Muggings on Monday night....

I'm definitely with Mimi too. I'd be horrified at the thought of my sisters tackling a mugger - give it up and keep yourself safe is a very good rule.

ok, well clearly here, there is a gender issue, if the mugger is a bloke, and the muggee is a woman, then it's likely that the first advice should be taken, ie drop or throw the bag and run (even though it enforces the idea in the mugger that it's easy to do, and get away with), we wouldn't want our women to get hurt now would we...

i'm a bloke, and i don't think i'd get mugged, and if i were to, then hopefully i'd try and not give in so easily. But i don't carry a handbag, so the chances of someone mugging me are less, it's not so easy to get a blokes wallet.

yes, Birdie, if the mugger pulls a knife, then the mugging dynamic changes, and not being injured by the knife would become a priority.

Can you afford to hope that the mugger *doesn't* have a knife?

I still say run.

depends how fast you can run, how loud you can shout, how good your insurance is...

You're just being silly now.

devils advocate - sorry, just making a point.
i don't think we should be encouraging muggers, by making it easy for them.

We'll have to agree to differ JR. I couldn't care much less about mine or anyone elses handbag / wallet / ipod when it is in comparison to a life.

I understand your values but sadly don't think an armed mugger will.

Why take the chance?

I was always told to shout out "fire" rather than "help" as the former is more likely to get peoples attention ... sadly

I have always told my kids to give possessions up....unfortunately you never know until it happens to you and you dont take your own advice!

i'm not suggesting that one should keep hold of possesions when you could get killed, that's just silly, i'm only talking about being mugged (which hopefully isn't likely to get you killed, just slightly injured).

obviously if someone looks like they're going to stab you with a 9" knife several times in vulnerable areas, then you don't hang around, but otherwise, i wouldn't give in too easily.

i should add that i've never been mugged, so i don't know how i would react in the situation, and hopefully never will, but if i get mugged in the future, and i remember, i'll report back on what i did, and if it had any effect.