Well this just sucks. This happened last night about a block from where I work.
December 6, 2007 - 7:10PM
Robbery, 300 Block S. Weber Street
The 26 year old female victim was leaving her place of employment at approximately 1900 hours on 12/06/07, when she was struck in the face with a 2"x2" piece of wood. The victim lost consciousness for an unknown period of time after being struck in the face. While the victim was unconscious, the suspect(s) stole the victim's driver's license, credit cards and an undisclosed amount of money. The victim did not see the suspect(s) before she was struck in the face, so there is no suspect information at this time. The piece of wood used to strike the victim was recovered at the scene. The victim was transported to Memorial Hospital Central for treatment of her injuries.
Now, anytime I leave work, I'm gonna have to adopt my ninja stance.
let me set the scene for those who do not know me... I was just getting out of work on thursday( payday) and I could see the store from where I worked from my house..It was only a five minute walk or less to get to my front door to work even on the worst occasion. I was walking past mc donalds and i could see the end of the street to where my house was when i was attacked by 6 people. They kicked me down and I could feel the hard rubber from their boots kicking me, one graced my forhead, slicing my skin just above the eye. Blood covered my face as i curled up in a protective ball. How tough i wish i could say i was, i had not even was able to take a swing at my attackers when i was forced to the ground.... They did not rob me, just kicked the shit out of me. how vulnerable did i feel. They could have done worst....How random... how much we think we can be prepared for such a situation... the truth is that we can't be. how nice it might be to think we could be Bruce Lee in such a situation... In truth, if we can stand up and not be afraid after such an incident and not let our fear control us then we did fight back and win against such an attack...I still can't fight...I still hope I keep a vigilent look out for such events to keep my family safe...
I know of my bravery...And my fears...
Don't try to be a hero, unless you have the skills to back you up in such a conflict....
I tried once to go into a burning building to save my neigbor, the flames and smoke were intense...and the situation was far out of control for me to make a diffrence. Even knowing this i tried several windows, the smoke as black as chorcoal choking me as I tried to get in...But I kept my wits, I would have died if I made it into the fire.
The fire men came, fully equipt and they allowed me to stay and help. What ever little help I could be. If they needed an axe, or someone to hold the ladder I was there. I knew that every man they could spare to be in the building was a better chance for her to live...unfortunatly she and her dog died.
What I am saying there is a time to be brave and a time to keep your wits about yourself to keep yourself safe in such situations, you can never be prepared for what might happen, and if you ponder and dwell on such random acts of viliance then you are living your life in fear of what might happen.