I Just Stopped a Robbery!

[Bondhead88]

I just stopped a robbery! I was just at the ScotiaBank machine in Villa El Salvador, Peru and three guys were watching me. As I left I noticed one of the guys break off from the group and start to follow me. So, I slowed down and he slowed down, I sped up an he sped up. I stopped to pretend to look at something and he stopped on the sidewalk. As I sped up again he sped up. I let him get right behind me. He didn't notice that I had taken something out of my pocket. I stopped dead and spun around to face him pushing the button on my switch blade as I did so.
The blade sprang out and his eyes opened wide. He decided he didn't want to be there and took off running back to his friends. I get to keep my money and he didn't get hurt. I'd say that was a fair exchange!

[Oldgrunt]

Don't know if it is legal to carry in Peru but I would much rather have stuck a pistol in his face. Greater emphasis for him to change careers!

[Wynn]

Did I miss the part where you were threatened?

[Treo]

Did I miss the part where you were threatened?

I was wondering the same thing?

[Bondhead88]

Don't know if it is legal to carry in Peru but I would much rather have stuck a pistol in his face. Greater emphasis for him to change careers!

It is legal although a huge hassle and the biggest you can carry is a 38 with fmj. When I come back I will get one. You have to get one for every gun and everytime it is a lot of work to get it because you go through the same process each time.

[Bondhead88]

Did I miss the part where you were threatened?

Are you asking did I wait for him to say something like "me das tu diner" (give me your money) if you are no I didn't and if you did that you would be robbed before "me"comes out of your mouth.

You learn to be observant down here, you learn to be cautious and if necessary you learn to become preemptive down here or you learn how to become a victim down here.

[gkeil961]

Did I miss the part where you were threatened?

Are you asking did I wait for him to say something like "me das tu diner" (give me your money) if you are no I didn't and if you did that you would be robbed before "me"comes out of your mouth.

You learn to be observant down here, you learn to be cautious and if necessary you learn to become preemptive down here or you learn how to become a victim down here.

Well up here, you learn what jail is like up here !

[Bondhead88]

I was wondering the same thing?

I was talking to one of the other guys here who lives in the compound and it turns out the kiosk they run was robbed yesterday. A guy pulled a gun on one of the ladies who was working it it. He took all of the money and a bunch of the food. She was so shook up she didn't say anything for 25 minutes.

The area we live in Lima is Villa El Salvador and it's one of the poorer and more crime ridden areas.

[Bondhead88]

Well up here, you learn what jail is like up here !

Last week two guys tried to kidnap a young child from the market up the road and a large group of people caught up with then almost as they passed out compound. I think they would have preferred Jail compared to what the crowd did to them.

[Treo]

I was talking to one of the other guys here who lives in the compound and it turns out the kiosk they run was robbed yesterday. A guy pulled a gun on one of the ladies who was working it it. He took all of the money and a bunch of the food. She was so shook up she didn't say anything for 25 minutes.

The area we live in Lima is Villa El Salvador and it's one of the poorer and more crime ridden areas.

To be absolutely truthful I think your instincts were probably right and you probably did stop a robbery but I don't think it would have flown in the states.