I received the following in an email today....
This Incident has been confirmed. In Katy, TX
As a woman was putting gas in her car, a man came over and offered his servies as a painter. He offered her a business card. She refused his services, but took the card to be polite. The man then got into his car, driven by another male. As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her. Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand, the same hand that accepted the business card.
She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly for help. The men drove away but the lady still felt poorly for several minutes until she finally could catch her breath.....
According to the rest of the email, there was a drug called BURUNDANGA on the card. This drug is like a date rape drug that is used by criminals to render their victims incapacitated. It is supposedly four times more dangerous than the current date rape drugs and is transferable on simple business cards.
I went to Snopes to check out the story. You get these scare emails from time to time. They determined the story to be false. http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/burundanga.asp
So why am I posting it???
It is never a bad idea to be aware and remain vigilant. While you try to watch where you set your drink and where you park your car and are careful who you meet and trust, if someone wants to make you a victim.... it CAN happen to you in a manner of seconds. Criminals continually find innovative ways to take advantage of people and it seems they are getting more and more bold every day. It is a shame we have to question someones motive when they approach or speak to us in public.
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Guy came up to me while I was pumping gas and asked for money. I said, "I was just gonna ask you. I don't know how I'm going to pay for this." He looked at me weird and walked away.
I'm always vigilant in parking lots, especially when leaving stores, getting in and out o the truck, and anywhere in my neighborhood.
It's a shame, but true: they'll slit your throat for a dime.
It does happen to men too. My mother's boyfriend was exiting his car at 9 pm in front of his home 2 summers ago when a couple of young men asked him what time it was.
They knocked him to the ground by slamming him in the back of his head with a rock. They rifled through his pockets for his wallet. He was 83 years old. This happened in a "good" neighborhood.
Nice post KK.
This brings to mind the law about carrying concealed weapons. I am not a real big fan of it because some people just cannot control themselves enough much less carry a gun.
Although, places (cities) who do allow concealed weapons, claim robbery and assaults drop dramatically, how true that is I do not know. The article I read only listed a couple of towns and both of those where out west.
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