Just got mugged, what now?

[BobsLawnService]

5 guys walked into my place and put a gun in my mouth Now that was scary. Work colleagues son was stabbed in traffic by beggers, So when i see them now i try drive them over.

Was also a victim of a traumatic home invasion. It seriously messes with your mind for a long time.

Also, OP glad you're ok. Go lodge a case of attempted murder and theft. The cops won't catch the guy but at least it will be added to the statistics for your area as someone else mentioned upthread.

And yeah, when dealing with strewet kids it is good not to humanise them too much. Most of them have gone completely feral and it is best to treat them that way.

 

[STS]

Was also a victim of a traumatic home invasion. It seriously messes with your mind for a long time.

Also, OP glad you're ok. Go lodge a case of attempted murder and theft. The cops won't catch the guy but at least it will be added to the statistics for your area as someone else mentioned upthread.

And yeah, when dealing with strewet kids it is good not to humanise them too much. Most of them have gone completely feral and it is best to treat them that way.

and then act surprised when they try and stab you?

if it "messes with your mind" to have your house invaded, imagine how much it messes with their mind sleeping on concrete and having to get on their knees every day on the road and to dig in dustbins

 

[BobsLawnService]

and then act surprised when they try and stab you?

if it "messes with your mind" to have your house invaded, imagine how much it messes with their mind sleeping on concrete and having to get on their knees every day on the road and to dig in dustbins

Save your righteous indignation for the parents who have children when they are clearly incapable of caring for them, not the people who have to deal with the consequences of that.

 

[reactor_sa]

1. Blacklist phone and get ref no
2. Open case with police
3. Apply for immigration visa to the first world

 

[STS]

Care to elaborate a little? Especially on the lunch part?

i told him he's not getting my money and he wouldn't have as i was bigger than him. i asked him why he's doing this, and he told me that he's sick of begging and wanted decent food, so we went to go buy pies and sat talking about politics and his family. i then bought him another pie for later and told him if he does mug people, he mustn't hurt anyone, because what else could i have said to him? i can't get him a job, i can't afford to feed him everyday, i can't preach to him when i have more than he does, i don't even know where he is today

 

[STS]

Save your righteous indignation for the parents who have children when they are clearly incapable of caring for them, not the people who have to deal with the consequences of that.

so it's the kids' fault they were born? how does dehumanising them stop kids from being born?

 

[Park@82]

I never had my gmail account hooked up onto my phone, not sure if it makes a difference. Gonna change my password thought. Not sure what 'pic or rothereise' means?

No Google account? How did you install apps?

 

[wolverine_dcp]

I phoned vodacom and they gonna blacklist the phone tomorrow but i must go to a vodacom store first.

sim is blocked already.

So if a phone is blacklisted what happens??? That ****er cant use it?

Iphone got stolen i black listed through vodacom phoned back months later the phone was active, so i blocked again after fighting with the vodacom consultant on the phone they blocked it again. What pissed me off she said i called to unblock it

 

[SoulTax]

1. Blacklist phone and get ref no
2. Open case with police
3. Apply for immigration visa to the first world

Best Advice really.

OP, you seem to be looking for tips on how to not be mugged. When you are living in a country and working in an area where that is simply a fairly common danger. Unless you only go to the shops in daylight hours, come home to a well secured home and never leave at night. Live in a semi-upmarket area, on a busy enough street to deter hijackers.

You can do things like "not looking like an easy target" or "getting a taser". But honestly, if you have a taser and you miss, or there is more than one, then you are dead. Not looking like a target is easier said than done.

The stress and possibility of this happening is just part and parcel of your life in your current location. Either change it or accept it.

 

[FoamBone]

Can you get video footage?

 

[FoamBone]

Save your righteous indignation for the parents who have children when they are clearly incapable of caring for them, not the people who have to deal with the consequences of that.

So no charity for impoverished parents is what you're saying?

 

[SoulTax]

So no charity for impoverished parents is what you're saying?

Most of these parents, I would say no. Becoming impoverished after having kids.... Sure I might feel bad and help that person out. Being impoverished and still having kids.... Nope, don't bat and eyelid for those types.

 

[InternetSwag]

It is sad that you have to change the way you are to fit into this world.

This has changed me, I knew the world wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, but now I have to take steps to ensure this never happens again.

 

[SoulTax]

It is sad that you have to change the way you are to fit into this world.

This has changed me, I knew the world wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, but now I have to take steps to ensure this never happens again.

Very sad really.
As a little side story. I think every South African feels this way when they move to safer climes, but I had the most incredible feeling of anxiety lifting off of my back and shoulders, after being out of the country for a few months.
Once I had actually settled in, gone for a walk down the street in the dark and not felt any imminent danger; the sensation was incredible.

South Africans just don't realise how much added stress they have hanging onto them. Only when you leave do you notice it. I recognised the gradual change in me, that SA was forcing me to make. I didn't like it and I left.

 

[BobsLawnService]

Very sad really.
As a little side story. I think every South African feels this way when they move to safer climes, but I had the most incredible feeling of anxiety lifting off of my back and shoulders, after being out of the country for a few months.
Once I had actually settled in, gone for a walk down the street in the dark and not felt any imminent danger; the sensation was incredible.

South Africans just don't realise how much added stress they have hanging onto them. Only when you leave do you notice it. I recognised the gradual change in me, that SA was forcing me to make. I didn't like it and I left.

My brother described a similar thing when he moved to Australia. He says that you don't realize what a profoundly toxic effect the constant background radiation of petty crime and violence has on you until you leave.

 

[RogueTr00per]

Yeah, I was in century city last night, pulled over into a parking spot outside a complex to whatsapp a friend. It was kinda dark, not well lit and then i realised as some dudes were walking behind be, "I could be hijacked right now - easy target" . Maybe not likely in that area, but still a possibility

 

[AfricanTech]

My brother described a similar thing when he moved to Australia. He says that you don't realize what a profoundly toxic effect the constant background radiation of petty crime and violence has on you until you leave.

and the effect on your children

my five year old has never experienced crime directly but speaks about 'hitting baddies' if they come into our house because one of her classmates was home-invaded

my 12 year old doesn't sleep when I am away because he is scared someone will come in during the night

my wife the same

There are some aspects of this country that I absolutely hate and despise - this is my primary one

@InternetSwag it will take some time to get over the trauma and for your paranoia to reduce - I was mugged as a schoolboy (throttled to unconsciousness) - all these years later I'm still paranoid - it's worth seeking some trauma counseling

 

[MisterBigglesworth]

and the effect on your children

my five year old has never experienced crime directly but speaks about 'hitting baddies' if they come into our house because one of her classmates was home-invaded...

Same situation, my 4 year old said that a few months back out the blue...he was scared people were going to come into the house at night, and spoke about badies. We have not had any crime exposed to us in terms of robbers etc where we live...he must have heard from his friends of school, maybe it happened to them. Not a nice thing to hear a 4 year old talk about...