Avoiding mugging?

Stop blaming the victim. You guys and all the others. What's your ****ing problem, theft is WRONG. How about we tell people to stop mugging others instead of telling the victims that it's their fault?

Krav Maga's supposed to be best for when your assailant is armed and you aren't, I believe.

Stop blaming the victim. You guys and all the others. What's your ****ing problem, theft is WRONG. How about we tell people to stop mugging others instead of telling the victims that it's their fault?

Krav Maga's supposed to be best for when your assailant is armed and you aren't, I believe.

The best ways to avoid mugging are to minimise the behaviours that might put you at risk of it. This means generally trying to avoid walking late at night in dangerous neighbourhoods, or walking on the side of paths closer to the road to make it harder for a person to jump out at you. Aside from minimising risk however, you still might be mugged, or you might not even be reasonably able to avoid certain dangerous areas.

When you are mugged, it's important to stay calm and judge your situation. Are they armed? Do you think you can outrun them? Are there people around that you can call for help to and attract attention? For situations when you can't do any of these things, I advocate carrying a second wallet or purse with only a small amount of money contained (coins are fine) - though this is easier to carry around for women that have a handbag than men unless you have a backpack, etc. Take out your fake wallet and tell the mugger(s) "fine, you take it, that's all I have" or similar, and throw it to the side, away from you and the mugger(s) - they will go to collect it and check the contents, which usually will allow you enough time to escape, or phone the police, find a passerby, etc., and diminish their incentive to pursue you unless they have a particular interest in something else you have (i.e. a phone).

Handing over your other posessions is not always avoidable, however. If your physical well-being becomes at risk, then you may judge that your best option is to capitulate, depending on the value of what it is you are carrying.

Be careful attempting martial arts defensively unless you are reasonably sure that you will come out on top, or you are forced into it (i.e. they attacked first). If there are a pair of them and you harm one of them, they will likely feel a social pressure to avoid having been injured without giving a reply.

Lol I have been mugged and it isn't so bad. I just ran off and threw my bag at them so they had something. I then tailed them while calling police. I got my stuff back within ten minutes and I caught some criminals. A job well done.


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Stop blaming the victim! It's a MYTH that walking around dodgy areas alone at night makes you more likely to get mugged. The fact is that mugging is the fault of the mugger, not the victim. This has been proven.

Similarly, people have the right to display their possessions however they want. It's for their own enjoyment, and does NOT give anyone the right to mug them!

I am so sad when I see posts like yours.

Good for you. Most people aren't so lucky. Way to make the rest of us feel like crap.

Am just showing that it doesn't always have to end bad if you take precautions to get your stuff back.

Sounds pathetic but does anyone have any tips to avoid mugging?

I'm not talking about things such as not using your phone if you're out at 1 am but if anyone has more advanced tips, it would be welcome.

I've just got an expensive phone for the first time in my life so previously I've never worried about being mugged because I generally don't have £20 worth of items on my person at any one time.

Thanks.

There's a difference between victim blaming and taking sensible precautions. Everyone knows that it's sensible to avoid walking by yourself in dark areas at night with your valuables.

And yes, I have been mugged. So I'm not a victim blamer.

Chasing your muggers to get your stuff back is very stupid. If you're going to do that you may as well refuse to hand it over. The whole point of handing your stuff over is to avoid being hurt.

Stop blaming the victim! It's a MYTH that walking around dodgy areas alone at night makes you more likely to get mugged. The fact is that mugging is the fault of the mugger, not the victim. This has been proven.

Similarly, people have the right to display their possessions however they want. It's for their own enjoyment, and does NOT give anyone the right to mug them!

I am so sad when I see posts like yours.

So you think just because someone is walking alone and holding an expensive phone, it's their fault if they get mugged?



You're a victim AND a victim-blamer.

Obviously if you can't run it is not advisable, particularly if your pregnant.