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Originally Posted by Eric5273
A number of years ago, a friend of my parents was mugged in NYC and rather than give up his wallet, he tried to fight the mugger and was stabbed to death. You never know what the outcome of being a hero will turn out to be. You are still alive, and from your little story here, I assume you were not harmed and only lost some material items. I would say you were very lucky. There is a reason that bank tellers are instructed to cooperate with bank robbers. Money and material items can be replaced. Human lives cannot be.
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Correct and obviously one has to pick his/her battles but the point is still valid that there is far too much apathy in society and the "why should I do anything?" attitude. In this situation, yes, the robber could have had a gun or a knife but given the fact that he armed himself with a fire extinguisher rather than a actual weapon, I think the Marine was reacting to that. I'm sure if the dude had a gun the Marine wouldn't have tried anything.
There is a saying that the best thing you can do is be a good witness but there are times when the situation demands action. If you were armed and a gunman entered your place of work or wherever and started killing people, would you not engage the attacker? I sure would. If on the other hand it is a robbery and no shots are fired yet, I wouldn't play hero and start a gungfight. For me, it is when there is imminent peril of death or great bodily injury that I would feel it necessary to take action. Otherwise, call 911 and be a good witness.
Thank God there are some who are willing to stand up to those who take advantage of others.