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- From: gperkins@netcom.com (Glen C. Perkins)
- Subject: Re: more on car jacking
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.184632.13719@netcom.com>
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 18:46:32 GMT
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- >>(Deleted discussion about whether to stay or exit auto when confronted
- >>with hammer wielding assailant on passenger side.)
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- If someone tries to get in your car and opens one of the doors,
- it seems to me that shifting into reverse and punching the
- accelerator (a very short burst) would be a good alternative
- to going forward if you can't drive forward for some reason
- such as other traffic. You'd only have to move about 3 or 4
- feet for the open door to knock the assailant off his feet.
- I personally would have no hesitation to then run right over
- him if I possibly could, but these situations are so varied
- and so insanely dangerous that I can't imagine any single
- "right" answer. He might still be able to shoot and kill me
- from his position on the ground, shooting right through the
- car door and car seat.
-
- Most carjackings seem to be from the driver's side and using
- guns, not hammers. If you can get out, do it as fast as you can
- and run!! but leave your keys or else they'll chase you!
-
- If they want you to stay in the car, do some quick thinking.
- Perhaps wait for a couple of minutes to see what they intend,
- but not much longer. Jump out at an intersection if you can
- and run toward the back of the car (and keep going of course!)
- It's much harder for him/them to target you if you are behind
- them. He'll/they'll probably just go forward to get away.
-
- I've heard the police say "whatever you do, DON'T ever allow
- an assailant to take you somewhere else! If you're not sure
- whether to submit to their demands or fight in an assault
- situation, use your best judgement leaning toward submission.
- If they tell you that you won't be hurt if you just get
- in the car and go with them, they've made the decision for
- you: fight! They have no intention of taking you someplace
- more advantageous to them, just to let you go!"
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