Comments on: Pharmacist Rips Away His Freedom | Active Self Protection

By: Carpe Noctem

Carpe Noctem — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:48:26 +0000

"She's holding onto it with the holdy-ony part, and he's holding onto it with the shooty part."
– John Correia, 2018

By: Sibayan2

Sibayan2 — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:48:13 +0000

If you have the skills, and the gun is within arms length, go for it. But you have to be certain.

By: Morphic Gaming

Morphic Gaming — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:43:08 +0000

what does the title even mean… its dumb and doesn't relate to the video properly

By: David Simental

David Simental — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:41:36 +0000

Women these days

By: John Smith

John Smith — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:40:41 +0000

I think he got lucky. These hoodrats will learn from their mistakes.

By: Dennis Creighton

Dennis Creighton — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:39:45 +0000

Good point- he was fortunate that the woman didn’t pull the trigger. He was also lucky the the attacker didn’t have the upper body strength to dominate the fight.

And finally, it’s a good thing that the other two accomplices weren’t armed or the outcome could have been different.

Robber to the victim, “Your money or your life.” Victim to robber, “Take my life, I’m saving my money for my retirement.”

By: X Caliber

X Caliber — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:39:36 +0000

Cool! Free gun! Risky, though.

By: Matt Riser

Matt Riser — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:38:52 +0000

My overall awareness has been raised since subscribing over a year ago. It's to late to make a plan once the sh*t has hit the fan.

By: Mustaq Ahmed

Mustaq Ahmed — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:36:21 +0000

I think if you have skill & attitude you should do what is instinct say. Today I like to thank you for your advice you always give us to maintain distance with attacker & go for 100% to defend yourself. That's how I defended myself today. Thanks a lot Jhon & keep up the good work

By: Bad Spock

Bad Spock — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:36:05 +0000

I want to address other issues with this robbery as well. In many cases the pharmacy is own by the pharmacist. How do I know this? My mom was a 1/3rd owner of a pharmacy with two others who worked it and owned it and were pharmacists. They split the profits 3-ways. Small town pharmacies do not make a whole lot of money. My mom's cut was less than 60K per year in the 2000s. Who could afford to just let them take huge profits from you? I know your life is worth more than any money but who could afford that? There is a strong motivation to take a stand. Why? Because if they think you are an easy target. They do come back again and again later. This was the case of her pharmacy and she was forced to sell out and quit the business. My mom could not fight back, she was not physically able and she was older (In her 70s). It forced her retirement for example. I know this guy said his daughter was in back, and I get that but in the vast majority of cases the robbers just want the drugs and will leave. Anyway, after the 5th robbery in 2 months, she had to make a choice, get out of business or hire a guard and everyone would make less money paying for the guard. She quit the business and the pharmacy folded.

Consider this as well when commenting on this guys actions. I can bet you fewer will attempt to rob someone like this since he put up a fight, the other side is the next time they might shoot first and just take the drugs themselves. So, though I think putting up a fight is good, it's dangerous, and it doesn't guarantee there will not be a worse situation later. An armed guard might make a better statement....and cost a fair amount of money. These things need to be considered and there is no easy answer.

Lesson for me was this. Don't own a pharmacy unless the chance of being robbed doesn't bother you and have enough profits that the loss won't put you out of business or get you killed. For me, I was glad she quit and sold out her share.