Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Current Event 3 - Waffle House Robbery

On October 21, just 8 days ago in DeKalb, a prime of example of local crime took place. Two men, one of them armed, held up the cashier of a Waffle House at gunpoint, forcing her to hand over the available money. One of the men, evidently to be wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, and white gloves held the weapon. The other male had on a bright orange jacket. Strategically - his jacket on a robbery is indicative of a fool, but hey they got away with it! The police are requesting public assistance in finding these men; the security cameras did not suffice in their investigation.

This event is important in that it should remind us all to be skeptical and on our toes. Now that many students are working, make sure you're prepared for the possible orange-jacket gunman! Hopefully none of us are employed by the delicious, quite sketch waffle house, but I'd go to some extremes for Chik-Fil-A as well.

It also can be related to recent disputes over gun laws, such as the man in Florida this summer shooting the boy who was most likely innocent. Danger is everywhere, because irrational people can acquire weapons. This robbery wouldn't have been as compelling if the risk of the cashier's life weren't at stake. Everybody's gotta eat and protect themselves - it should not be forgotten that some will go to the extremes in order to fulfill those principles.

Source - http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/police-seek-public-help-in-finding-dekalb-waffle-h/nSsbm/

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