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Dude! my friend just got carjacked!!!
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I'd be willing to bet, he would have never fired that gun if she floored it. He's by himself in a parking lot of a restaurant. I dont think he would want that attention, unless he can make a quick getaway in his own car.
Plus being charged with murder and being charged with robbery..... not likely that he would take the risk of having blood all over the car, having to move the body out of the car, while not attracting attention etc etc.
Under this sccenario:
1) If the restaurant was a popular place with a high chance of people being it it or around it, I would, duck my head, shift and floor it.
2) If the restaurant is out in the boonies, middle of nowhere, hand the keys over.
Then again, actually being in the situation and dealing with panic, is different from talking about it afterwards, but hey atleast I thought out what I could do if that situation ever arose in the future.
Plus being charged with murder and being charged with robbery..... not likely that he would take the risk of having blood all over the car, having to move the body out of the car, while not attracting attention etc etc.
Under this sccenario:
1) If the restaurant was a popular place with a high chance of people being it it or around it, I would, duck my head, shift and floor it.
2) If the restaurant is out in the boonies, middle of nowhere, hand the keys over.
Then again, actually being in the situation and dealing with panic, is different from talking about it afterwards, but hey atleast I thought out what I could do if that situation ever arose in the future.
In those types of situations, you have to remember the person doing the carjacking could also be nervous or under a lot of stress ... He is not going to be thinking of whether he wants to be charged with murder or not. He's going to be thinking that he threatened to shoot and since you didn't listen, there's a potential there for him to shoot ... Or more likely, he's not going to be thinking at all, and just acting in the moment ... which puts you at an even higher risk of being shot.
In the end, its a hell of a lot better to get out of the car and away with your life than to try to get away and bank on the potential that he's not gonna shoot. Even if there's a 10% chance of getting killed, would you want to risk it?
In the end, its a hell of a lot better to get out of the car and away with your life than to try to get away and bank on the potential that he's not gonna shoot. Even if there's a 10% chance of getting killed, would you want to risk it?
kage69
Lifer
Glad to hear she's ok!
That happened to my dad years ago while he was waiting to pick up a friend at the Amtrak station in Miami. He's sitting in my mom's van (she wasn't with him) and a guy makes his way over and flashes a .22 or something else pissy at him. Dad reciprocates by pointing a Ruger .357 Blackhawk at him through the window and tries his best to remain impassive. Few seconds go by, and the guy turns around and just walks away. Dad later confessed he almost threw up all over my mom's ride, and for the next week or so he was the nicest guy in the world.
Girls need to be more aware of their surrondings! It seems like I'm always scolding my gf for not noticing people around her. not just what/who they are, but what direction their moving and what they're looking at. I'm not saying your friend should have resisted, but if I was chilling in a nice car and saw some shady guy making a beeline for me with one of his hands purposefully obscured, best believe I'd drop that clutch faster than an ant-ridden Twinkie!
That happened to my dad years ago while he was waiting to pick up a friend at the Amtrak station in Miami. He's sitting in my mom's van (she wasn't with him) and a guy makes his way over and flashes a .22 or something else pissy at him. Dad reciprocates by pointing a Ruger .357 Blackhawk at him through the window and tries his best to remain impassive. Few seconds go by, and the guy turns around and just walks away. Dad later confessed he almost threw up all over my mom's ride, and for the next week or so he was the nicest guy in the world.
Girls need to be more aware of their surrondings! It seems like I'm always scolding my gf for not noticing people around her. not just what/who they are, but what direction their moving and what they're looking at. I'm not saying your friend should have resisted, but if I was chilling in a nice car and saw some shady guy making a beeline for me with one of his hands purposefully obscured, best believe I'd drop that clutch faster than an ant-ridden Twinkie!
DivideBYZero
Lifer
DUDE! Where's her car?
midwestfisherman
Diamond Member
Real nice.........Asshole!!!! :|
She did the right thing. No sense in losing her life over a car, cell phone, etc. That can be replaced. Make sure she cancels her credit cards and notifies her bank if he got her checkbook.
Originally posted by: oniq
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: oniq
LOL
What are you laughing at? The fact that you're a jackass?
That people get pissed at what someone says on the internet.. I was fvcking around, calm down geezus christ.
LOL! Damn, that was SO FUNNY!
midwestfisherman
Diamond Member
That's easy to say when you're not setting there with a gun in your face. I don't think anyone really knows what they would do in that situation until confronted with it. Hopefully none of us will ever get to experience this.
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: oniq
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: oniq
LOL
What are you laughing at? The fact that you're a jackass?
That people get pissed at what someone says on the internet.. I was fvcking around, calm down geezus christ.
LOL! Damn, that was SO FUNNY!
Whatever..
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