Yep I agree a hell of a lot. I live in a bad area of London, shootings, mugging, murder all part and parcel of the area, I can't sleep unless I hear the familier buzz of sirens out and about. Yet I have no problems at all living where I do.
Tattoes, bikers jacket, and a streetwise strut does indeed drastiocly cut down on looking like a victim. Of course it could also be my age. On 3 Oct, 20:02, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > An additional talking point regarding crime in general ! > > A long time ago I began to take notice of the type of person which in > a lot of cases (more than the normal curve would permit) became victim > of crime. I'm talking about personal crimes: muggings, assaults, > cons, hustles and the like. > > What first brought the issue to light for me was a friend who was > constantly getting assaulted, robbed and generally victimized. Rick > was a slight man and walked with a limp that was more pronounced when > he was depressed or feeling inferior -- which was quite often for > him. When he walked down the street his head was hung down and he > rarely looked anyone in the eye. If he did it was accidental and he > quickly averted his gaze. Rick was a weak person and it showed > clearly in his body language, especially in public. > > I began to wonder if this condition had anything to do with his > demeanor and began to observe others with this in mind. After a few > years of investigation I concluded that a person's street demeanor had > a lot to do with whether or not a person was victimized and how > often. In every case where I had access to the person and was able to > check, which was quite a few since I was in law by that time and > helped in the representation of many of these victims in lawsuits > against the victimizers, against the system, against their own > insurance companies, etc., I had virtually 100% confirmation of my > theory. > > This is not to say that confident people did not get victimized but > the vast majority of victims were those who maintained a weak or > insecure demeanor. I've since come to categorize such folk > professional victims. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
