Armed Robbery just outside my building at work
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Armed Robbery just outside my building at work
So at around 5pm this evening (still light outside), a co-worker of mine was just outside of our work building in Berkeley b/w Grayson and 10th just off the Ashby exit, when according to him 4 teenagers came up to him one with a gun pointed at him took his wallet and cell phone. He's fine, a little shocked as anyone would be. Cops came by took statements from him and another co-worker that actually saw it happening or at least part of it.
Scary as we all frequent and hang out just outside all the time.
Crime is going up unfortunately, be careful everyone, keep your eyes peeled, and practice your photographic memory!
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Scary as we all frequent and hang out just outside all the time.
Crime is going up unfortunately, be careful everyone, keep your eyes peeled, and practice your photographic memory!
~gus
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I really want a P&S now, something i can whip out and video with ever since the BART incident and this etc.
Lets not make this a P&S discussion people...move along...
Lets not make this a P&S discussion people...move along...
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i cant wait to just drop someone...i mean obviously not if they had a gun...but if they had a knife i would pull out my wallet acting all scared and just Chuck Norris their *** if i knew there was somewhere i could run to or get to safety in time. I love those kind of clips on those surveillance TV shows.
especially some punk *** kids! lol that would be worth every penny, i've never hit anyone out of aggression in my life, i need to get it out of me at some point LMAO
especially some punk *** kids! lol that would be worth every penny, i've never hit anyone out of aggression in my life, i need to get it out of me at some point LMAO
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i cant wait to just drop someone...i mean obviously not if they had a gun...but if they had a knife i would pull out my wallet acting all scared and just Chuck Norris their *** if i knew there was somewhere i could run to or get to safety in time. I love those kind of clips on those surveillance TV shows.
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Sorry to hear about your friend, what a crappy thing to go through.
I bet you $10 that the gun wasn't real... A very high chance that they were using a VERY realistic airsoft gun. Apparently thats all the craze with teens now since they can't get real guns, and if they were to buy one illegally it would cost them BAAAANK, and if they are robbing people I can promise you that they don't have cash to blow on guns.
You can always tell if its an airsoft gun by looking into the barrel of the gun. If it has a small 6mm brass barrel inside of the fake barrel (the barrel that looks real) then you know it's airsoft. It's easy to spot if you know what to look for.
Take this picture for example:
See how there's a brass colored barrel inside the outter barrel? That indicates 100% that its an airsoft gun. Criminals are too stupid to remove the brass barrel, so keep an eye out for that if it happens to you. Whats the worst that can happen? They shoot you with a plastic bb?
I bet you $10 that the gun wasn't real... A very high chance that they were using a VERY realistic airsoft gun. Apparently thats all the craze with teens now since they can't get real guns, and if they were to buy one illegally it would cost them BAAAANK, and if they are robbing people I can promise you that they don't have cash to blow on guns.
You can always tell if its an airsoft gun by looking into the barrel of the gun. If it has a small 6mm brass barrel inside of the fake barrel (the barrel that looks real) then you know it's airsoft. It's easy to spot if you know what to look for.
Take this picture for example:
See how there's a brass colored barrel inside the outter barrel? That indicates 100% that its an airsoft gun. Criminals are too stupid to remove the brass barrel, so keep an eye out for that if it happens to you. Whats the worst that can happen? They shoot you with a plastic bb?
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Or...it could be a real gun and they shoot you with REAL bullets.
Advice or survival - consider every gun waved at you real, loaded, and ready to kill you.
It's just a wallet and possessions - nothing worth your life.
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But like you said, unless you're 100% sure that its a fake gun, don't do anything rash... Hell, even if you are sure, don't do anything stupid cuz getting pistol whipped SUCKS!
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yeah, unless youre trained or very familiar with airsoft vs real i wouldnt take the chance with being shot with a bb pellet. ive been held up with a barrel to my face and i gave up the $80 in my wallet without even thinking. **** that, i didnt even have the time to think whether or not if the gun was real or not, considering it was the fastest and longest 5 seconds in my life