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Getting mugged is no fun

Monday, December 01, 2003 9:58 PM

So tonight as I was walking from my car up to my backdoor, I got mugged.  Thats right, in my own frigging backyard I actually got mugged!  Some dude walks up to me and demands my wallet.  I gladly handed it over and he ran off into the night, probably never to be found.  Now I get to go through the fun process of canceling all of my credit cards, getting a new drivers license and installing a security light in my back yard.

Although the police did detain two men who were walking near my neighborhood and took me to try to identify them, I felt helpless since I knew that there was no way that I would ever be able to absolutely say that one of them did it.  My back yard is dark and it happened so fast that all I could come up with was a vague, generic description that would fit 80% of those men in my neighborhood.

I have such a hard time understanding how an individual can even have a thought process that is something like “I need money so I guess I can just go threaten someones life and steal theirs...”.  I just don't understand how a person gets to that point in their life.  All I keep thinking about is that I wish I could go back and redo those couple of minutes.  I wish I would have been smart enough to pay more attention, to watch the direction he ran, to be able to tell the police something more than average height, average weight.

More than anything, I pity this person for feeling that robbery is an answer.

 


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# re: Getting mugged is no fun

Sorry to hear about this happening to you. You did the right thing. You're life is far more important than your wallet. Everybody else, please take note! This is the time of year when robberies increase. My Mother had her wallet stolen from her purse in a grocery store in what is considered a nicer neighborhood in the area. As for the thief, I hope he gets what he deserves ...

Don't let your guard down 12/2/2003 4:40 AM | G

# re: Getting mugged is no fun

Wow dude, that really sucks! St. Louis is the 2nd most dangerous city in the nation. I hope you can get everything back together. 12/2/2003 5:18 AM | Jeff Julian

# re: Getting mugged is no fun

Sorry to hear that, Devin. At least you are okay and only have the pain of getting your cards back in order. Do get that light in! 12/2/2003 5:52 AM | Amy S

# re: Getting mugged is no fun

Crap Devin. That's scary. I managed to get through 8 years of living in NYC without anything like that happening. You have a wonderfully stoic attitude about it. 12/2/2003 6:02 AM | Julie Lerman

# re: Getting mugged is no fun

GEEZ Devin! Hope all is well. I was mugged twice in Russia and my apartment robbed once. My car has been broken into around 3 times. Never never is it any fun. 12/2/2003 11:49 AM | Bill Evjen

# re: Getting mugged is no fun

MY friend just got mugged walking home... Gun poined to his head and everything... I told him to wait up but it was about to rain, damn i wish i could change time... A GUN RIGHT TO HIS HEAD.... were 16, he took his phone and $4... but its not about the items its about actually robbing someone, i mean what is the point? 8/15/2004 2:19 AM | Bernie G

# re: Getting mugged is no fun

Hi
im 13 and i got mugged for the 1st time today.
there were 7 of us
3 girls and 4 boys, they took 3 of the boys phones, one wont hand his over so he got slammed up against the railings with his head an inch away from the cars and he got slapped.
us girls were completly ignored why? arnt we likly to be most vulnerable?
we were with the police for about an hour
has this happeneded to anyone my age? 5/31/2008 5:39 AM | Adele

# re: Getting mugged is no fun

i just got mugged today... crappy stuff. me and my 2 buds go jumped by 5 older guys... karma will do its stuff though 10/31/2008 8:27 PM | cam

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