# I just got mugged

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-mugged/642835>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 3, 2012, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-mugged/642835 "2012-12-03T08:06:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![With\_Rye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-mugged/642835/61 "2012-12-04T06:25:56Z")

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Sorry to hear about your phone, OP. Glad you’re not hurt. I just ordered my first phone and this thread is a good reminder to get some insurance.

> [@living\_in\_hell](#):
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> That sucks. ☹ Look at how everyone stands by and watches.

I don’t blame them. My first thought if I see someone getting mugged is not to get involved. I’ll call the police for them afterward, sure, but no way in hell I’ll risk myself chasing after criminals.

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-mugged/642835/62 "2012-12-04T18:17:32Z")

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People seem surprised…yes, there are bad people out there who consider that your stuff belongs to them. They are not deterred by anything like morals-to them, you have THEIR stuff-they just want it back. When something like this happens to you, you just have to realize that its up to you to protect yourself…and not put yourself in situations like this.  
Is this why rich people live in gated communities?

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**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-mugged/642835/63 "2012-12-05T06:55:25Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> Is this why rich people live in gated communities?

Yes.

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