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Baby Carriage Robbery
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So you're driving along, enjoying your day, perhaps thinking about your destination when, suddenly, a baby carriage appears before you. You hit the brakes as hard as you can in a desperate attempt to stop in time, but it's no good -- you hit the carriage. You jump out of the car to help the infant but, luckily, there is no baby. You watch as a woman calmly walks up, picks up the stroller, and walks away, without uttering a word.It's then that you feel the press of cold hard steel in the middle of your back and hear a voice tell you to hand over your wallet. Perhaps you briefly consider playing the hero -- making a distracting comment ("what's that?"), spinning around, and grabbing the gun, but you quickly realize that the way it would play out would be a bullet in your gullet before you even had a chance to turn around. So you hand over your wallet and get a whack on the noggin for your cooperation.
It might sound like a bad detective novel, but that's what really happened to a man in Pennsylvania. Now, I don't think one shouldn't stop for babies or get out to help if there has been an accident, but I do think it behooves us to remember that criminals are not above using children to get what they want and if a situation seems at all wrong, don't hesitate to call 9-1-1 immediately.
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1-06-2009 @ 9:16PM
ame s said...Ok,first of all, I wouldn't jump out of my car leaving my own children inside, because what kind of lame-ass mother looses control of her stroller, but I would call 911 just in case, after I calmly pull over into a safe place. If that stroller didn't come through a crosswalk,it's not my fault I hit it.
If someone did appear at the door of my vehicle, I would act frightened while reaching for the gun I keep (legally) in the open console 6 inches from my right leg. I've practiced my draw and I'm an excellent shot. Plus, my ex-military husband loaded my firearm with ammo that will go right through the metal of my car door.
How's that for being prepared?
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1-07-2009 @ 2:08AM
ninainindia said...That just scares me. So if I'm in trouble, maybe having been attacked or something, and come to your car window to ask for help you will point a gun at me? What kind of world are we living in?
1-07-2009 @ 9:57AM
ame s said...Oh, no, there's a difference in appearing for help. I meant a person with a gun.