This Guy Has My MacBook

Re:This Guy Has My MacBook by tzs on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @02:11AM (#2606185)

I wonder if the mugger's lack of a gun is WHY you got repeatedly punched in the face?

I've never mugged anyone, but I would guess that the first step is to establish control over the victim. With a gun against an unarmed victim, the mugger gets control easily. With neither armed, the mugger might need to actually attack and force submission before the victim decides if he should fight back or not.

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Re:This Guy Has My MacBook by savramescu on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @03:34AM (#2606384)

You assume that everyone follows a sound method of thinking, but if he just wants cash for a fix and he hasn't had one in a while he won't be rational.

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Re:This Guy Has My MacBook by zbyszek on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @07:59AM (#2606881)

My experience of being mugged leads me to believe that the degree of violence meted out is not necessarily the amount strictly needed to gain control.

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