Just thought I'd share my experience with you all...
Was walking home from a bar in Palermo Hollywood last night. I was alone and the streets were empty but I was only going a few blocks and it's supposed to be a good area so I figured I was ok.
I heard footsteps behind me and I turned around to see 2 guys in hooded rainjackets running towards me (it was a rainy night). I was a bit alarmed at first but then I thought I was just being paranoid and they were just going to run past me. Still, I moved to the road side of the footpath.
They didn't run past me. The guy in front stopped right beside me and took out what looked like a machete. Didn't quite catch what he said because the instant I saw the silhouette of the knife I instinctively shouted "Fuck off!" and ran down the street as fast as I could. They followed me for a second or two but then gave up. Possibly because I was carrying a knife of my own which I flashed at them as I ran (I wouldn't have a clue what to actually do with a knife if it came to it). I get the feeling that if I'd waited even 1/2 a second longer before running, the other guy would have cut me off and I would have been in serious trouble.
Outcome: I still have all my belongings, but I'll think twice about walking down a deserted street late at night, even if it's in a supposedly good area.
I was walking down Arevalo towards Santa Fe - I think they appeared just after I'd crossed Costa Rica. It was about 3am on a Friday morning. I'd been at Frank's bar (you know that place where you have to dial a "secret" code in a telephone booth to get inside the bar). Possibly it's a good place for robberies because it's a relatively expensive bar on a quiet street, not much going on nearby.
I'm still a bit shaken up because of this. Hopefully reading this will help someone else avoid the same situation!!
Was walking home from a bar in Palermo Hollywood last night. I was alone and the streets were empty but I was only going a few blocks and it's supposed to be a good area so I figured I was ok.
I heard footsteps behind me and I turned around to see 2 guys in hooded rainjackets running towards me (it was a rainy night). I was a bit alarmed at first but then I thought I was just being paranoid and they were just going to run past me. Still, I moved to the road side of the footpath.
They didn't run past me. The guy in front stopped right beside me and took out what looked like a machete. Didn't quite catch what he said because the instant I saw the silhouette of the knife I instinctively shouted "Fuck off!" and ran down the street as fast as I could. They followed me for a second or two but then gave up. Possibly because I was carrying a knife of my own which I flashed at them as I ran (I wouldn't have a clue what to actually do with a knife if it came to it). I get the feeling that if I'd waited even 1/2 a second longer before running, the other guy would have cut me off and I would have been in serious trouble.
Outcome: I still have all my belongings, but I'll think twice about walking down a deserted street late at night, even if it's in a supposedly good area.
I was walking down Arevalo towards Santa Fe - I think they appeared just after I'd crossed Costa Rica. It was about 3am on a Friday morning. I'd been at Frank's bar (you know that place where you have to dial a "secret" code in a telephone booth to get inside the bar). Possibly it's a good place for robberies because it's a relatively expensive bar on a quiet street, not much going on nearby.
I'm still a bit shaken up because of this. Hopefully reading this will help someone else avoid the same situation!!
. I bet they gave up because you were hauling ass big time. And that is a good thing.. thank God you could haul ass.
