Concetti Chiave
- Andy, 15, was threatened by boys outside his school who demanded his mobile, highlighting peer-related street crime.
- Louise, 20, returned home to find her flat burglarized, losing her TV and Video player, causing significant emotional distress.
- Jenny, 21, had her second-hand car stolen and later found it burned out, reflecting a local trend of car thefts.
- Ducan, 17, and his girlfriend were attacked and robbed by a gang on New Year's Eve, resulting in a violent encounter and injury.
- George, 75, and Shirley, 68, were scammed by a man claiming to be from the city council, losing £100 in a fraudulent scheme.
Andy, 15
This happened just outside my school. It was only about half past four and these boys stopped me. One boy said that if I didn’t give them my mobile, they’d hurt me. What could I do? They looked really aggressive. This kind of thing has happened to loads of my mates.
Louise, 20
I got home after work at the hospital, turned on the light, and immediately knew that something was wrong. The flat was a complete mess. There was stuff all over the carpet.
Jenny, 21
I had an old second-hand car untill two weeks ago. I went to drive into town and discovered that it was missino. I looked fori t in all the nearly streets and then I went to the police. They said that kids were stealing lots of cars in the area. They found mine two days later. It was completely burned out.
Ducan, 17
I was going to a party with my girlfriend on New Year’s Eve when a gang blocked the way in front of us. There were girls as well as guys and they were quite drunk. They told u sto get out of their way. Then as we were walking past, they grabbed us and pushed u sto the round. A bloke tooke my wallet and they stole my girlfriend’s purse and she got a nasty cut on her arm. It was a really bad start to the new year.
George, 75 and Shirley, 68
A man came to our front door. He looked very respectable. He said he was from the city council and that we had to pay £100 to have our windows repaired. That’s a lot of money to us but we paid him. This happened two months ago and we haven’t heard from him since then. Another retired couple in our street paid him £250!
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué tipo de incidentes experimentaron las víctimas mencionadas en el texto?
- ¿Cómo reaccionaron las víctimas ante los crímenes que sufrieron?
- ¿Qué impacto emocional tuvieron estos incidentes en las víctimas?
Las víctimas experimentaron robos y estafas. Andy fue amenazado para entregar su móvil, Louise encontró su casa desordenada y con objetos robados, Jenny descubrió que su coche fue robado y quemado, Duncan y su novia fueron asaltados por una pandilla, y George y Shirley fueron estafados por un hombre que se hizo pasar por un funcionario del consejo de la ciudad.
Las reacciones variaron; Andy se sintió intimidado y sin opciones, Louise se sintió enferma y asustada, Jenny reportó el robo a la policía, Duncan y su novia fueron agredidos físicamente, y George y Shirley pagaron al estafador creyendo que era legítimo.
Los incidentes dejaron a las víctimas sintiéndose asustadas, vulnerables y engañadas. Louise describió el robo como lo peor que le ha pasado, Jenny se sintió frustrada al encontrar su coche quemado, y Duncan y su novia tuvieron un mal comienzo de año debido al asalto.