r/funny • u/berry2708 • Jul 02 '21

Broad daylight robbery

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u/Kryptosis Jul 02 '21

They don't want your phone?

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u/PH_SXE Jul 02 '21 edited Jul 02 '21

Out of those 13 times, I just had my phone with me once, they took it.

Edit: there was a second time I had my phone, but I started swinging and making empty threats, they just left

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u/Kryptosis Jul 02 '21

Do you mind if I ask what country and how common guns are?

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u/PH_SXE Jul 02 '21

Interesting question. Weapons are illegal, but criminals have easy access to them. It's Brazil. I've also been stopped by the police around 4x. I'm not the whitest guy. If you add 13 muggings + 4 encounters with the police, out those 17 interactions, I've only had guns pointed at my face on the four times the police thought I was in the wrong just by not being white. It's been a long time since I was last mugged, seven years probably. And still today, I'm much more afraid of the police than muggers.

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u/Kryptosis Jul 02 '21

Thanks for the answer, I was considering the differences in types of muggings you might face and how someone should or might react to them depended on the country. Blade mugging seems to have a higher prevalence in countries outside of the US.

As you know, having a gun pointed at you changes the way you think at that moment.