Kind of a dated thread but thought I chime in.
Years ago I was driving home from an armed security job. It was about 4 am on a warm Sunday morning and I had turned down a street before mine so I could park on the 'right' side of the rode in front of my house. An young man wanders to my car as I am slowing down for a stop sign. He yells 'someone took my car' and could I help him. Now, I'm in uniform with security patches on the sleeves and wearing a full duty belt but he can't see that.
I see I have two options:
1. Just leave. Drive off. No harm no fowl.
2. Get involved. Then?
I was 15 years younger then so I chose option 2. I lowered my drivers window about half way, but only after I had pulled my carry piece and just held on to it why I talked to him. We were under a street light and he saw my handgun so he just stopped.
He ask if I would call the police and wait with him. I did call the police for him and waited for about 3 or 4 minutes until they showed up.
Turns out he had just left a party and was bombed off his ass. Someone had driven off in his car.
A cop showed up so I boogied.
Turned out well but if I had to do the same thing today I probable would have chosen option 1.
Years ago I was driving home from an armed security job. It was about 4 am on a warm Sunday morning and I had turned down a street before mine so I could park on the 'right' side of the rode in front of my house. An young man wanders to my car as I am slowing down for a stop sign. He yells 'someone took my car' and could I help him. Now, I'm in uniform with security patches on the sleeves and wearing a full duty belt but he can't see that.
I see I have two options:
1. Just leave. Drive off. No harm no fowl.
2. Get involved. Then?
I was 15 years younger then so I chose option 2. I lowered my drivers window about half way, but only after I had pulled my carry piece and just held on to it why I talked to him. We were under a street light and he saw my handgun so he just stopped.
He ask if I would call the police and wait with him. I did call the police for him and waited for about 3 or 4 minutes until they showed up.
Turns out he had just left a party and was bombed off his ass. Someone had driven off in his car.
A cop showed up so I boogied.
Turned out well but if I had to do the same thing today I probable would have chosen option 1.