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Sefner · September 11, 2009, 05:56 PM

Sorry to stay on topic here (I keed I keed), but I'd like to just throw out there that the presence of the cute little girl does not mean the people are any less of a threat. Granted the old guy shouldn't have shot at them the way he did, but just because someone comes to your door with a child doesn't mean you let your guard down. Remember the ol' "pretty young lady that needs to use the bathroom" and next thing you know all your jewelry and Rx meds are gone. When I've been in various cities where beggars use small children to get people to let their guard down etc. Obviously no one wants to think of a small child being used to help commit a robbery, but those criminals are clever bastards. Again, what the guy did was wrong, but children do not have an Aura of Good with a radius of 10 yards (shout out to all the nerds out there) that prevents everyone around them from doing bad things, so they are not a reason to not be aware of other red flags or signs.

September 11, 2009, 05:56 PM	#35
Sefner Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 769	Sorry to stay on topic here (I keed I keed), but I'd like to just throw out there that the presence of the cute little girl does not mean the people are any less of a threat. Granted the old guy shouldn't have shot at them the way he did, but just because someone comes to your door with a child doesn't mean you let your guard down. Remember the ol' "pretty young lady that needs to use the bathroom" and next thing you know all your jewelry and Rx meds are gone. When I've been in various cities where beggars use small children to get people to let their guard down etc. Obviously no one wants to think of a small child being used to help commit a robbery, but those criminals are clever bastards. Again, what the guy did was wrong, but children do not have an Aura of Good with a radius of 10 yards (shout out to all the nerds out there) that prevents everyone around them from doing bad things, so they are not a reason to not be aware of other red flags or signs.