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Old Aug 10, 2010, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Perna View Post
My uncle worked in a bad part of town and, as owner of the business, sometimes worked late. He carried an "extra" $100 bill just for the purpose and, sure enough, he was held up (this is back in the 1960's or early 70's) and it's probably that larger amount of money that saved him; the thieves happily took it and ran instead of getting angry he didn't have "any" money and hurting him. He didn't realize the knife they held at his throat had "nicked" him and there was a bit of blood on his collar that my aunt found when she did the laundry.
Thanks for sharing your story Perna and I'm glad it turned out well for your Uncle. I wanted to make sure to clarify, there's a difference in how one should behave if a predator is after personal possessions or your body. Of course every situation has to be analyzed at the time - should a person cooperate or appear confident.

With my situation with the break and enter - I know they were there because they wanted material possessions but I felt if I appeared scared it would give them the green light to steal what they wanted and perhaps hurt me. I feel I was very lucky it turned out in my favor. It really shook me up though.
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