#148 - 05/26/07 10:12 PM
What makes a victim?
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Cassy
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What exactly is a victim? Is there a victim type? Can anyone be a victim? These are questions I would like to see us discuss here.
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#149 - 05/27/07 10:07 AM
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I think anyone can be a victim. I don`t think it`s a matter of type or something. Today everyone can be a victim, because there are a lot of criminals.
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#153 - 05/27/07 11:20 AM
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In my opinion children are victims ,because they're basically very vulnurable. Also most of them are easily tricked and they are often deceived. That's why most kids should be taught some basics - like never to talk to strangers.
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#160 - 05/27/07 12:32 PM
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I think someone, who doesn`t know how to defence himself is some kind of a victim. 
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#172 - 05/28/07 08:15 AM
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Cassy
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Any one who is a living breathing entity can be a victim. No one is invisible to crime.
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#206 - 05/31/07 01:54 PM
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Patricia
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Exactly! No one is protected 
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#246 - 06/01/07 09:57 AM
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Any one who is a living breathing entity can be a victim. No one is invisible to crime.
I don't completely agree - have you ever seen a bodybuilder attacked by a single attacker?
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#353 - 06/02/07 10:17 AM
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Any one who is a living breathing entity can be a victim. No one is invisible to crime. I don't completely agree - have you ever seen a bodybuilder attacked by a single attacker?
That same body builder can also still be a victim. It says only that anyone who is a living breathing entity can be a victim. He may not be a victim of mugging but a victim of some other form of crime.
Being physically fit and well-built is not a guarantee that you will not be victimized.
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#366 - 06/02/07 01:19 PM
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I see your point - they can be a victim of another form of crime. But being physically fit may guarantee you that some muggers won't dare attack you.
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#471 - 06/03/07 03:08 PM
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I see your point - they can be a victim of another form of crime. But being physically fit may guarantee you that some muggers won't dare attack you.
But maybe some muggers will enjoy the challenge itself?
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#499 - 06/24/07 09:28 PM
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i have found through my talks with other victims of spousal battery--nice trusting people are targets. i have been going through a remake of my self to try to make some sense of my situation .my narcisstic soon to be exhusband tried t o make me his slave, recently i participated in a victims of violent crime walk in .calif. , i am grieving the loss of the love of my life so i thought. i made a poster it said--i am the one i called 911-you never missed me you never kissed me go away leave me alone-i am not your trophy no longer your wife leave me alone i have a real life. this is a painful journey., i have found the abused one is often viewed a weak and stupid this hurts but it is just ignorance by the police and well meaning stupid people. thank you for listening to me tremayne
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#507 - 07/08/07 12:08 PM
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Lest anyone think that body builders can't be victims of physical violence, just look at several of Dahmer's victims - who were exceptionally physically fit. Body builders might not get jumped by a lone rapist in an alley, but they succumb to bullets like the rest of us, drink alcohol and can get drugs slipped to them, etc. So agreeing with previous posters, yes, ANYONE can be the victim of a crime.
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#603 - 08/30/07 11:25 PM
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If anything, I would have to refer back to something I mentioned on another thread. I think a victim is generally someone not aware and thus able to be taken advantage of. "lack of awareness" however is a really broad description though, I admit
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#614 - 08/31/07 02:36 AM
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For me victim is related to a person or an animal who suffer destructive actions or injuries. Yeah there are different types of victim, like autmobile accident victim, rape victim and more.
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#619 - 08/31/07 02:44 AM
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There are so many things we can fall victim to, so really anyone can be a victim. In the case of the body builder, his size will not stop him becoming a victim of cyber crime, or of identity theft.
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#664 - 09/01/07 07:48 AM
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I think that someone who consideres themselves as a victim is a victim. The world nowadays is dangerouse and absolutely everyone can become a casualty.
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#854 - 09/06/07 11:51 PM
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i have found through my talks with other victims of spousal battery--nice trusting people are targets. i have been going through a remake of my self to try to make some sense of my situation .my narcisstic soon to be exhusband tried t o make me his slave, recently i participated in a victims of violent crime walk in .calif. , i am grieving the loss of the love of my life so i thought. i made a poster it said--i am the one i called 911-you never missed me you never kissed me go away leave me alone-i am not your trophy no longer your wife leave me alone i have a real life. this is a painful journey., i have found the abused one is often viewed a weak and stupid this hurts but it is just ignorance by the police and well meaning stupid people. thank you for listening to me tremayne
Thank you for sharing your story with us. It must have taken a lot of courage to walk in that parade.... it was likely a pivotal point in your life as well. Take care.
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#1069 - 09/12/07 01:02 PM
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A victim is someone who is being violated. Their personal rights are being taken and used against them. That is what I concern to be a victim.
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#1575 - 01/31/08 09:28 PM
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Of course, anyone can be a victim, but I think the most vulnerable, obviously, are children and the elderly....the defenseless. Women also...especially the ones with young children in tow who are occupied with them and don't notice the ones that are stalking them.
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And I think that there's a pretty good reason why they aren't attacked. At the same time guys with more delicate physiques get attacked/mugged all the time 
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