... Don't let someone that could possibly be bat**** crazy stand that close to me.
Not possible - I have to go to work every day, and I go to Walmart on weekends.
... Don't let someone that could possibly be bat**** crazy stand that close to me.
So, lessons to be learned from this encounter: Don't let someone that could possibly be bat**** crazy stand that close to me.
Well, there is also the option of telling her to go ahead and take it.........
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Let me drive the cruiser and pull people over... My wife's uncle's been a cop for 20 years [really].Yup, whenever someone start's "borrowing knowledge" the next thing out of their mouth is going to be trash. I wonder if any job crew would let me run the dozer, trust me, I know what I'm doing, my dad's done this for years.
The guy seemed like quite the meat-head. I didn't get an amazing judge of his character, but I'm sure she could have pursuaded him to do something. He did have that "thug" aura to him. I was slightly more aware of my surroundings when he came back, in case she shared her encounter with him or something. She didn't seem to speak of it when he returned, though.
Agreed 110%You took the high road and I applaud that. Having justification to "slap her hand away" doesn't mean it is a good idea. Refusing to escalate the situation, which is what you did, was exactly the right call IMHO.
I want to touch on a couple of things here:
Things working against me were the following: It was early. I was tired. I was not responding quickly. I was in an unfamiliar place.
Let's say this happened at the Starbucks I used to go to for years... I would have felt much more comfortable about the staff being on "my side" if I were to react differently... such as pushing her away. Again, in the moment I had to think about it when her hand was at my gun, I made the call that she was not going to take it from me. Obviously, she was out of line and overstepping my comfort zone... and maybe some people would react stronger than I did (stepping away). She did not seem like an immediate threat.
So, I dunno... I'm not a very strong guy, and while I could probably easily push her away or push her to the ground, I would not come out looking like the good guy. Customers may see me as an "attacker", had they not known what provoked it.
Thoughts?
Good for him, nobody cares.Meanwhile, the guy in the back of the line who was IWB-ing kept his mouth shut and went on about his day with no meth-heads going all Hello Kitty on him...nobody at DD knows he carries, nobody at the Wallyworld knows he carries...but he's just as prepared to defend the innocent...
With their recent memo asking for their patrons not to carry firearms - I've personally chosen to respect their wishes [OC or CC] and will not patronize their establishments myself. You're welcome to do what you see fit though.Should have probably gone to Starbucks...
My dad is a lawyer and my family is mostly cops, so I know what I'm talking about.
I have no clue what you're talking about with "spoof".
You took the high road and I applaud that. Having justification to "slap her hand away" doesn't mean it is a good idea. Refusing to escalate the situation, which is what you did, was exactly the right call IMHO.