So I just got jumped last night...

[Appleshampoo]

I can't help but be sceptical too. You say you know Krav Maga? Isn't that the one fighting style pretty much made to brutally end a fight as quickly as possible, and it specialises in multiple opponents? And you happen to know some free running too, since you can survive a pretty large fall with no shoes on.

My question is this - Why didn't you just beat them down, then do some free running flips to victory?

 

[lettucethesallad]

Wow, that sucks dude. But serious kudos for your insane Batman moves, I'm impressed.

OT: Two thugs with a dog once tried to rob my boyfriend with a knife when he was a bit drunk. He laughed (figuring that it takes some serious guts and determination to stab someone and that they wouldn't dare), told them that it wasn't going to happen and that they should go walk on the other side of the street, and walked away. He told me that he was sure they'd release the dog on him, but lo and behold, they did exactly what he said. And he's not this huge buff dude.

 

[Jessta]

That sounds pretty damn awful and I can't really imagine, but then again the worst I have to deal with is bears and they seem to have trouble fitting through tight spaces so just run into some thick foliage and then keep running and your good...

As for what kind of world we live in is a world that is constantly being shaped and designed by tens of thousands of different people at the same time, so a pretty fucking variable one. you know what? I could totally imagine this entire world as one giant computer game that is continously being designed by each of its players imagination as they go through life, an interesting concept...
Twenty feet would be pretty fucking ridiculous though, and from trying to stand on top of a car in my stupid stunt we called 'car surfing' before as it went at a mere 15 MPH I believe I am experienced enough to say that actually staying on a moving train after such a drop would be damn near impossible and chances are this is fabricated in which case the real question should be what kind of world do we live in? (I'm not saying its impossible but the skill, ability and levelheadedness of someone who could pull such a stunt probably wouldn't have to much trouble with a few thugs)

no, i haven't been mugged before. though i have been approached by individuals on 2 seperate occations that vocally expressed intentions to behave in such a manner. in both situations however, upon entering my proximity, they had a sudden mysterious change of heart and left me alone.

They left you alone because you smelled didn't they? They just walked up and were like GIVE ME ALL YOU'RE- Oh god no... just no... keep it, I mean its ok, its yours ugh nauseous... dieing... Sorry thats just what came to mind I had to

 

[Atheist.]

I can't help but be sceptical too. You say you take know Krav Maga? Isn't that the one fighting style pretty much made to brutally end a fight as quickly as possible, and it specialises in multiple opponents? And you happen to know some free running too, since you can survive a pretty large fall with no shoes on.

My question is this - Why didn't you just beat them down, then do some free running flips to victory?

I assumed this was coming up. Fighting with no weapons against a group of five people is difficult no matter what you are trained in. Especially considering one person is 6'5 270 pounds, and another is slightly under this. Take into consideration I'm a 180 lb 5'11-6'0 male.

I managed to take down the big guy before getting straight up rushed. I in no way claim i'm some Krav Maga master. I've simply studied it for a while under an instructor. Like I said before, if I had only been facing two or MAYBE three, I would have been off fine. But five people who essentially circled me is nothing to scoff at. Ask anyone sufficient in most martial arts how plausible this situation is for the minority.

 

[StBishop]

I learned recently that my uncle is the biggest badass ever.
I shit you not, he was walking out of a bar, and a guy stabbed him, and he took the knife out, and stabbed him back.
If you don't believe me, fine, but you are wrong.

That's awesome.
I want to believe that so much that I actually do.
I don't care if it's a lie.

 

[Gudrests]

I was walking home last night and saw a group of people that approached me. They literally stole my shoes and were about to steal my wallet and throw me off this bridge. I got out of their control and managed to jump off it and land on a train.

How fucked up are the times we live in that random people seriously attempt to kill someone for shoes and a damn wallet?

Has anyone else had an experience being mugged, or attempted mugging? I'm fairly proficient in Krav Maga. But taking on five people at once is quite difficult. I managed to submit the big guy, but some other dude repeatedly punched me in the head until I retreated.

I jumped off a 30 foot bridge, on to a train, so about a 20 foot drop. Jumped off, and walked home 4 miles in my socks. Sorry for the profanity, but I seriously think this is messed up.

Well batman something I was told once that might put it into perspective. In times of prosperity when everyone has money people get greedy. In times of hardship where no one has money people get hungry. There is a reason security is an ever powerful industry. You always have something somone else wants and is willing to take from you.....And from what you said the circus might work...or crime fighting

 

[Android2137]

To the prior, the train wasn't moving too fast. I'd say about 10ish miles per hour, as it was nearing a station. I sustained a fair amount of muscular stress to my calves, almost all of my arm muscles, some chest muscle strain, and my back isn't quite happy right now. Luckily nothing was broken, but I feel like I got hit by that train today. Not exactly fun. Plus walking home in my socks basically made my feet somewhat raw. Unpleasant.

And you say you walked 4 miles after that? Was it really 4 miles or did it just FEEL like 4 miles due to injuries and shoelessness? If it was considerably less than 4 miles, but felt like it, I could believe your story. As it stands now, I am highly skeptical.

 

[mysecondlife]

that is quite a story. hope whatever you lost isn't great and your injury isn't so severe. you have my support.

if you're going to walk alone in middle of night again, you should consider getting one of those retractable weapon stick. seems easy enough to carry.

and just "sweep the leg"

 

[Cheesus333]

I was walking home last night and saw a group of people that approached me. They literally stole my shoes and were about to steal my wallet and throw me off this bridge. I got out of their control and managed to jump off it and land on a train.

That's absolutely horrible and I'm really, really sorry that happened to you.

And yet I can't help but observe...

You're a fucking ninja.

 

[FamoFunk]

I hope you make a fast recovery bro, but damn your story had me in stitchs when you got to the train part, sorry.

 

[Grimlock Fett]

What did the police say when you called them about having been robbed, assaulted and attempted murdered?

 

[Atheist.]

20 feet... About 6 meters, right? So, you'd be hitting that train at about... 30 km/h. Ought to break a leg, hitting hard surface you can't even roll on to lessen the impact force.

Twenty feet is definitely doable. I have done it in the past as a teenager. Perhaps I should throw out This Link . Some random drunk dude falling 50 feet, compared to a sober guy jumping 20. Which seems safer?

Sorry, but I simply don't believe that you are judging this right, as do a lot of other people. Cool story as it may be, I can't really believe you fell 5 metres, let alone 6.

Alright, I don't really care. Not trying to be a dick, but this was in a familiar location. I know the bridge height, and I'm not trying to brag. While 20 feet is a decent drop, it's not life threatening. Either you're misinformed, or you're calling me a liar. Either way, you're disrespectful. I wouldn't be an ass to you if you got mugged, why the hell are you doing it to me? Are you seriously such a bad person you'd pick on a crime victim?

1: You obviously care, that's why you responded and feel offended at what I said
2: Saying 'I'm not trying to be a dick' and then saying what you said is like me saying, 'I'm trying not to be violent', and then punching a guy in the face.
3: I just think either you're lying, or your judgement is off, I previously thought the latter, but you sound too defensive, which is a characteristic typical of somebody not being honest
4: And it's not disrespectful to give incorrect information to the escapist community and expect us to believe it? (hypocritical much?)
5: Don't act like you know me, I could have been mugged, you just don't know
6: I lol'd at the sympathy card, "Are you seriously such a bad person you'd pick on a crime victim?", seriously?
Your misguided offense at my only confirms that you yourself are regretting saying that it was a 20 foot drop, but you don't want to change it now because too many people have seen this thread, yep, you're in a sticky situation alright.

1. I don't care what you think. True fact. I care more about my image. It has nothing to do with someone being an asshole to me. Sorry.

2. I was trying to confront you in a friendly manner. Just because you feel offended at the fact that we have conflicting opinions doesn't make me a dick, sorry if you think so.

3. Have you ever been mugged? Raped? Assaulted? If someone doubted your integrity on such a serious matter, you're going to be offended. People saying you're something you're not is something to get defense about, sorry if you don't understand. I'd like to insult you here, but that only damages me. Unless you jest about serious crimes, I think you should back off on this one. Although, if you have no experience with something as serious as this, you have no validity in the first place.

4. Worst statement ever. You straight up are assuming I'm lying, which is beyond offensive and disrespectful. You're seriously insulting someone who was just a victim of a serious crime. Nice one, bud.

5. No way. No fucking way. If you were ever mugged, you would be beyond sympathetic. You seriously have no idea what you're saying, and I seriously suggest you reconsider this post. Attacking someone that was just a crime of a felony is a very poor social choice. I'm not pissed at you because I'm defensive, I'm pissed because you're beyond offending to me.

6. I don't fucking care what you classify me. I am a crime victim, and you're the jerk that's picking on me. I showed you respect, and you attacked me. It doesn't matter if you don't believe me, f' off man. You're not only offending me, but everyone else who has had this happen to them. I don't care how ego strong you are, find something better to do than attack people. You probably don't realize this, but you're seriously upsetting people. I'm not trying to start up some kind of bizarre flame war, I just don't want negativity on the thread I made.

 

[Atheist.]

To the prior, the train wasn't moving too fast. I'd say about 10ish miles per hour, as it was nearing a station. I sustained a fair amount of muscular stress to my calves, almost all of my arm muscles, some chest muscle strain, and my back isn't quite happy right now. Luckily nothing was broken, but I feel like I got hit by that train today. Not exactly fun. Plus walking home in my socks basically made my feet somewhat raw. Unpleasant.

And you say you walked 4 miles after that? Was it really 4 miles or did it just FEEL like 4 miles due to injuries and shoelessness? If it was considerably less than 4 miles, but felt like it, I could believe your story. As it stands now, I am highly skeptical.

You know, you're probably right. It took me an hour so I assumed 4 miles, but I suppose 2.5-3ish is probably closer. It still took me over an hour and my socks basically wore off, at that point. Granted I was almost limping at that point.

 

[JWAN]

And this is why I have my concealed carry permit

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

you NEED to go into crime fighting!
Aprroach the area again but this time with guns.
But my heart goes out to you, can't be a pleasent.
Some people are just jerks...
And seriously, 20ft drop!?

 

[PatrickXD]

I generally travel in groups of at least 10 people at night, so there are very few incidents. There have been a couple of tines when a few 20 somethings want to get some easy cash, but we usually just go into an all night diner and call the police.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

People are innocent unless proven guilty. Sadly this is the way America has gone.

Yes. People are innocent until proven otherwise.

That you so vehemently assert some "witch state" ideal tells me you've never been accused of or had a loved one accused of a crime. One doesn't get to point a finger and have another treated like a criminal. Or would you rather someone, say for example, call you a rapist and have you treated as such until you can prove otherwise? No. That's insane. Maybe I'll accuse my next door neighbor of trying to kill me next week -- I'd enjoy the driveway space while they're off in prison proving they're whereabouts and being beaten for a confession.

There's a reason innocence is assumed until proven otherwise -- hint: witch burnings.

Are we as a species not beyond that yet? Really? Alright, I'll get the torches.