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NPRjunkieDC t1_j64drxl wrote

Very dangerous! Not a good idea to resist or to run after them . You could get killed

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k_dot97 t1_j64eizj wrote

This literally happened at 18 & U a few months ago

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NPRjunkieDC t1_j64eqf7 wrote

Chase on foot? Carjackings non-stop

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k_dot97 t1_j64hugl wrote

I guys got carjacked and stepped in front of the car and got run over and died. Tragic

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NPRjunkieDC t1_j64ii2f wrote

I remember. A Dr. He left the car running and up the steps to say bye to gf I think .

By Lucky Buns so sad.

It's so ironic. Immigrants come looking for a better life and sometimes victims of gun culture like last week Monterey Park (LA, Lunar New Year)

Unrelated:

One of the Boston bombers ran over his older brother and killed him.

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k_dot97 t1_j64j6mi wrote

Yep! I saw him getting CPR in the intersection out of my window.

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Joshottas t1_j64l0wq wrote

Yea, pretty stupid...but hard to think straight when your adrenaline is thru the roof.

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420EdibleQueen t1_j68kcyy wrote

Sometimes not a good idea to comply either. The day I got nearly car jacked I froze and was more afraid of what the multiple guys with guns pointed at me would do if I got out. I used as much of the dash and seats as I could to block as much of me as possible, got a 911 call triggered and they took off. A little while later another car jacking happened a few miles away, the guy gave up the car, and was beaten and shot. Don’t know if it was the same guys or not. Cops said I was the third attempt that morning.

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NPRjunkieDC t1_j68o6gy wrote

Wow! I'm so sorry you were a victim of this violence. I'm surprised they noticed the 911 call unless it was shining on the dashboard. In any case, kudos.

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420EdibleQueen t1_j68oj8y wrote

It was on the dash mount so the one saw when I triggered it. They were quick too. It felt like it was so long before they took off, but after exiting dash cam footage down to just the incident for the cops it wasn’t long. From the time they blocked me in until they hopped back into the car and took off was 50 seconds.

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xanadumuse t1_j64ox9x wrote

Everyone reacts differently. It’s hard to stop and think rationally when your adrenaline is engaged. I chased down a group of teens after watching them hit someone over the head with a book. Didn’t think twice about what I did. It just turned on.

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Formergr t1_j6697h3 wrote

I had a guy come in to my dorm room in college while I was in bed already, and after talking to me for a bit in a super creepy way (tried to pretend to know my roommate), he grabbed my wallet from the dresser and took off.

I chased him down the hall!

I was a 120 lb girl and he was a 6'5 huge dude. I just...pure adrenaline-fueled instinct. No conscious thought at all.

Thankfully I didn't catch him, lol.

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xanadumuse t1_j66jilc wrote

I wonder what would have happened if you did catch up ? I didn’t catch the kids either although they did legitimately seem kind of scared. Probably not used to people going after them. Mind you- I did scream bloody murder while running towards them.

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Formergr t1_j66mvlv wrote

> I wonder what you would have done if you did ?

Seriously, I have no idea. Thank god I didn’t.

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NPRjunkieDC t1_j64p9zr wrote

I was robbed once on a dark road near Dupont. Guy took one gold ring and the second one I said no!

I actually peed myself. Froze

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