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Than how about you don't leave your purse in the car where it can easily be seen by those looking to steal.
Not quite, while I am all for people standing up for their rights, and this guy is a piece of scum. We need more citizens to put down the cell phone with those all important texts and FB posts, and be aware of their surroundings and be proactive on how to cut down on situations like this.
Common Sense 101: Don't leave your purse, laptop, valuables etc, in a car. Lock them in the trunk, bring them with you, hide them under the seat out of the line of sight, but don't invite trouble in by being careless.
Exactly, not too bright. First thought should have been I'm pregnant, what about my baby. He dropped the purse, scream draw attention to yourself, and get help.
And you're right, she could easily have run down other people, now what? Is she still a big hero?
Exactly. Total overreaction.
So, if you forget to take your purse into the supermarket, even one time, it's fair game for the junkie thieves? LOL! I get what you're saying, but it sounds foolish to blame an innocent victim of theft.
And, lets stop acting like pregnant women need to be wrapped in bubble-wrap because they're "so tender." "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?!!!" Get a grip people, it's a lame argument.
Than how about you don't leave your purse in the car where it can easily be seen by those looking to steal.
Not quite, while I am all for people standing up for their rights, and this guy is a piece of scum. We need more citizens to put down the cell phone with those all important texts and FB posts, and be aware of their surroundings and be proactive on how to cut down on situations like this.
Common Sense 101: Don't leave your purse, laptop, valuables etc, in a car. Lock them in the trunk, bring them with you, hide them under the seat out of the line of sight, but don't invite trouble in by being careless.
Exactly, not too bright. First thought should have been I'm pregnant, what about my baby. He dropped the purse, scream draw attention to yourself, and get help.
And you're right, she could easily have run down other people, now what? Is she still a big hero?
Exactly. Total overreaction.
While I agree with you about being careful, I just can't blame the victim for leaving her purse in sight.
{I am very careful myself, for instance, when I get gas I put my purse on the floor and lock the car, keys and credit card in my pocket.}
Where does that kind of thinking end?
If you are wearing a Rolex watch is it YOUR fault if someone tries to steal it from you?
How about you live in a gorgeous home, just beautiful, all decked out........is it your fault if a burglar sees all that and deduces you must have a lot of expensive things to steal so he robs you?
Do not wear expensive jewelry and make sure your home looks like you barely have a pot to **** in......or else it is your fault if you are victimized. Ummm, no, just no.
That said, although I realize what this woman did could have ended very badly, I doubt I could find her guilty if I was on the jury.
I don't think that a limited amount of reaction on the spot is the same as going to a savage system of law. Remeber this is being done, on the spot, by victims or witnesses. It's not being done by a governmental or religious body. Should every kid that's picked on in school wait for the teacher or playground supervisor to get involved?
Hint, they won't get involved and the victim shouldn't wait.
Too bad. She should have a right to protect her property and her safety. A direct confrontation to retrieve her property with someone larger and stronger could result in her getting beat to death or severely injured.
There is a reason why petty theft and breaking and entering are not death penalty crimes. This woman should be charged with attempted murder. She could have also hit other people going through the parking lot crazy like that. She used excessive force and she should definitely face strong charges, she was in no danger of her life.
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Too bad. She should have a right to protect her property and her safety. A direct confrontation to retrieve her property with someone larger and stronger could result in her getting beat to death or severely injured.
That's what she intended to do to begin with; she initially chased him physically, although he had left her purse behind. When she realized she couldn't catch him - he was too quick - she ran back to her car to chase him through the parking lot, over a curb barrier, to run him over.
I can't imagine anyone, looking at that behavior, would think her baby wasn't put in harm's way with that behavior.
What if she HAD been fast enough to catch up with him on foot, as she intended? What then?
She wasn't trying to retrieve property, she was seeking revenge (I guess including death if it came to that) so he "wouldn't be able to get away with it".
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Ummm, no, just no.
