I love stories where the victim outsmarts the criminal--here's one.

[raccoon]

Carjacking Victim Outsmarts Gunman, Escapes Danger

Posted on 05 January 2011 by johnd

A Trenton man who was carjacked and held at gunpoint defeated the assailant by ramming his car into a township police cruiser in front of the Broad Street Quick Chek. The two cops, who were unharmed, took note of the crash and saw the victim sprawling onto the ground, screaming that he was being robbed. They then chased the carjacker, 19 year old Keenan Trower, and caught him with his sawed-off Winchester shotgun.

The scene started when the victim got out of his car and headed to his front door. Trower then asked the man for a ride home, offering to pay him for his trouble. The victim eventually accepted and drove him home. Trower told the man his money was inside, and emerged from his house with the shotgun. Trower robbed the man of $59, and then told him to drive to his bank to withdraw more money.

The victim, obviously smarter than Trower, saw a police car in the Quick Chek parking lot. He pulled into the lot and rammed the car, enough to get the cops’ attention....


http://trentonlocalnews.com/2011/01/05/carjacking-victim-outsmarts-gunman-escapes-danger.html

[TommyO]

1. I'm glad he's safe, but the smartest thing to do would not to give a stranger a ride home.

[raccoon]

2. You got that right. nt

[badtoworse]

3. I prefer stories where the victim has the means to defend him or herself and does so.

Unfortunately, New Jersey is what is called a "may issue" state, which means that the state has no obligation to give you a permit to carry a concealed weapon. You have to demonstrate a need for self protection to the state and they have discretion in whether they issue the permit or not. Most states are "shall issue" states meaning that you have a right to such a permit and if the state wants to deny you one, the onus is on the state to demonstrate why you shouldn't get it.

In light of two recent SCOTUS decisions, I believe laws like New Jersey's will eventually be declared unconstitutional. Until that happens, measures like those taken in this story will be a potential New Jersey victim's only option.