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Post by olebama on Dec 17, 2012 16:01:03 GMT -7
One of my co-workers had a flat tire and was changing it on the side of the road. He heard a car stop and figured the guy was going to offer to assist. Just as my co-worker grabbed the tire to lift it off, the guy kicked him in the ribs, jumped on him and demanded money. He didn't have his wallet on him (it was in the car). He gave him the $7 in his pocket.
I guess the moral of the story is to stand up with the tire iron in your hand until any unnecessary help leaves.
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Post by woodyz on Dec 17, 2012 16:28:41 GMT -7
1 is Awareness, you have to see its coming before you react (and you did) 2. Presents, how you present yourself (if you act like a sheep you become a sheep) 3. Bearing. sometime mistaken for presents but bearing is closer to projecting the image that if you jack with me I am going to hurt you.
Those 3 things will eliminate 80% of any confrontation you might have to face. It used to me 90% but people are getting less afraid and more in need, so another 10% are more willing to test you.
Which bearings us to #4. Wiliness, once it becomes necessary you have got to be willing to follow through. I'm sure the guy Dickie pointed the hose at was more than convinced he was about to get hosed. You have to convince the other guy that you can't wait to get started, you want to light him up, your just hoping he will be stupid enough to make your day.
Which is #5 Follow through or commitment. You can't be faking it, just making a threat. A predator will know it. You have to get mean, you have to shoot him right in the eye, you have to break that aluminum ball bat when you hit him with it, you need to feel his backbone when you hit him in the stomach.
And its ok afterwards if you puke your guts out and tell the truth and say you didn't want to do it, he forced on him self. Then those people/sheep who were looking at you right aafterward in fear, like you were a rabid animal, will shake your hand and slap you on the back and tell you that you were only doing what you had to and you had no choice.
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Post by mountainmark on Dec 17, 2012 17:46:07 GMT -7
Good thread guys, just chiming in to watch it more closely. Well done BJ.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Dec 17, 2012 18:04:31 GMT -7
One of my co-workers had a flat tire and was changing it on the side of the road. He heard a car stop and figured the guy was going to offer to assist. Just as my co-worker grabbed the tire to lift it off, the guy kicked him in the ribs, jumped on him and demanded money. He didn't have his wallet on him (it was in the car). He gave him the $7 in his pocket. I guess the moral of the story is to stand up with the tire iron in your hand until any unnecessary help leaves. Here's one to freak y'all out. True FBI story about two brothers who were serial killers. Their location was a remote, mountainous area but not far from an interstate. They owned a towtruck and would ride the interstate looking for stranded motorists. The motorists were more than happy to see that towtruck and let their guard down only to have their lives snuffed out by the two brothers. Something to think about next time you call for road service.
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Post by USCGME2 on Jan 4, 2013 13:55:21 GMT -7
Three things a criminal hates: Lights, camera, and action. The guy who approached WTRFWLR must have been new at it, cause I cant see WTRFWLR being a sheepish man to begin with so, that guy's criminal radar needs some tuning to begin with. Robbers are a lot like electricity, they always want the path of least resistance. BJ gave him resistance (action) and he didn't like it one bit. That explains the quiver in his lip that says loudly, "Ahhh crap! this just got real, went down the wrong path here!" That's also why Law Dog is successful in backing down guys twice her size. They want the money, not a fight. Nice job Duck Man, way to keep a taught watch brother!
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jan 4, 2013 14:17:37 GMT -7
Thank You Sir. Eyes wide open...everday.
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