Victim fights back in driveway robbery attempt

[onerifle]

Proof that calibers and platforms are secondary. What wins is mindset.

Kudos to the gentleman that refused to be a victim.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/071305 ... nbend.html

Victim fights back in driveway robbery attempt in Ft. Bend County

ABC13 Eyewitness News
(7/13/05 - FORT BEND COUNTY, TX) — A neighborhood was rocked by news that a neighbor was attacked in his own driveway by two robbers Tuesday. But it's how the would-be victim fought them off that has people really talking.

By all accounts, the three-year-old Ft. Bend County neighborhood where this happened has been virtually crime-free, which makes what happened there even harder to believe.

"This neighborhood shouldn't be like that," resident Wen Lin.

Authorities tell us the male victim had just pulled into his garage near Marina Bay Lane and FM 1484 when two masked men ambushed him. One shot him with a stun gun as another tried to hit him with pepper spray.

Meanwhile, the would-be victim fought back.

"He scratched the guy on the neck with his keys and then somehow when he was fighting them off, he hit the horn," said neighbor Nina Panaligan. "And when he hit the horn, that's when they left."

Panaligan spoke to him hours after the attack and he showed her the injury from the stun gun.

"It looked like a red scar," said Panaligan.

And he wanted to prevent her from becoming a victim herself. She's taking his warning seriously.

"Just be extra cautious," she said.

Panaligan and her family plan to put lights up around their home.

The suspects got away with nothing. Police only have a very vague description. The suspects are described as white males in their 20s. They were wearing masks.

If you have any information about this attack, you're urged to call Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS.
(Copyright © 2005, KTRK-TV)

[dws1117]

I wonder if he would still be a "victim" if he had been a CHL holder that fought back with a gun?

[HighVelocity]

I grew up in Ft. Bend County. Things sure have changed. :x
The saddest part of this story is that the would-be robbers got away. The next victim may not be so lucky.

[therooster]

I grew up in Ft. Bend County. Things sure have changed. :x

that stuff happens everyday in Ft. Bend, especially down by mission bend and arcola; its a very big county and covers a lot of different places.

hell, i got held up at gunpoint in Ft. Bend....it never made the news.

[stevie_d_64]

SEE!!!

This man didn't neeeeeddddd a guuuuunnnn!!!

You gun-nuts don't need them either...So there!

/sarcasm off

[Steve crawls back into his hole]

But seriously...I bet that homeowner has one now! But we'll never know for sure...

[dws1117]

But seriously...I bet that homeowner has one now!

We can hope that he has seen the light. Unfortunately some sheep can't be shorn. I'm afraid too many people will see it that it is possible to fight back without a gun.

[Paladin]

Seems like driveway attacks are becoming more common.

[stevie_d_64]

Seems like driveway attacks are becoming more common.

That may be true...I've noticed that as well...

It's sure not going to make me change what I do...I don't run inside for anything or any reason...Don't need to...

Well...Maybe there's one thing...

[Charles L. Cotton]

Seems like driveway attacks are becoming more common.

They do seem to come in waves. A few years back, the Rolex robberies in Houston were gaining a good bit of attention and media coverage. It think that resulted in better awareness with many folks and the attacks tapered off. Then, we had the kick burglars attacking folks in their homes during the dinner hours. Now we back to driveway robberies.

When Marc and I are teaching classes, particularly the ladies classes, we stress situational awareness, especially during times when people are more preoccupied than usual. Getting into and out of cars is a perfect example. What do people, especially ladies, typically do when they get to the car in the grocery store or mall parking lot? Open the door, put purse in seat and start loading groceries or packages. All of their focus is on the job at hand. When they get home, the situation is reversed. This is an opportune time for predators to strike, so we have to guard against it. Tunnel vision doesn’t happen only during the fight! Make a point to look around, keep your head up and on a swivel. When you get in the car to leave, or get home and are preparing to get out, keep a look-out and be ready to respond.

Regards,
Chas.

[CavalryDoc]

The definition of a "new" conservative = an old liberal that's just been mugged.



I'd find it hard to feel sorry for anyone that got shot while ambushing a person in their own garage with a stun gun and mace. Sounds like a couple of guys that could learn a lesson.

Doc