Danger grows for pizza delivery drivers

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The solution seems straightforward:

Pizza drivers should seriously consider becoming CHL's and carrying.

The Pizza companies need to have policies that don't forbid this, and ideally assist in the process.

If this advice was to be followed, thieves would soon stop seeing it as "easy money"

[JeepGuy79]

I delivered pizza for a short time in east texas. Had an attempt of a strong arm robbery on me once. I fought back and got away. I had a weapon but I didn't need to use it. Unfortunately not everyone is as lucky as me. Lots of people die each year delivering.

[03Lightningrocks]

I did the pizza delivery bit when I was 20 or 21 and attending a trade school. It was the perfect job for a person who could only work part time. I made real good tip money. I always carried concealed and that was before we could get a CHL. The thought was always in my mind that I might be getting set up. Especially if the delivery was to an apartment. That had to be 30 years ago. Things are far more violent now than back then...IMHO.

[RHenriksen]

Man, dangerous work for the money! But at least you have the glamor...

[surprise_i'm_armed]

A few years ago a pizza delivery man in Rock Hill, SC was making a delivery when he
was assaulted by 3 youths who were going to rob him.

He kept backpedalling to put distance between the main assaulter, but the kid kept
assaulting him, with 2 other BG's nearby.

The pizza delivery eventually drew a .45 Taurus (model unspecified) from his fanny pack and shot the kid,
who said something to the effect of "I don't want to die." But he did die.

The pizza man quit his job since he knew he was going to get fired.
He apologized to the dead robber's family, but said he had no choice but to kill the robber.

The police investigated the scene and found out that from the initial assault site to the point where the
drawing and firing occurred - the pizza man had backed up 118 feet. I'd say he gave the robber quite a bit
of space in which he could have halted his attack.

The robber was about 17 or 18, and had dreams of becoming a Navy SEAL, or somesuch.

SIA

[jmra]

Sounds like these guys need some one riding "shotgun".

[RHenriksen]

Sounds like these guys need some one riding "shotgun".

THAT'LL jack up those delivery surcharges.

[03Lightningrocks]

I am suddenly craving some Papa Johns.

[drjoker]

I am suddenly craving some Papa Johns.

DON'T eat Papa John's!!! Papa John's fired a poor pizza delivery driver in Lufkin, Texas 2 years ago for self-defense against 2 attackers who shot at him first with shotguns. The Papa John's driver shot back and successfully repelled the attack with just a .22 derringer! Man, if I was the pizza manager, I'd give him a good shootin' award. Firing him was totally wrong!

I called the pizza shop in Lufkin to verify that he was fired. The manager even yelled at me and said that he wasn't fired for self-defense, but for breaking the employment contract that he signed before he was hired, which banned guns at work. That manager and John Shnattle (the big cheese at Papa Johns) should deliver Pizza in Detroit for a week unarmed. I'd like to see THAT.

Anyways, I mailed everyone within 1000 yards of that pizza shop and told them to boycott that crappy Papa John's. Buy from independent pizzerias. They taste better because they have secret family recipes and the money will circulate in your local economy instead of going to improvements on John Schnattle's mansion.