Wow. That's a tough one. My gut instinct would probably be to confront the bad guy. I wouldn't draw at first, depending on how far away I was, but I'd probably say something like, "Leave that woman alone!" I've mentioned in some other posts that I'm a big guy...I would hope that having a angry guy over 6'6" tall yelling at him would get him to drop the knife and/or run.blackdog8200 wrote:Lets play what if?
So you are on the next aisle over and hear the assault going on. You carefully stick your head around the corner to get a better look. Man has a knife to a woman's throat and is trying to grab stuff away from her.....What do you do next?
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What would you do?
If he turned on me, the gun would be out in a flash, and if he came at me with the knife I would fire (moving to one side to avoid hitting the woman).
After careful thought, the politically correct answer (at least in Houston) would be to call 911, and try to follow the guy, getting a good description. My only concern would be if he used the knife on the woman after robbing her....I would feel horrible that I didn't do more to stop the crime.
Then again, if I confronted him, who is to say he wouldn't keep the woman hostage? According to the article he had his arm around her neck and had the knife to her back. He could've easily said, "Get lost or I'll kill her."
I'm curious what other people think...
MojoTexas
