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The first flag should have been the hoods and masks. 
Things that make you go. Hmmmmmmm!
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WOW!!! 
Good point about always carrying even in your yard. However Iām always suspicious. I prefer go inside if I see people walking down the street. Three young men that Iāve never seen before Id keep my eyes on them while preparing for the worst. It sounds like profiling but the victim looks Asian and the boys are black. Thatās been happening a like over the past year. We have more Asians in my neighborhood than black families. Our neighborhood starting experiencing a higher crime rate ever since the New Orleans/Katrina folks were shipped in. They decided Texas was a great place and stayed. I just hope the neighborhood doesnāt go south like the previous neighborhood we moved away from. I donāt deal with that kind of racism well. It has something to do with my PTSD.
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The full video unedited, no commentaryā¦
And yes, the man was Asian Americanā¦
āNew Orleans East man describes being ambushed and carjacked in broad daylightā
As for the masks, if this were pre-2020, what would you have done if three guys wearing masks were walking slowly by? But these days? Thank you COVID, thank you CDC.
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The man didnāt have a chance. Even if he had been armed he didnāt have enough time to respond to three different armed assailants.
Notice the school bus that passed. This probably indicates school traffic. Just interesting. At least some people came to his aid. Thatās really bold of those young men. Theyāre definitely headed for a life of in and out of prison if not for life.
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Nice of the news video to tell everyone they had āmachine gunsā. I guess pistols wouldnāt create enough fear.
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Wouldāve hated to be in that situation.
Hoping someone drawing back on them and showing a firearm would be enough to make them backtrack. But if they didnāt, are they even holding real guns? Do I wait until fired upon?
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That happened quite quick and with three assailants armed, that was a very difficult situation, even if armed.
I donāt see race as the issue.
So, those from NO are āAsiansā, whatever that descriptor is supposed to mean. How many different nationalities and races are there in Asia, again?
That kind? I donāt appreciate any kind.
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When I do front yard work, Iām outside the house.
When do I conceal carry? When Iām outside the house.
Also, itās convenient for me to leave the garage door open. Another reason I carry.
Situational awareness.
Had he been carrying, he had the truck for cover and wouldāve had a chanceāslim or not, itās debatableāif he decided to engage.
Itās a matter of life or death with guns pointed at him. Clear self-defense situation.
Would I engage? Time will tell but I hope I donāt find out. Iām not Chuck Norris.
Again, situational awareness. Perhaps, just acknowledging their presence (āsup?ā) would give the thugs a reason to change their mind and move along to their next target. In which case, I would call the local PDās non-emergency number to report suspicious persons.
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Three guns against one. The odds are not in your favor especially since they already had the draw while aiming.
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Bad situation. Firearms real or not? No way to tell. If armed he had a chance. If fired upon sometimes thieves run. Hard call for sure. Happens way to quick.
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Kobayashi Maru scenario in real life. The guy is blessed to still be alive.
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Prime example why SITUATIONAL AWARENESS should be trained and practiced. He could have seen threat before coming into proximity and waited to go to his vehicle and/or already had his weapon in hand. (this mainly applies to home defense) I once heard the phrase āif you feel a situation is already in motion, donāt wait to get or be readyā
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