Victims of violent crime
There are some cases such as the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) crimes where the victims were responsible for their own victimization. This is because they have heard that there have been numerous reports about robberies and theft in the train but they continue to be reckless in that they hold their very expensive Smartphone carelessly or concentrate in listening to music and forget to put their phones in the pocket. Other victims fall asleep in the train and are woken up when they feel someone taking something from their pockets just like Nicholas Antunes. When he confronted the man, stealing his wallet he was assaulted and nobody helped him because they were threatened that they will be maced (Meisner).
What types of fears have the victims of these violent crimes experienced?
The victims of violent crimes experience a number of fears at the time the crime is taking place. In the CTA crimes victims, most of them experience fear of violence, fear of death, fear of shame especially for the men and fear of pain. These fears are brought on when the victims are held at gunpoint or when they are assaulted and no one tries to help. These fears are what causes the victims to give the gangsters their belongings.
What impacts did the crimes have on the victims?
In the CTA crime, the victims of robbery and theft were traumatised by the events because most of them were held at gunpoint and assaulted. This resulted in them being frightened of boarding trains a good example is Kody Zaagman. Zaagman at the time of attack he was 22 years a pre-med student at the Loyola University. He boarded a train while heading home when suddenly the three, men who sat subsequently to him placed a gun to his head. They made him give them his stuff, after that they hit him at the back of his head with the gun. The gangsters fled and left him with a nasty wound. After the incident, there were some people who helped him but others were laughing at his ordeal (Meisner). Since then he fears going anywhere near train stations and uses his car to go anywhere he wants. Others have resorted to sitting near the train operators because this is a place where the criminals rarely attack.
Work cited
Meisner, Jason. CTA crime victims recount their experiences. Chicago Tribune (June 23, 2012). Print
