Treo
Bullet Proof
What Would You Do? (Minus John Quinnones)
This happened 30 years ago but I think I might handle it differently now. I had no firearm (too young) and no cell phone and I had a friend in the car when it happened so that might change the equation a little. Anyway, this is what happened.
Sitting at a traffic light in Omaha late in the evening with my buddy. A truck pulls across the intersection in our opposite direction. Suddenly it pulls to the curb and young girl jumps out screaming at the driver. She sees my car, runs to it and starts pounding on they glass and yelling, hysterically at us to open the door.
Now in my case I told my buddy to open the door she jumped in and we took off. I never did find out what happened in the car, she just asked us to take her home (across the river in Iowa). We did and I never saw her again. The driver of the truck (maybe her boyfriend?) never got out of the truck.
If it happened today I’d have a few more options that’s for sure. I can’t imagine not drawing if anyone I didn’t know ran towards my car and I would think that would deter the girl if she were a crook. Why press the attack if you’re at a disadvantage? I’d also have the advantage of a cell phone.
How about not opening the door but tell her you're calling the police and that you have a weapon in case the boyfriend decides to come after her?
How would you handle a similar situation today? Would you let her in? Call the cops (not an option when it happened)? Drive away?
This happened 30 years ago but I think I might handle it differently now. I had no firearm (too young) and no cell phone and I had a friend in the car when it happened so that might change the equation a little. Anyway, this is what happened.
Sitting at a traffic light in Omaha late in the evening with my buddy. A truck pulls across the intersection in our opposite direction. Suddenly it pulls to the curb and young girl jumps out screaming at the driver. She sees my car, runs to it and starts pounding on they glass and yelling, hysterically at us to open the door.
Now in my case I told my buddy to open the door she jumped in and we took off. I never did find out what happened in the car, she just asked us to take her home (across the river in Iowa). We did and I never saw her again. The driver of the truck (maybe her boyfriend?) never got out of the truck.
If it happened today I’d have a few more options that’s for sure. I can’t imagine not drawing if anyone I didn’t know ran towards my car and I would think that would deter the girl if she were a crook. Why press the attack if you’re at a disadvantage? I’d also have the advantage of a cell phone.
How about not opening the door but tell her you're calling the police and that you have a weapon in case the boyfriend decides to come after her?
How would you handle a similar situation today? Would you let her in? Call the cops (not an option when it happened)? Drive away?