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What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed

10 Tips to Keep You Safe

By Amy Brantley, published Mar 26, 2007
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What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed #1: Money Can Be Replaced

Never try to keep your money. Money can be replaced. If you are faced with being robbed, hand over the money and thank God you're safe. Money isn't worth losing your life over. Also, an employer will not fire you for giving up the money. A good employer would want you to give the money up and be safe.

What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed #2: Give Robbers What They Want

Give robbers exactly what they want. If they ask for all the money in the register and ten boxes of Marlboro Lights, give it to them. Nothing on this earth is worth more than your life, but robbers may be willing to kill you if you don't give them what they want.

What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed #3: Remain Calm

While being robbed may be one of the scariest things you will ever face, it's important to remain calm. Do what the robbers ask and get the ordeal over with as quickly as possible. When they're gone you can break down.

What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed #4: Don't Hold Anything Back

Don't give robbers your purse, while trying to hide money in your pocket. Give them everything. This will be hard to do, especially if this is money that you worked hard for. To hand your money over to a deadbeat who can't get a real job seems unfair, but it may save your life.

What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed #5: Don't Be a Hero

The worst thing you can do while being robbed is to try and be hero. Trying to attack the robber may end badly. People have been shot trying to protect their assets and it's just not worth it. Keep your temper under control, while keeping in mind that money can be replaced and you can't.

What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed #6: Make a Mental Note of Their Appearance

While these are images that you will probably remember for the rest of your life, it's very important to remember as much as you can about the robber. This information will come in handy when giving your report to the police. They will want to know the clothing they were wearing, their shoes, facial appearance, scars, tattoos, hair color, eye color, and anything else that would make this person stand out.

What Everyone Should Know About Being Robbed

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Takeaways
  • Give up all the money you have.
  • Don't try to be a hero.
  • Call the cops when it's safe to do so.
Did You Know?
Robberies happen more often during warm summer months.
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I work at a cell phone store as a manager and we were recently robbed at gunpoint. It was the most scariest thing. I have to say though i did remain calm and did as i was told..Thank God We were ok. I still work at the same store and they never caught the guy that did it.. Since this happened I am so scared of everything. Any guy that comes in I get terrified, like when they reach in their pockets I think the worst..Any suggestions on how to cope with this?.....I was never scared before and now every where i go im scared..Now I know it can happen to me!

Posted on 10/19/2007 at 3:10:00 PM

 
Great job. They are all so dead on. Like Carol, my father always told me #1 when I was growing up too. My mother always told me to hide money in my pockets in case I was robbed. I guess I would have to hide in my shoe then.

Posted on 03/29/2007 at 1:03:00 PM

 
Great tips. They may seem hard to do at the time, but as longa s you try...

Posted on 03/26/2007 at 9:03:00 PM

 
these are good points. hopefull i'll never have to remember these though!

Posted on 03/26/2007 at 7:03:00 PM

 
Terrific tips. My father repeatedly instilled #1 in me when I was growing up.

Posted on 03/26/2007 at 3:03:00 PM

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