Easy guys, Title is just an attention grabber.
A short while ago I was visiting with my Mom, when she piped up," Oh, I didn't tell you what happened to me at Walmart.".
She began to tell me that about two weeks prior to my visit with her, She was making a quick trip into local Wm off peak hours. There wasn't much traffic there and as she was checking out there was just one couple behind her. As she was walking out to her car, the other couple came out behind her. At this point she said she really hadn't noted anything alarming or suspicious. Out of habit, thank goodness, once she entered her car she pushed the door lock. While she was situating, The girl of the couple from inside the store began to knock on her window, while the man tried for the door handle. She immediately began screaming at them to get away form her car. They backed off, repeating that they just wanted a ride as they began to walk away somewhat hurried. I have no doubt in my mind about what was about to happen, and would have happened if her door hadn't been locked. When I pressed her, she told me that it never even crossed her mind to call the police.
What I really went to task with her over, other than not calling the police, was that she has taken her ccw class and has never scheduled with local LE to actually get her permit. She always just replies," When am I ever going to carry it anyway?". No need to say, I believe she will be scheduling very soon.
This situation proved to be easily diverted by locking her door immediately after entry and with her vocal display toward the potential perps. Had they been five steps closer, it could have been a very different situation. Thank God my mom has these little quarks about locking doors.
Hopefully this can serve as a lesson on maintaining situation awareness and a need for some type of defensive method, be it pepper spray, stun gun, knife, or fire arm.
A short while ago I was visiting with my Mom, when she piped up," Oh, I didn't tell you what happened to me at Walmart.".
She began to tell me that about two weeks prior to my visit with her, She was making a quick trip into local Wm off peak hours. There wasn't much traffic there and as she was checking out there was just one couple behind her. As she was walking out to her car, the other couple came out behind her. At this point she said she really hadn't noted anything alarming or suspicious. Out of habit, thank goodness, once she entered her car she pushed the door lock. While she was situating, The girl of the couple from inside the store began to knock on her window, while the man tried for the door handle. She immediately began screaming at them to get away form her car. They backed off, repeating that they just wanted a ride as they began to walk away somewhat hurried. I have no doubt in my mind about what was about to happen, and would have happened if her door hadn't been locked. When I pressed her, she told me that it never even crossed her mind to call the police.
What I really went to task with her over, other than not calling the police, was that she has taken her ccw class and has never scheduled with local LE to actually get her permit. She always just replies," When am I ever going to carry it anyway?". No need to say, I believe she will be scheduling very soon.
This situation proved to be easily diverted by locking her door immediately after entry and with her vocal display toward the potential perps. Had they been five steps closer, it could have been a very different situation. Thank God my mom has these little quarks about locking doors.
Hopefully this can serve as a lesson on maintaining situation awareness and a need for some type of defensive method, be it pepper spray, stun gun, knife, or fire arm.
