last tuesday, a frozen yogurt store / parlor close to me was robbed early in the eve. my wife loves this place so we often go there after meals in nearby restaurants. we happened on the scene right after the robbery on tuesday and the scene was chaotic.
i'm surprised at how bold this robbery went down. one guy's lighting off rounds into the ceiling and the other is collecting wallets and valuables from patrons.
if i were there with my pregnant wife, i believe i would have shielded my wife and tried to just be a good witness. i would have given the collection robber my wallet and my iphone. but what if he saw and insisted on the other thing in my front pocket? wow, i just can't imagine offering up my CCW to a trigger happy robber.
i know it's impossible to know exactly what you would've done but i do like to think out as many possible scenarios as i can. this one has me stumped and it has bothered for about a week now.
how dumb is it to rob a frozen yogurt store in december anyway? there was a similar robbery at a durham convenience store this weekend. the guy robbed the register and then proceeded to rob the patrons.
anyway, any insights as to how you would've reacted would be appreciated.
here's the only write up i could find on the incident:
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Yogurt store, clients robbed
DURHAM -- Police responded to an armed robbery at Local Yogurt, 2501 University Drive, at 7:26 p.m. Tuesday, according to Durham police.
Two men wearing masks and dark hoodies entered the business and demanded money at gunpoint from an employee. One suspect fired a shot into the ceiling while the second suspect took wallets, a purse and a laptop from customers in the restaurant.
Duke University police said five students were among the victims. No injuries were reported.
The suspects were described as black, 18-30 and 5-foot-9 to 6-feet.
i'm surprised at how bold this robbery went down. one guy's lighting off rounds into the ceiling and the other is collecting wallets and valuables from patrons.
if i were there with my pregnant wife, i believe i would have shielded my wife and tried to just be a good witness. i would have given the collection robber my wallet and my iphone. but what if he saw and insisted on the other thing in my front pocket? wow, i just can't imagine offering up my CCW to a trigger happy robber.
i know it's impossible to know exactly what you would've done but i do like to think out as many possible scenarios as i can. this one has me stumped and it has bothered for about a week now.
how dumb is it to rob a frozen yogurt store in december anyway? there was a similar robbery at a durham convenience store this weekend. the guy robbed the register and then proceeded to rob the patrons.
anyway, any insights as to how you would've reacted would be appreciated.
here's the only write up i could find on the incident:
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Yogurt store, clients robbed
DURHAM -- Police responded to an armed robbery at Local Yogurt, 2501 University Drive, at 7:26 p.m. Tuesday, according to Durham police.
Two men wearing masks and dark hoodies entered the business and demanded money at gunpoint from an employee. One suspect fired a shot into the ceiling while the second suspect took wallets, a purse and a laptop from customers in the restaurant.
Duke University police said five students were among the victims. No injuries were reported.
The suspects were described as black, 18-30 and 5-foot-9 to 6-feet.