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Armybrat, sorry to hear about your ex-DIL's situation.

In my opinion this is how it starts, someone stealing a purse and no one caring. Let's just assume this happened 40-50 years ago. What are the odds someone would have helped her then? I would think MUCH higher. I guess what I mean by that is that now-a-days it seems like our society has demoralized itself into thinking, "It's not me or anyone I know getting their purse/wallet stolen, so why should I risk getting involved?" I'm afraid if things don't turn around and people don't regain a sense of care for the fellow man/woman, then the next thing you know it will be "It's not me or anyone I know being raped or beaten, so why should I risk getting invovled?" How sad would that be for someone YOU love to be subjected to something that horrific and bystanders not caring. If you don't think it 's going to happen eventually...too late, it's already begun, and it is a slippery slope.

karder wrote:We need a Good Samaritan revival in this nation.

My point excatly, just better said. Thank you for that.

roberts wrote:It was just a purse and it wasn't even their purse.

That is true. I read the article you attached and wow, that is just amazing. To think that the LEO was basically punished for doing his job and doing it well, that's a crying shame. Evveryone of those people involved in charges agasint him need to step back and take a look at themseles. Here is basically what I think this nation has come to and those examples prove it. I think that everyone is looking for a quick dollar. Some way to say someone wronged them and they need some money to make up for it. How sad. Of course, I would also like to ask the former LEO how many encounters he had over his 20 year career that he was thanked for doing the right thing. I'm just wondering if those examples he mentioned arn't exceptions to the rule. In closing on this semi-off topic point, I would want someone to intervene if it were my wife, son, or daughter, no questions asked. I may not be able to control other people's thoughts and actions, but I try to follow a higer calling and that is, "Treat your neighbor as yourself."

TLynnHughes wrote:LOL....after posting last night, I decided I just don't have much of a life. (I'm kidding really, I have a rich and full life!)

I kinda feel the same way! Work, home, back to work, church, back home, work in the morning.......it's a vichious cycle.

TLynnHughes wrote:I think a lot depends on how situationally aware you are.

I try to at least get my wife to do this if she's not going to carry. Things like have your keys and phone in your hand when walking out of a store. Don't get to the car and go fumbling through your purse for them. All the perp needs is a second. And like you said, watch your surroundings. Know where people are and be on the look out for something suspicious. If something doesn't look or feel right, it probably isn't.

MoJo wrote:During the Christmas mugging > > > > I mean shopping season of 2009

MoJo wrote:My wife refuses to carry a purse with a shoulder strap and during Christmas mugging season she only carries a small wallet in her pocket.

Not a bad idea at all.

Thanks for all the input from the women on your alternate carry options.

My wife was at a local HEB a little while back and the following is what she witnessed in broad daylight about 15-20 yards directly in front of the doors leading into the store.

There was a woman carrying a purse, which she described as the "correct" way to prevent someone from simply sliding it off her shoulder. Shortly after they had passed each other, my wife heard someone screaming. She said at first it sounded like a boyfriend/girlfirend argument, but she naturally looked anyhow. What it ended up being was a man attacking this woman over her purse. She said the fight went on for maybe around 30 secs. or longer and was so "intense" that during the struggle the woman's shoes were thrown off. The man eventually overpowered her and made off with her purse in the get-a-way car, a purple four door Hyundai ( @ choice of get-a-way car). My wife was by herself with both of our children and certainly was not going to leave them alone to attempt to help this woman and risk something happening to our children. However, the sadest thing about the whole ordeal was that there were "several," so I'm told, men, grown men standing around watching the whole ordeal. How embarrising. The first thing I thought of was AndyC's signature, "Remeber Kitty Genovese." This was a prime example of that. All of those men, whoever you may be, should be ashamed of yourselves.

Now, to the point for the ladies, the man got away with her purse. She had no way to call for help, no keys to the car, no I.D., nothing. AND, had she been a CHL holder, 9 times out of 10 I assume her gun was going to be in her purse. Since I don't have a wife who carries, I assume that is the most common place for a woman to carry her gun. Are there any ladies here who have a daily carry weapon carried in their purse? If not there, where do you carry? I'd like to know, because my wife said that even if she were to get her CHL, it would NOT go on her person like mine on a belt holster. So, I'd like to know where you keep yours.

If you made it this far through the post... thanks for sticking in there.