Here's a situation that happened to a shipmate of mine recently. I've replayed it and possiable responses in my mind for a little while now and would like for ya'll to sound off on it for some diffrent perspectives..........
My buddy arrived at a local mall in J'ville, FL to meet his GF and catch a movie. It's early evening on a weeknite (8pm ish), he arrived and located a parking spot not out in BFE but not right next to the mall/movie entrence either. (note: the mall/movie is busy but not overly so) Buddy gets out of his car and is immidently approached by two men......One of them pulls a gun and orders him back in. All three get in his car and they take him to a nearby ATM, force him to withdraw what he can ($300) and drive back to a back/rear parking lot at the mall. The two robbers take his keys and cell phone, throw them accross the lot into some bushes, and run off.
My buddy retrieves his keys and cell, gets the cops there and after a lengthly review of ATM and mall parking lot security tapes, the cops get good pic's of the robbers/kidnappers and tell my buddy that they'll probely catch them in a couple days.
So here's the scene.......your alone, meeting whoever at the mall and are held up almost immidently after exiting your car....naturally your carrying.....My buddy was not. I've already verballly repremanded him about his lack of SA, he just felt safe in a lit mall parking lot with patrons out and about, but not conjestedly so.
Would love to hear your thought on this
My buddy arrived at a local mall in J'ville, FL to meet his GF and catch a movie. It's early evening on a weeknite (8pm ish), he arrived and located a parking spot not out in BFE but not right next to the mall/movie entrence either. (note: the mall/movie is busy but not overly so) Buddy gets out of his car and is immidently approached by two men......One of them pulls a gun and orders him back in. All three get in his car and they take him to a nearby ATM, force him to withdraw what he can ($300) and drive back to a back/rear parking lot at the mall. The two robbers take his keys and cell phone, throw them accross the lot into some bushes, and run off.
My buddy retrieves his keys and cell, gets the cops there and after a lengthly review of ATM and mall parking lot security tapes, the cops get good pic's of the robbers/kidnappers and tell my buddy that they'll probely catch them in a couple days.
So here's the scene.......your alone, meeting whoever at the mall and are held up almost immidently after exiting your car....naturally your carrying.....My buddy was not. I've already verballly repremanded him about his lack of SA, he just felt safe in a lit mall parking lot with patrons out and about, but not conjestedly so.
Would love to hear your thought on this