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2005-12-08 Britain

'Safe rooms' instead of cash for crime victims

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Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-08 15:20|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I keep in mind a fascinating psychological study done by the FBI at least 10 years ago. Interviews with serial killers in how they chose their victims found out that in a good number of the cases, the victims actually sought out their killer.

One killer, who had himself noticed the phenomena, and was puzzled by it, said that he would have arrived in a new city, where he had never been before. He was hungry and tired and just wanted to get a bite to eat and find a motel to sleep in.

"But somebody I had never seen before would see me, and come running across four busy lanes of traffic to get in my face. He or she would offer to buy me a cup of coffee or dinner or would want to party with me. They wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. I had no idea who this person was, and just wanted to be left alone, but they would keep nattering away at me."

He concluded by saying that, "It was a positive relief to kill them."

As part of the study, the FBI also studied violent rape, and found out that statistically, women who had been sexually molested or assaulted when they were young had a 220% higher likelyhood of being sexually attacked again when they are adults.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-12-08 17:55|| 2005-12-08 17:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey what a novel way to fight crime! Lock up the victims!!

Now exactly how big and well equipped are these "safe" rooms? How often and for how long are the potential victims supposed to be in residence in their own personal jail cell? Or are they supposed to ask the intruder to wait while they go lock themselves away?

This is really disgusting. If it wasn't real I'd expect some one of ripping off Monty Python....Run away, Run away!!

Now that Canada is banning all hand guns for the law abiding, how long before this is there approach to crime prevention?

Glock, Sig, S&W, CZ, Browning, Ruger, etc. so many choices, so much cheaper, so much more liberty.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-12-08 20:58|| 2005-12-08 20:58|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if this was dreamed up by the same genius who invented the barbed condom a few days ago. A pissed off burglar will simply light a fire and leave.

Posted by Grunter 2005-12-08 22:38|| 2005-12-08 22:38|| Front Page Top

#4 He or she would offer to buy me a cup of coffee or dinner or would want to party with me. They wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.

Just proving that anyone who gives a cheery hello to a stranger deserves to die. And sounds like those rape victims really did deserve it, right moose?

Posted by 2b 2005-12-08 23:49|| 2005-12-08 23:49|| Front Page Top

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