Reply #22: I think it depends on the situation...

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If I am walking down the street, and some low-life decides that he wants my <whatever>. If he is calm and collected, and just says something like, give me your wallet man. I would probably comply.

If on the other hand he is all hopped up on something, acting crazy or is obviously pissed that I only have $2 in my wallet, and I fear for my safety or the safety of others around, I would react differently.

I guess if it is a civilized mugging, I would be less likely to attempt to use force. I don't want to deal with $100k in legal bills and the possibility of jail time over a cell phone.

But if I felt that the situation was going to escalate to violence, then my reaction would be totally different.

When it comes down to it, this all depends on your read of the situation, and I would be pretty hard pressed to sit in judgement of someone who reacted differently. In my opinion, if you get killed while mugging someone that is tough shit on your part. I am just saying, I would not necessarily be so quick to escalate the situation myself.