u/TaiwaneseThot

HUGE TRIGGER WARNING SINCE IT'S HORRIFIC!!

Ok, with that out of the way...

A few nights ago, I was taking recycling out to the bins near my apartment at around 11:PM, like 6 to 7 feet from my back door.

I didn't see where exactly this man came from, but there was suddenly a gun to my face and a man in a mask told me "don't say a word". He put the gun into my back and told me to walk down the alley and into the backyard.

I offered him my phone but he told me to shut up and keep walking. Once we were in the space between the garbage bins and the garage, he told me to get on the ground and to not say even another word. He was very insistent that I shut up.

The whole time, I stayed the calmest I think I've ever been. I have no idea how, but I think it's one of the things that saved me. I didn't try to fight, and I did what he told me to do. And even if he didn't have a gun with him, I don't think I'd have a physical chance in the slightest since he looked to be about 6 ft.

If it wasn't for the motion sensor lights on the garage, I'm certain he would have raped me. They were triggered by me stumbling, and he ran off. I ran into the building, which was thankfully unlocked, and called 911. A woman came out of the nearest apartment because she heard me knocking and panicking. She was really nice and helpful and kept their door open for me until after the police finally arrived.

I spent almost an hour with officers and sensitive crimes detectives before finally coming back home. I'm still in a lot of shock that it happened at all. I live in a decently sized city that people typically say is sometimes dangerous, but I stupidly thought my neighborhood was safe.

I wonder if he was targeting me specifically, or if he was just an opportunist who would have gone after anyone had they been out there. Either way, be careful out there and stay safe everyone.

I'm talking about the incident in June or maybe July of 2024 where there was a failed assassination attempt on Trump's life. Most people have forgotten about it since nothing came of it.

But if he had actually died, what would the world response have been and how much chaos would there be? Like, would there have been protests and/or riots throughout the US?

Every time this discussion comes up I see hundreds of servers defending the fact they only make something like $1 an hour and the tips are not only expected, but are there to make up their wage.

How dumb is that?

Your employer doesn't pay you even minimum wage, therefore you expect the customer to make up for the amount, and you actually blame the customers for your bad pay when you don't get a tip.

HUH??

Why is their outrage that customers don't tip? Why is the outrage not at the employers, restaurants and the entire food industry? Why on Earth is it up to a customer to pay you the wage you deserve, and not your employer?

Overall you are there to do your job, to take out food to tables, bring in plates and so on. THIS IS YOUR JOB, THIS IS WHAT YOUR EMPLOYER SHOULD PAY YOU FOR. Anything outside of that should be totally at your own and your customers discretion. If you want to be bubbly, smiley and attentive, that's up to you, and hopefully your customers will appreciate it with a tip. If you want to just get through the day, as long as you're not doing anything wrong then fine, just get on with it and probably forgo a tip.

Nowhere else in the world is this the case, and the fact you are defending this nonsense is completely stupid. The only possible reason I can see for defending this is if you work somewhere where you pull hundreds in tips every shift. But whatever magic you're working to make that happen, it can still happen if you are earning at least minimum wage as well.

You guys needs to stop defending this stupid practice and start demanding a proper wage

And no, a proper minimum wage will not cause food prices to skyrocket. I have eaten out in America many times before and your prices are no cheaper than restaurants here in Europe..

HUGE TRIGGER WARNING SINCE IT'S HORRIFIC!!

Last night I was taking recycling out to the bins near my apartment at around 11:PM, like 6 to 7 feet from my back door.

I didn't see where exactly this man came from, but there was suddenly a gun to my face and a man in a mask told me "don't utter a word". He put the gun into my back and told me to walk down the alley and into the backyard.

I offered him my phone but he told me to shut up and keep walking. Once we were in the space between the garbage bins and the garage, he told me to get on the ground and to not say even another word. He was very insistent that I shut up.

The whole time, I stayed the calmest I think I've ever been. I have no idea how, but I think it's one of the things that saved me. I didn't try to fight, and I did what he told me to do. And even if he didn't have a gun with him, I don't think I'd have a physical chance in the slightest since he looked to be about 6 ft.

If it wasn't for the motion sensor lights on the garage, I'm certain he would have raped me. They were triggered by me stumbling, and he ran off. I ran into the building, which was thankfully unlocked, and called 911. A woman came out of the nearest apartment because she heard me knocking and panicking. She was really nice and helpful and kept their door open for me until after the police finally arrived.

I spent almost an hour with officers and sensitive crimes detectives before finally coming back home. I'm still in a lot of shock that it happened at all. I live in a decently sized city that people typically say is sometimes dangerous, but I stupidly thought my neighborhood was safe.

I wonder if he was targeting me specifically, or if he was just an opportunist who would have gone after anyone had they been out there. Either way, be careful out there and stay safe everyone.