Well, my 19 year streak is over.

[eDotd]

I went 19 years living in New York without ever getting mugged, stuck up, or robbed. That ended today when 3 dudes approached me and told me to empty my pockets. I always wondered why people who were getting robbed don't just do what the robber tells them so they won't get hurt, especially when there's more than one guy. Unfortunately I found out why today. It's not natural to just drop or hand over your possesions, especially when those possesions include a wallet, iPod Touch, a $1700 check, and 2 flash drives (on my key chain).

I would've lost over $2000 worth of things today if it weren't for the cops. I swear it was like a damn movie. All it took was a little *whoop whoop" of the siren and these guys took off running the other way. As I picked up my keys (I had begun to empty out my right pocket first, since the iPod and wallet were in my left) two girls walked by and one of them said "Were you just getting robbed?" Of course not! I just let men on the street randomly frisk me at will . I ignored her and headed to the next block and hopped in a cab.

So, my streak is over. People talk about New York and how it's known for its crime but that's the first time I've ever been in that type of situation. Although all they took was my pen (not sure if he even meant to take it, guess he just held on to it as he ran away), it was still a somewhat frightening experience. Now that I think about it what I did was incredibly stupid (not listening and emptying out my pockets), as I could've been seriously hurt.

[superjames1992]

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Luckily you got away without being harmed and without anything being stolen.

I think if I lived there, I might have to carry a gun at all times to prevent that from happening. Luckily, that doesn't happen too much in High Point, North Carolina.

[bsb13]

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I'll stick to living in the woods where only wild animals can kill you instead of living in a big city where.....wild animals can kill you. Sorry to hear about that man.

[callmetaternuts]

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Glad to hear youre alright, cant imagine having that happen.

[nyisles16]

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good to hear that you made it out unhurt..

[davin]

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Glad to hear you are all right.

[Brandon 2006]

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It's good to hear that you made out okay. You're lucky the cops came.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Was hoping for a "I'm no longer a virgin" thread. [And no I didn't see the author of the thread at first]

But damn glad to hear you're ok man. Were there a lot of people around or what?

[eDotd]

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It's good to hear that you made out okay. You're lucky the cops came.

Most definitely. I've been sitting here thinking about what would've happened if they didn't. I had no idea if those dudes had weapons or anything on them since they had on winter coats.

[Heelfan71]

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did they flash a weapon ?

[eDotd]

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Was hoping for a "I'm no longer a virgin" thread. [And no I didn't see the author of the thread at first]

But damn glad to hear you're ok man. Were there a lot of people around or what?

There wasn't a lot of people but there was enough for someone else to notice.

The weird thing is that when I walked past these guys I actually noticed them looking at me. At first I thought he was looking at the girl who just walked by me but as I continued to walk past him I saw his head begin to turn in my direction.

One thing I've always been taught is not to judge people. Whenever I walk past someone no matter how sketchy, or up to no good they look, I'll never assume I know what they're next action is going to be because that just isn't fair. You have no idea what they're going through, how their day was, or what got them there. I walk by and interact with different people the same way, regardless of appearance.

And that kind of sucks now because this incident has changed my thought process. I don't know if it's just for now, or if I'll continue from here on out, but you HAVE to judge people. If your intuition tells you that something is up, follow it. Don't give anyone the benefit of the doubt because you can never know what someone is about to do. If you can cross the street or go the other way then do it. Maybe they weren't going to do anything anyway, but if they were, you've avoided it. I didn't get hurt this time, but what if the cops didn't come? Lord knows what these people had on them or what they would've done.

It really does suck to live life this way. Judging people and making sure your walking on the "safe" street. I know this probably won't stick with me forever, and is far from a "life-changing" event, but it just makes you think about people in a different way, at least to me.

did they flash a weapon ?

Nope.

[fishepa]

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glad you weren't hurt man!

[Spectre]

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Glad to hear that you're OK man

Where was this by the way?

[gta95]

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Glad your OK. Thats one reason why a love the suburbs, these kids around me wouldn't pull **** like that!

[eDotd]

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Glad to hear that you're OK man

Where was this by the way?

Right off of Bedford by Mt St. Ursula.