Would-be robber won over by kind words

[schumi]

Johannesburg - Talking nicely to a would-be robber did the trick for a doctor from Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.

Dr Lisa Augustine had worked a long day in the orthopaedic ward and was on her way home after 10pm when she stopped at a red traffic light outside one of the hospital’s entrances.

Her window was about 5cm open, she said, when two men appeared at the window and demanded her cellphone.

“They told me to hand it over or they would shoot me. One of the men tried to open the back door, which fortunately was locked.

“The guy at my window looked slightly uneasy and I looked him directly in the eye, probably stupidly, but I was exhausted,”she said.

Augustine told him she had been working hard at the hospital all day helping his community.

“And suddenly the hostility vanished. He seemed to soften and his body language changed from being very aggressive. He apologised, I handed him R40 and he ran off.

“I’m sure he is not a bad person - just very desperate,”she said.

More at: http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/would-be-robber-won-over-by-kind-words-2071425

 

[Solarion]

I got robbed a knife point, two young blokes. I could tell they didn't really want to stab me they just wanted to gto out of there. I handed over 80 bucks, they both said thank-you boss, and ran away.

Probably just got extremely lucky. There was nobody around, it was dark. They could've easily poked some holes in me for the hell of it. Don't take a chance though, be safe guys, there are some that will.

Edit: I think I was more grateful than them. They had bloody nasty looking knives.

 

[Rickster]

her way home after 10pm when she stopped at a red traffic light

I think after a certain time and if its clear you can legally go through a red light.*

*Provided you at least stop to make sure its clear.

 

[DA-LION-619]

I think after a certain time and if its clear you can legally go through a red light.*

*Provided you at least stop to make sure its clear.

Prepare to get flamed.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I think after a certain time and if its clear you can legally go through a red light.*

*Provided you at least stop to make sure its clear.

Not legally no...

Its more of a kind of "We know it might be dangerous, so depending on how we feel we probably won't fine you" type of rules.

 

[Alan]

My luck I'll try that line only for Solarion to have used it just the day before on the same perp

 

[The_Ogre]

I think after a certain time and if its clear you can legally go through a red light.*

*Provided you at least stop to make sure its clear.

I have a R2 500 fine which one of our drivers got for not stopping completely at a red robot ,which disagrees strongly with your point! The fact that it happened at 22:11 didn't change a thing

 

[Flanders]

I got robbed a knife point, two young blokes. I could tell they didn't really want to stab me they just wanted to gto out of there. I handed over 80 bucks, they both said thank-you boss, and ran away.

Probably just got extremely lucky. There was nobody around, it was dark. They could've easily poked some holes in me for the hell of it. Don't take a chance though, be safe guys, there are some that will.

Edit: I think I was more grateful than them. They had bloody nasty looking knives.

[video=youtube_share;mR3w5Ci-h9M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3w5Ci-h9M[/video]

 

[cerebus]

So heartwarming but you know he's just gonna rob someone else when she's gone.

 

[Solarion]

[video=youtube_share;mR3w5Ci-h9M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3w5Ci-h9M[/video]

Hehe 80 rand vs a few holes. I thought it was a bargain too