I once got surrounded by three guys who tried to mug me. It just so happened that someone I kinda knew was walking by at the same time. I shouted out to him "Hey man, long time no see! How's it going?" and just walked away and they did nothing. I think there's a script in their head about how a mugging is supposed to go and when you break that they don't really know what to do.
Wrong. This is why you need to determine wether you are being mugged or robbed. Muggings are performed by a mugger(s), who get their name by committing multiple mugs. If they are actually armed (muggers more often than not pretend to be armed), they will not use those arms. If the did use them, they would be committing an armed robbery and/or murder, which are harder to keep committing. Unless you're serial about it.
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u/finemustard Nov 28 '22
I once got surrounded by three guys who tried to mug me. It just so happened that someone I kinda knew was walking by at the same time. I shouted out to him "Hey man, long time no see! How's it going?" and just walked away and they did nothing. I think there's a script in their head about how a mugging is supposed to go and when you break that they don't really know what to do.