360 awareness while pumping gas

[Joe in PNG]

Likewise- I've gotten panhandled a few times over the years while pumping gas, and last time had to yell at a guy to get back (he did).

[Hambo]

Who steals from a dojo where you can see people beating the shit out of each other? Evidently people do...

A lot is said about predators and their victim selection, but there are a lot of stoned/stupid criminals who just look for opportunities without forethought about the probability of success.

[Clusterfrack]

A lot is said about predators and their victim selection, but there are a lot of stoned/stupid criminals who just look for opportunities without forethought about the probability of success.

That's an important principle to keep in mind. When my dad was teaching me to drive, I remember him telling me to plan for other drivers to do the stupidest thing possible. That has probably saved my life many times.

[Lester Polfus]

That's an important principle to keep in mind. When my dad was teaching me to drive, I remember him telling me to plan for other drivers to do the stupidest thing possible. That has probably saved my life many times.

There was a Neil Stephenson book where certain criminals were required to get "Poor Impulse Control" tattoos on their foreheads.

One cognitive difficulty that muggles have when they are dealing with criminals is that people can become deadly violent over incredibly stupid things.

[farscott]

There was a Neil Stephenson book where certain criminals were required to get "Poor Impulse Control" tattoos on their foreheads.

One cognitive difficulty that muggles have when they are dealing with criminals is that people can become deadly violent over incredibly stupid things.

Wish I could like this more than once. One of the things I struggle with is that there is a culture that mandates violence in response to perceived disrespect. I know it intellectually, but it is so alien to me that a simple misunderstanding can turn into a fight with essentially no perceived escalation. Almost got me in trouble on a few occasions.

[JohnO]

December 2020 CT filling station camera footage. Action starts at 0:38.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LG4...gR4AUer16/view

[fatdog]

filling station camera footage

I have no idea when and where and I don't have the link, but I remember a similar incident where the lady was very quick thinking, took the gas spigot in her hand and turned it on her assailant letting him have it full blast in the face. He departed immediately.

[GyroF-16]

I have no idea when and where and I don't have the link, but I remember a similar incident where the lady was very quick thinking, took the gas spigot in her hand and turned it on her assailant letting him have it full blast in the face. He departed immediately.

That would have been a nice move in this case - even while he was in the car (well, Volvo SUV).

[Duelist]

That's an important principle to keep in mind. When my dad was teaching me to drive, I remember him telling me to plan for other drivers to do the stupidest thing possible. That has probably saved my life many times.

Exactly what my dad told me and I told both of my kids.

[olstyn]

There was a Neil Stephenson book where certain criminals were required to get "Poor Impulse Control" tattoos on their foreheads.

Snow Crash. Raven was an "interesting" character, yeah.