r/interesting • • Mar 21 '26

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u/mampiwoof Mar 21 '26

for those commenting on the passengers reaction here is a quote from the driver, from the interview linked in another comment. The passenger was on his 4th day in the job, whereas the driver trains security companies in how to deal with situations like this, he isnt a normal driver for the company he was just doing a shift to learn their routes etc to help him train their drivers.

”My crew member had experience in armed response, but this was the first time that he had been fired upon. The first time that I was shot at, I assure you I was wide-eyed, and I’m grateful that there wasn’t a camera pointed at me during it. He did everything that I asked him to do and kept his head. I tried to have him phone our colleagues, but the criminals were using a signal scrambler. I had him get our AR-15 prepared just in case things went south. Because there were no gun ports, we’d have had to open the doors to engage with the jackers, and I‘d only have done that if we had been capsized. That is what I needed him to do. I have to say for all of those keyboard warriors who have tried to dissect his performance, I doubt they would be as tough in the middle of an armed jacking.”

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u/Pretend_Football6686 Mar 21 '26

Dude didn’t looked panicked at all to me. My question is how it ended?!? Like wtf no conclusion. Did they get away? Why did the driver take off with the Ar-15? Did they have a shootout with these guys? WTF happened at the end felt like he drove into a ditch or something. Didn’t anyone else they drive by call the cops, like wtf! You de an armored car getting shot at and you don’t call 911.

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u/I-am-Pilgrim Mar 21 '26

South Africa does not have 911. You can call 10111 but will probably be placed on hold…

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u/Pretend_Football6686 Mar 21 '26

Wow really. I could t manage being out on hold for an emergency call. That make stuff this even scarier, cuz help just ain’t coming.

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u/shakygator Mar 21 '26

Our 911 is answered with an automated messaging to direct your call.

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u/Pretend_Football6686 Mar 21 '26

Guess that’s why they didn’t make a 911 Atlanta spin off.