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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm 53 and I've never seen an armed robbery, even lived in Chicago and worked on the South Side. Also, I can hardly think of a time I saw in gun in public that wasn't on a cop.

I've been robbed at knife point, but that was on me. Not going to tell that story!

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I saw someone pointing a gun at someone else in Hollywood in the late 90s. Didn't stick around to find out what was going on, but there was no gunshot, so I assume it didn't end too badly.

A few years back, I was carrying groceries back to my car when a guy approached me pointing at me with something obscured by his jacket pocket and said he had a gun and wanted me to take him somewhere. I paused and decided that even though he probably didn't have one I wasn't willing to risk it, and besides, I had time to give him a lift. Once he was in the car he said he didn't have a gun and thought I was just going to tell him to fuck off. I said I wasn't a risk taker. He talked about being on the run from the police and started talking about how he was in his 30s and needed to stop doing things like this. I never saw any police, so he might have just been paranoid, but who knows. He had me drop him off behind a building not too far away. A strange experience - he should have tried asking nicely instead.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago

Lol at I've never SEEN one.....but I have BEEN in one.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been robbed at knife point, but that was on me. Not going to tell that story!

You can't just say stuff like that and refuse to elaborate!

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[–] EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I live in a more southern area and I've seen so many people with guns

Queue dude with a hand cannon strapped to his belt in the produce section of Walmart.