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<blockquote data-quote="prdator" data-source="post: 1284898" data-attributes="member: 2840"><p>The last paragraph says it all. </p><p></p><p></p><p>13 Sept 10</p><p></p><p>New scam, from a female friend and student:</p><p></p><p>"Last Saturday afternoon, I pulled into the parking lot at our local</p><p>Walmart. As I put my car in park, I looked to my left to see that someone had</p><p>rushed up to my car and was pounding frantically, with both fists, on my</p><p>driver's-side window, which was rolled all the way up.</p><p></p><p>It took me a second or two for me to understand what was happening. The</p><p>one doing all the pounding was a brown-eyed, five-year-old girl, so short</p><p>that she was looking up at me as I sat in my car! An adult male, standing</p><p>right behind her, was actually pushing her up against my car. As he forcibly</p><p>jammed her into my door, he was ordering her, in a loud voice, to hit my</p><p>window. In addition, she was repeating a line the man behind her was</p><p>instructing her to say.</p><p></p><p>I then noticed that she was holding an open box of 'weathered' candy bars,</p><p> also jammed against my window, and was whimpering, in broken English, that</p><p>I needed to buy a candy bar, in order to 'help pay my bill.'</p><p></p><p>I foolishly opened my window a crack, and, before I could say anything, the</p><p> man said, also in broken English, that they needed money to 'send the girl</p><p>to school.' He then demanded that I roll the window down the rest of the</p><p>way.</p><p></p><p>I became incensed at this disgusting scam, and, in perfect English, yelled</p><p>at him to get out of my face! I put my car in drive and slowly rolled</p><p>forward. The man and the girl moved away quickly.</p><p></p><p>In retrospect, I did not handle the situation well. I need to realize</p><p>that there are some people who are sick and desperate enough to place innocent</p><p>children in harm's way while committing crimes! I should have disengaged</p><p>immediately, pulling away slowly while ordering them both to get away,</p><p>without ever opening the window, even a crack.</p><p></p><p>I immediately reported the incident to Wal-Mart management, and gave them a</p><p> detailed description of the man and little girl. I also suggested they</p><p>call the police. I was assured (amid yawns) that they would 'look into it.'</p><p></p><p></p><p>We really are 'on our own!'</p><p></p><p>I feel sorry for desperate people, but I'm ready to carry a gun now! I</p><p>didn't think I'd ever say that. I was stupid and naive. Not any more!"</p><p></p><p>My Instructor's reply:</p><p></p><p>"... 'feelings' could not be more irrelevant! What is important is</p><p>anechoic mindset, perception that is (1) accurate, (2) sharp, and (3)</p><p>emotionless, correct responses (well trained-in and ready to download </p><p>instantly),</p><p>combined with weapons, including guns, always carried, that may be needed to</p><p>successfully disengage from any threat.</p><p></p><p>Excess emotion is actually a hindrance. My use of force, even deadly</p><p>force, is never anything personal. No one has a right to employ criminal</p><p>violence to victimize me, and, when it happens, my response is, for lack of a</p><p>more polite term, "conditioned."</p><p></p><p>I'm surely happy that you were not harmed, nor was anyone else, this time!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't wait too long to take the next step!"</p><p></p><p>/John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="prdator, post: 1284898, member: 2840"] The last paragraph says it all. 13 Sept 10 New scam, from a female friend and student: "Last Saturday afternoon, I pulled into the parking lot at our local Walmart. As I put my car in park, I looked to my left to see that someone had rushed up to my car and was pounding frantically, with both fists, on my driver's-side window, which was rolled all the way up. It took me a second or two for me to understand what was happening. The one doing all the pounding was a brown-eyed, five-year-old girl, so short that she was looking up at me as I sat in my car! An adult male, standing right behind her, was actually pushing her up against my car. As he forcibly jammed her into my door, he was ordering her, in a loud voice, to hit my window. In addition, she was repeating a line the man behind her was instructing her to say. I then noticed that she was holding an open box of 'weathered' candy bars, also jammed against my window, and was whimpering, in broken English, that I needed to buy a candy bar, in order to 'help pay my bill.' I foolishly opened my window a crack, and, before I could say anything, the man said, also in broken English, that they needed money to 'send the girl to school.' He then demanded that I roll the window down the rest of the way. I became incensed at this disgusting scam, and, in perfect English, yelled at him to get out of my face! I put my car in drive and slowly rolled forward. The man and the girl moved away quickly. In retrospect, I did not handle the situation well. I need to realize that there are some people who are sick and desperate enough to place innocent children in harm's way while committing crimes! I should have disengaged immediately, pulling away slowly while ordering them both to get away, without ever opening the window, even a crack. I immediately reported the incident to Wal-Mart management, and gave them a detailed description of the man and little girl. I also suggested they call the police. I was assured (amid yawns) that they would 'look into it.' We really are 'on our own!' I feel sorry for desperate people, but I'm ready to carry a gun now! I didn't think I'd ever say that. I was stupid and naive. Not any more!" My Instructor's reply: "... 'feelings' could not be more irrelevant! What is important is anechoic mindset, perception that is (1) accurate, (2) sharp, and (3) emotionless, correct responses (well trained-in and ready to download instantly), combined with weapons, including guns, always carried, that may be needed to successfully disengage from any threat. Excess emotion is actually a hindrance. My use of force, even deadly force, is never anything personal. No one has a right to employ criminal violence to victimize me, and, when it happens, my response is, for lack of a more polite term, "conditioned." I'm surely happy that you were not harmed, nor was anyone else, this time! Don't wait too long to take the next step!" /John [/QUOTE]
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