We were mugged today, in the car, when we stopped at a red light. A guy came up and stuck his head in the window, holding what at least was supposed to be a gun. I’m still unconvinced it was real. He told us to give him all our money. I was the one by the window he was coming in through, and I told him no. Aline, who was driving, was accosted by another man on her side, who was opening the car door. She gave him money, and they both left.

I’m struck by how undramatic it was, really. The guy was trying to be threatening, but really failed quite pathetically, and I’m convinced that if everyone in the car had just refused to give them any money, they’d have given up and left. The guy with the “gun” was waving it around and holding it very loosely, which made me sure he wasn’t actually planning on shooting anyone, if it indeed was real. I considered taking it from him, he was holding it just 20 centimeters from my face, but pointing it in another direction, but since it was so undramatic, and they left quickly, I never got around to trying it.

First time that’s happened to me in 8 years here. I’m underwhelmed. I was expecting an adrenaline rush or something, but no, nothing. Desperate people will do desperate things, there’s no surprise there.

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