bicycle stolen recently, amongst other things, i saw the guy riding away as well. I nearly caught him at a busy intersection, it was night, if i had caught him i would've pushed him into heavy traffic, but i'd probably be in prison now!

honiebyrd

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.

dukalink6000

I had a B&E down on me, but it didn;t change my attitudes towards people (I have a rather poor attitude about people anyway)

Common Sense

Yes, I have..
My attitudes towards the public & police did not change...
I still mistrust & have little respect for either...

JAM123

Yes had my car hijacked in South Africa, lost my hearing on my right ear when i was hit with a gun on my head, been robbed by 4 thieves twice already, and when we where away on holiday in Europe - Lisbon, came back to find thieves had broken into my house,!!! Welcome to South Africa 2010 world cup .!!!

CamperBoy

I was almost robbed in broad daylight. And people surrounding me don't even care.

3 of them tried to threaten me with a knive. But I manage to chase them off primarily because they are drug addicts and are in a "woozy" stage. So they can't fight much.

After that incident, I realise that no matter where you are, you are always vulnerable to crimes. So Im much much aware of my surroundings. And try to keep my wallets and stuffs in my bag. Used to carry it just on the hand like that.

So be extra vigilant. Always!

Jerry D

Yeah, i've been stolen from.

I've also had a lot of "problems" with my mom's x husband (not my dad).

Their kids looked up stuff in dictionaries/encyclopedias and made me read it to them.. It wasn't all appropriate. It was pretty sick, and i was maybe 8.

Well it went to court, and it deffinitely has affected my life. It's changed the way i judge people before knowing them, it's made me totally change about the way I feel around people I don't yet trust.. and it's made it harder to trust people in general.

life is grand

my poor mums car got stolen from the drive way, as always the insurance barely covers getting another one, and the added hassle of finding a new one and the fact that there were picture of my daughter in the car her carseat teddy bear etc, it makes your blood boil and yes it makes you more suspicious of people WHY do they do it?

giya_98

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.

Katy x

it hasn't happened to me but a few years ago someone raped my sister at a party. it has definatly changed my attitude towards people, men in particular. i just travel in groups now. and if i could get my hands on him i'd do permanent damage, much like he did to my sister.

derrick

when i was 17 my boyfriend and i got robbed he only had $15 so the robber asked us if we had bus fare we said no and he gave us back $5......i was really scared at the time....but now i look back on it...it was pretty funny

rhiannon

yes a couple of times, the police were no help at all. im less trusting of people now. sad but true.

Joshua L

No but my friend has and it's not pretty at all.

Guineapig

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 Â£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.

Pia

Oh yes. By a cop himself.
I never got even enough. I will when I read the obituaries of cops killed on duty

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