So I kind of got mugged

[Fragony]

Sorry to hear that, but you acted in the only way you could have. You shouldn't carry around so much money though.

[rajpoot]

Sorry to hear that, but you acted in the only way you could have. You shouldn't carry around so much money though.

It's not about the money really. 200 bucks is like.....not much at all. That's less than what I generally spend during an evening out. What's hurting right now, is not my wallet, but my pride.

[Fragony]

It's not about the money really. 200 bucks is like.....not much at all. That's less than what I generally spend during an evening out. What's hurting right now, is not my wallet, but my pride.

Better your pride than them actually throwing a stone through your window no? Glass flying around, maybe even the stone hitting your sister or your nephew, maybe you will see them again when the stakes aren't so high, get even then

[HopAlongBunny]

Good choices rajpoot :)

Going down in a blaze of glory is always tempting but: cars is ok and no one got hurt=>sometimes its about outcomes, not about you.

[Csargo]

I'd say you made the right decision considering the circumstances. If they had started breaking your windows, and possibly hurt your sister or her child you would probably feel worse than you do now. You protected them both and you should be proud of that. I would have done the same as you in this situation.

[Thermal]

You did the right thing, and I'm not saying that to make you feel better.

You put the safety of your family first, which is far more important than the material sacrifice in the end! I can see why you'd be angry given the situation, but you shouldn't be angry at yourself. You made a good call. Imagine how much worse you would feel if you did retaliate and one/some of you got badly injured. As you said, you could have called his bluff, but when you're playing with other peoples livelihoods, this is an irresponsible move.

So kudos to you.

[Kadagar_AV]

It's not about the money really. 200 bucks is like.....not much at all. That's less than what I generally spend during an evening out. What's hurting right now, is not my wallet, but my pride.

Ridiculous.

You acted like a man should, and got your sister and her kid safely out of a very hostile situation. Oh, and yourself.

I of course understand where your feelings are coming from though, but really, chill. You did exactly what you should have done!

[stratigos vasilios]

You should have killed them...

On a more serious note,

You acted like a man should, and got your sister and her kid safely out of a very hostile situation. Oh, and yourself.

+1 absolutely this!

I believe you definitely did the right thing. Your first goal was to ensure the safety of your sister and her child (which you did), second goal would have been to ensure the safety of yourself (which you did) and your third goal should have been to ensure the safety of your belongings (which you did car windscreen wise). Parting with the money is a small price to pay to ensure all above criteria is met.

The bigger man always walks away and doesn't escalate a situation. Scumbags who took your money will probably buy drugs and OD from it anyways, revenge made.

[rajpoot]

Thanks guys. Feeling a lot better this morning.

[Husar]

Agree with the others.

There will always be situations in life you cannot control, where you feel helpless. It's probably because regardless of your muscles, you're just a tiny speck in the universe or something like that. Important is that you got out and you're fine, your family is fine, your car is fine and you didn't even give them all your money so you got out way better than you could have. That's an achievement in itself.

[CountArach]

There's no price you can put on the safety of your family members. Plus repairs for the car would almost certainly cost more than that right?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Ridiculous.

You acted like a man should, and got your sister and her kid safely out of a very hostile situation. Oh, and yourself.

I of course understand where your feelings are coming from though, but really, chill. You did exactly what you should have done!

This - 3 to 1 odds is one thing if it's just you, it's something else when there are women and children involved.

Next time you, don't get out of the car. Just start the engine and reverse.

[Montmorency]

This - 3 to 1 odds is one thing if it's just you, it's something else when there are women and children involved.

I would call that "approaching parity".

Next time you, don't get out of the car. Just start the engine and reverse.

Yes!

[Major Robert Dump]

I have always found the best way to avoid an unwanted fight is to strip down naked, flex your muscles and say "the gunshow is about to start". Most men will not fight a naked dude. 10% won't mind. 25% if it is in Afghanistan.

[Vladimir]

Dude, never leave the vehicle.