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Prometheus wrote:
Maybe the guy the OP is talking about is in his 50's but today they WANT to kill someone if they start shooting. Nothing raises there 'cred' better than shooting, let alone killing someone.
Zero regard for life or anyone.... except themselves. Especially the gangs coming up from central and south America.
Exactly....
And I've been hearing &reading a lot about a trend among gangbangers (MS-13 & Mexican Mafia members particularly), who instead of being "jumped" in by fellow 'bangers, simply have to go out and commit a violent crime to earn membership. And one of their favorite things to do drive around withothergangbangers (witnesses); then either slash/stab, or shoot an innocent pedestrian or driver and speed off.
When I was living in Detroit attacks like that happened often; drive-bys or stabbings committed for no particular reason upon people just waiting for a bus or at a stoplight. Of course, the news stations & papers never did detailed reports of such crimes (unless it resulted in death)and if they were reported, it'd be a 2-3 sentence blurb buried on page 12 or the 11pm news. I had a police-scanner then, and I heard a LOT of things that weren't fed to the media or that wasn't interesting enough.
That's what has me on edge now; not a mugging or robbery, but some gangbangers coming at me for their initiations as I'm going about my business.... or tweakers invading my home looking for a quick buck, pharmacuticals, stuff to pawn, or because they're justinsane from meth.
And contrary to those who have the opinion that it's best to just give up my money/belongings to a BG, especially if he's got the drop on me, I'm not going to lay down just because I'm at a disadvantage.... or because he'll be incited to violence because of my resistance. I carry for a reason..... and now I have kevlar that'll even out the odds a little more, just in case.
