Rookie Mugging

**Shelby07** · 06-01-2007, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Merlin390

What's funny is you are in Washington DC. any other city you could have shot is ass and been done with it.

On a good note at least you were not hurt.

You were never in any danger. Don't you know that guns are illegal in Washington DC - It's the safest area in the country

**Merlin390** · 06-01-2007, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Shelby07

You were never in any danger. Don't you know that guns are illegal in Washington DC - It's the safest area in the country

That was kind of my point. DC has one of the highest murder rates in the US. I just find it funny where in a city like DC you cant have a pistol and the murder rate is high but in states what have CC laws the murder numbers and violent crime numbers overall are lower.

I do like your sarcasm though. It reminds me of an article I read here recently where a Senator was mugged and in the course of his service he had always voted against bills that would arm citizens and now as a result of his attack he is arming himself and his wife. Now my only concern is they shoot themselves.

**TampaSupremo** · 06-02-2007, 12:56 AM

I hate to be the dissenter here, but after this guy attempts (feebly, admittedly) to rob you you give him a bus pass and don't call the police on him? So after it's all over he still got something out of you and trots off after he has the friggin' gall to offer you his hand? I can bet you he will do the same thing to someone else but instead of it being someone capable of handling themselves it will be an old lady or some such. Dude, at least make a report or something.

I don't mean to sound like I'm coming down hard on you, man, but this guy sounds like a scumbag and needs to be dealt with.

TampaSupremo

**JFellows** · 06-02-2007, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by TampaSupremo

I hate to be the dissenter here, but after this guy attempts (feebly, admittedly) to rob you you give him a bus pass and don't call the police on him? So after it's all over he still got something out of you and trots off after he has the friggin' gall to offer you his hand? I can bet you he will do the same thing to someone else but instead of it being someone capable of handling themselves it will be an old lady or some such. Dude, at least make a report or something.

I don't mean to sound like I'm coming down hard on you, man, but this guy sounds like a scumbag and needs to be dealt with.

TampaSupremo

That's one thing I kind of wish I had done in retrospect (called the police), for two reasons - what you mentioned above, and to give me credibility in any future situations. For the most part, however, dealing with LEOs around here can generally prove to be a giant ordeal. At the time the event happened, I was just as happy to put it behind me and get on with my life, rather than going through the hassle of calling a LEO, potentially going to the police station to file a formal report, etc. Besides, other than a vague description of the perpetrator (5'8-5'10, anywhere from 170-200lbs, dark skinned, wearing a coat), I couldn't have been of any use.