The Lottery Research Paper

Introduction
The article I chose to do my reaction paper on is the shooting death of the person who won the lottery. His name was Craigory Burch Jr and he was 20 years old. He won nearly half a million dollars from the Georgia lottery Fantasy 5 in November. After I watched the video and read the article I felt really bad for Craigory and his family. The man went from being lucky winning the lottery, to now being cursed from it. This New Year just got started, and now his family has to bury him over senseless violence and greed. People shouldn’t be dying young like that. This is personal for me, because he is the same age as me. I am 20 also about to be 21, and to see someone my age cut down so short of their life. This made me think you really
have to watch out for myself and not be a target. Looking through this article I already have notice what made him a target. Certain measures could have be put in place to reduce his victimization.
Victims Precipitation
The head line alone lottery winner gunned down right there I figured what happened.
Some envious of Craigory saw an opportunity to rob him of his winnings. He wining yes was lucky and wonder. The main problem it, but a big bullseye on his back with a green dollar sign. Scrolling down I saw his face with his name in big letters with the big check. It honestly invited trouble into his home for someone to rob him. People can recognize who he is, and figure out where his stays at. Finding him equals finding the lottery ticket. The example of Victim Precipitation Theory was shown in this article. The picture of him on the news, and where ever it was shown initiated the victimization.
Craigory also became an easy target, because all of his love ones where there. The robbers knew he would be easy to scare since his children where there. Figure he would be willing to give up the money to protect them at all cost. The robbers of course were right on their assumption. Craigory gave him his pants with the wallet. Robbers thinking he would be vulnerable with is kids around it would be easy to take the money.
Facilitation
The type of Victim Precipitation Craigory played in was facilitation. He was passive didn’t realize he was making himself a target in the first place. In the article it was stated that he used the money to shop for Christmas presents for people in need. He did a good thing be generous with his winnings, and sharing it with people who are less fortunate. It did show he was a good person. Sadly his good deed became his down fall. By him going around his neighborhood and passing out gives it not only welcome positive people into his life but also negative. People didn’t see him doing a good deed they see it as he has money for them to take. Craigory not realizing yes you want to do a good thing around the holidays. Even so made unknown to him a target for people to rob. The fame he gain with the lottery ticket, and the gives he bought made him a prime target to be robbed.
His characteristic being a good person, and a loving father played a key role in his killing. The people who robbed him used what I and most people would call strength as a weakness. The crime investigation is still going on. Honestly anyone can be a suspect, since almost everyone knew he had all of that money. Strangers, friends, and even family all have a motivate witch would be greed. Wanting all the money Craigory had with him winning the lottery. In hindsight if he realized I could get robbed I do not think he would have publicized he won to everybody. Reducing the knowledge to only a select few so the chances of him getting robbed would be low.
How to avoid the victimization
To void Craigory victimization could have happen on a number of different ways.
There were so many key factors that may have played a role in his killing. In the beginning of the article on what I previously stated earlier his face was shown with the check. It really went downhill for him. Where the robbers plotted to, or at least think about it. One thing of the many things could have been done is to not have the winner face on mass media. It is just asking for trouble. You are inviting the whole world into his life when doing it. I realize some states want to see you with the check. Tax purposes because we all know he doesn’t keep all of the money. Uncle Sam takes his percentage out, and so does state and local. Even so I don’t understand why you have to broadcast his or anyone’s
business.
Another reason on how he could have reduced his victimization has to do with his family. When he was being robbed he had all of family there mainly his children. It is not his fault honestly to where he became a target since his family was around. The reason why I bring it up was because it was easy for the robbers to get what they wanted from him. In the article it said Craigory begged them to please just leave his kids alone. Maybe if his kids were not there at the time he wouldn’t be a prime target for them. He like any father should would do anything to make sure his children do not get hurt. So if he was more secretive with the money, or at least where he stays at. His vulnerability would not be so high if his kids were not around.
The last thing I personally think could have been done to prevent his victimization was not going Christmas shopping for his neighborhood. I understand Craigory was trying to do a Christmas miracle, but he really created a beacon for everyone to know his business. People going around the neighborhood, and saying he has all this money to buy presents. To most they may be proud he did a nice thing. To others it gives an opportunity to rob him, since he has all that money to give. I really do not want him to be greedy, and not share the wealth. At the end of the day you just need to look out for your family. If he truly wanted to help out he could have bought presents anonymously. Yes you will not get the glory for buying it, but you will be able to keep your life. Another reason why he was killed was when the robbers took his wallet he had no money in there. If Craigory did not spent all, or most of his winnings on gifts he could have had some so the robbers would not have shot him. I understand he was doing a good deed, but at the end of the day he is gone now. The reason for it was greed, and it not Craigory fault. It is just certain measures could have been taken to ensure his safety.