God Damn Motherfucker!!!!!! I can do nothing but make sure she made a police report and offer a place to crash if needed but GOD DAMN IT!!! I, I, honestly can’t say more than that. Why the hell must we live in this kind of world. Why do we allow this. Do you know how many times in my life I have thought “Geee you know what would be fun? How about assaulting some poor defenseless woman and stealing her shit. Maybe commit a random act of violence.” I’ll give you a hint it’s a negative number.

Stupid worthless, wastes of god damn air. I hope the mother fucker ends up a prison bitch and lives a LONG happy incarcerated life.

Sorry for the rant. I just feel helpless and angry.

I got mugged in DC in 1968 near 18th and M St. which was a good area at the time.

It was mid week and I had to work the next day so I went to my friends car and was seating in the passenger seat. I dozed off with the window down and the next thing I realized I was being hit in the head with a piece of pipe. I raised my arm to protect myself and got out of the car. The one individual had a gun pointed in my face and there were about a dozen others of ages 12 to 18?

I asked what have I done to you and why are you picking on me??? I think that confused him so I gave him the few dollars I had and walked away from the car.

Shortly there after, my friends arrived at the car and the floor mats were on the ground and they had ram sacked the glove box, etc. In the mean time, I got a ride back to my car in Great Falls by a passer by and went home.

About 3AM my friends called and were glad to hear my voice.

Then in 1977 after moving back from Santa Barbara, I hadn't learned my lesson and returned to the same place since they always had good bands and lots of women. Around 11PM I hear what sounds like a shot so I venture outside. Someone had robbed a person and when he didn't hand over the money, he was shot. In no time there were police everywhere and the guy got away in a cab but was caught as the cab driver jumped out further down the street when stuck in traffic.

Now today, there are places I do not go. There are white trash and druggies that have no value on life so when out in the woods, I keep my distance or step off the trail and let them pass.

Definitely sucks. Very sorry to hear this for your friend. Offer support, which I’m sure you are... not much else you can do. I was a victim of a violent attack *years* ago as well. Leaves you feeling very defenseless when you can’t protect yourself

I hope she was not assaulted, physically or sexually. Try not to be angry in her presence. That won't help. Just be there for her.

It is not your fault. Stop beating your self up over it.

Ultimately she is responsible for her own safety.

Help her out if she will let you. Stay clear if she won't.

That sucks.

I'd almost forgotten that it even happens anymore.

At least it wasn’t a rape.

Sorry to hear about your friend. Similar thing happened to me in the mid 70s in a restroom (of all places) on the Chicago Turnpike. Dude had a knife. I had a Model 19. I won.
Scared the shit out of me at the time. Hope she has no long term problems from the event.

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Originally posted by SpinZone:
It is not your fault. Stop beating your self up over it.

Ultimately she is responsible for her own safety.

Help her out if she will let you. Stay clear if she won't.

My thoughts as well. I have tried to help two women that live alone but they do not understand how dangerous things can get.

One lives on the end of the development and has had the house broken into several times while the other one has a dog but it is caged at night so it would be of little help.

Rage is the only valid emotion you can feel for this so I don’t blame you. Low lifes are going to be low lifes.

Thanks. I’m not blaming myself or anybody else except the jacktard who did it. I am just pissed we live in a world and always have full of jackasses.

Hopefully Karma will catch up to him.

Very sorry this happened to your friend. Will this be a teachable moment for her? I've never been mugged, but shot at many times.

My wife was robbed at gunpoint at our local grocery store parking lot by an illegal. She was victim 3 of 5 that day as we found out later. These three illegal cousins made their living robbing women and would drive south on I45 from Houston toward Galveston stopping to rob women. The lady that was robbed before my wife (victim #2) was in her 70’s and she fought to keep her purse. When we were at the line up to ID them she was all bruised up. Woman #5 that they attempted to rob that day pulled out her S&W revolver and as the guys took off she opened fire into their vehicle (which was stupid). When they caught these three losers they found their apartment full of purses they had stolen. Sometimes I sit in my car at that grocery store watching the old ladies go to their cars hoping I’ll see someone try to rob them. Nothing gets me going more than when the weak and defenseless are preyed upon. I know exactly how you feel.

In the early 1990's I was working where the GA Aquarium is now.
I was mugged twice there in front of the building for $3.
The second time I was ready. After I was slammed into the wall I balled up and as he was trying to get into my pockets, I punched him in the throat.
He instantly went down and I stumbled over him and beat the everlogingshit out of him.
Then I kicked him with my jump boots.
Took out my $3, tossed it on him and asked him if it was worth it now.

You might consider advising her of the following, cslinger.

If there's a next time, tell her to engage the prick as much as possible in conversation. Reason is that if the prick replies back to her, he consciously recognizes her as a human being, and not merely a target. A non-human target, if you will. Making it psychologically more difficult for the prick to hurt her physically.

Of course if the prick is a full-blown psycho, all bets are off.

Been close a few times on the train. It felt like being hunted. The eyes tell a lot.

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Originally posted by ScreamingCockatoo:
In the early 1990's I was working where the GA Aquarium is now.
I was mugged twice there in front of the building for $3.
The second time I was ready. After I was slammed into the wall I balled up and as he was trying to get into my pockets, I punched him in the throat.
He instantly went down and I stumbled over him and beat the everlogingshit out of him.
Then I kicked him with my jump boots.
Took out my $3, tossed it on him and asked him if it was worth it now.

I wish they could all end this way.
You should have thrown an extra $3 and said, "Same time tomorrow?"

Dirty predatory sonsabitches. I feel sympathy for you and your friend, but that is all I can do. Try to do what you can to prepare her for the future, is all the advice I have.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:

I wish they could all end this way.
You should have thrown an extra $3 and said, "Same time tomorrow?"

I had a concussion and felt like throwing up.
After kicking him, I caught the attention of umm, others and had to leave.
But that would have been awesome.

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If there's a next time, tell her to engage the prick as much as possible in conversation. Reason is that if the prick replies back to her, he consciously recognizes her as a human being, and not merely a target. A non-human target, if you will. Making it psychologically more difficult for the prick to hurt her physically.

Huh.

I am not sure about the definition of mugged is persae in this thread. My own opinion of being assaulted is fight back with all you got.
I am not advocating that. Just saying that is how I would handle such a situation.