I was mugged, twice, long ago. In both cases, I was in a lonely area far from foot or automobile traffic. In one case this was because it was 1 am. Earlier in the day there would have been people about. In the other case I was (apparently) followed by the muggers for some time, and then when I got to an area where I was far from anyone else, the muggers approached. Both instances of mugging involved two muggers. In one case, they both had guns. Had I avoided lonely areas, then I probably would never have been mugged. I’ve avoided lonely areas for about twenty years now, and haven’t been mugged in that time. Also, in both instances the muggers were from Oakland California, though the mugging occurred in two surrounding communities. I know because in the first case my discarded wallet was discovered by a man in Oakland, and in the second case the muggers engaged me in conversation about how they needed money to get back to Oakland.
I was mugged, twice, long ago. In both cases, I was in a lonely area far from foot or automobile traffic. In one case this was because it was 1 am. Earlier in the day there would have been people about. In the other case I was (apparently) followed by the muggers for some time, and then when I got to an area where I was far from anyone else, the muggers approached. Both instances of mugging involved two muggers. In one case, they both had guns. Had I avoided lonely areas, then I probably would never have been mugged. I’ve avoided lonely areas for about twenty years now, and haven’t been mugged in that time. Also, in both instances the muggers were from Oakland California, though the mugging occurred in two surrounding communities. I know because in the first case my discarded wallet was discovered by a man in Oakland, and in the second case the muggers engaged me in conversation about how they needed money to get back to Oakland.