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Armed Robbery. How would you react?


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5 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said:

I was a bank teller for 38 years. We were told to be calm and follow instructions.  In 2003 I was robbed and the only thing I failed was guessing his age.

 

In a public place, I hope I would be calm and follow instructions.

 

I was caught between laughing about the guys "calm" demeanor and realizing that the situation was not in the least bit humorous.

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in my early twenties, i was a total idiot and in the wrong place at the wrong time and dude jumped in convertible, put a gun to my head..and said give me your money. Being the time it was , all my cash had been left at the registers at the all night i had just left. Made me drive to ATM, but had already reached my limit for the day. Dude was just freaking incredulous  i had no access to cash

 

Thought I was dead for sure, or he was going to take the car.at least..but we was so confused he just got out of the car muttering to himself..and I got the hell out of there like a bat of hell.

Thing i remember is I kept putting my hands up reflexively, and I was scared as hell i was gunna die.

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3 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:

in my early twenties, i was a total idiot and in the wrong place at the wrong time and dude jumped in convertible, put a gun to my head..and said give me your money. Being the time it was , all my cash had been left at the registers at the all night i had just left. Made me drive to ATM, but had already reached my limit for the day. Dude was just freaking incredulous  i had no access to cash

 

Thought I was dead for sure, or he was going to take the car.at least..but we was so confused he just got out of the car muttering to himself..and I got the hell out of there like a bat of hell.

Thing i remember is I kept putting my hands up reflexively, and I was scared as hell i was gunna die.

 

Did you offer him an IOU?  ?

 

 

 

 

That’s some CRAZY stuff there! 

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Great video. I see no ashtrays on the bar. I assume they were vaping.

 

While I can't be sure of how I would react in this particular case, the gunman was of no particular threat to the guy just sitting at the bar. He was far more forceful with the guy on the floor next to him. Now, I've had a gun pointed at my head at least twice. (I only remember two instances. Would I forget having a gun pointed at me?) According to one guy (who became my friend, drug dealer after the incident) claimed I laughed at him. I'm sure it was a nervous, "how do I deflate the air in this situation?" kind of thing, but I acted calm. Inside I was a bit of a wreck. But I didn't believe he was actually going to shoot me. The second time was a bit less intense with a guy threatening everyone, but didn't seem to have much conviction. I more or less did what this guy did, and just tried to keep things calm. 

 

The reason I say I'm not sure what I'd do in this situation is, I can't hear the guy's voice or know exactly what was going on. I suspect I might just sit on the floor to avoid the personal attention. But sitting at the bar worked for this guy. With all that said, if the guy pointed a gun at me and demanded my wallet, I'd just give it to him. Money isn't that important.

 

 

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A guy I worked with (West Point grad) got carjacked in Miami in the 90s. The guy was pointing the gun at him and told him to drive to an ATM. He put the pistol down in his lap to reach for something. My buddy took his chance, grabbed the weapon & shot the guy in the head, killing him.

 

He’s a lawyer now. ?

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Got robbed at gunpoint for my car in downtown Baltimore in 2002. I was DRUNK and not really phased. My friend had to convince me to give him the keys. He snatched a 100 dollar chain and that's all he got. Turns out he couldn't drive a stick. Watched him sputter and then just give up. Nice enough to leave the keys in the ignition. So I went into the club and basically forgot about it.

 

It's weird. I have EXTREME anxiety disorder so internally, I'm pretty much in panic mode 24/7. There's not many external events that are going to affect me the same way they affect a "normal" person. I'd honestly be likely to react exactly as this guy did. 

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