{"id":455,"date":"2011-12-20T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2021-04-05T19:50:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:50:04","slug":"man-stops-car-jacking-and-apprehends-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/20\/man-stops-car-jacking-and-apprehends-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Stops Car Jacking and Apprehends Thief"},"content":{"rendered":"A man from Santa Rosa, CA chased and caught a car thief who had just stolen his wife\u2019s car on December 17, 2011.\n\nThis is an amazing story of taking the law into your own hands and succeeding, but I also think it is an example which we can all learn a little something from.\n\nTo check out the full story click here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.\n\nChasing down your stolen vehicle in another vehicle is not a bad idea, and it\u2019s relatively safe. Cornering that vehicle and forcing the thief to get out and abandon the stolen vehicle is a little riskier, but not foolish or crazy (unless the thief has a gun).\n\nUp until this part of the story the guys seems pretty smart. He just got his car back with no physical altercation...pretty impressive.\n\nHe had not risked his life or put others into danger or anything like that. He didn\u2019t even have to use any self defense skills.\n\nAt this point the guy who just got his car back had a big decision to make. Do I call the police and take my vehicles home, or do I go after this car thief?\n\nThis is a tough question. It would be pretty nice to catch the dirt bag who stole your vehicle, and you\u2019d be doing society a favor by keeping him from steeling any other vehicle or committing a violent crime and really hurting someone.\n\nOn the other hand chasing down a guy puts you at risk. You are now putting yourself into a self defense confrontation with a known criminal. You are taking a big gamble. You could be getting yourself into a street fight when you could be avoiding a physical conflict entirely.\n\nNow I\u2019m not judging this man\u2019s actions. I wasn\u2019t there, I\u2019m getting the story from a news article. The guy could have information I don\u2019t, or be making a decision to chase the man based on a very good reason.\n\nThat set aside I don\u2019t think it is a wise decision to chase down a man who is fleeing from a crime. This is where self defense and defense of your own property ends and vigilante work begins.\n\nI have no problem with citizens taking matters into their own hands so long as they are not risking too much.\n\nThis man had just stopped a crime, saved his vehicle, and done it all without any real fight. A true win win. He gets his car and his safety.\n\nChasing the man puts his own life at great risk. What if the criminal was armed and didn\u2019t like the idea of spending more time in prison. He could turn around a shoot you dead.\n\nIn this story the hero had a gun, the thief did not. But the hero may not have known that. This man could have been shot and lost his life in order to apprehend a criminal who was running away.\n\nAgain I\u2019m not judging this man\u2019s decision. But if I were hypothetically in a similar position I would have let him run, knowing that I was guaranteed to see my wife and kids again. It just wouldn\u2019t be worth it to me.\n\nThis is why it is so important to know what you are willing to fight for. Are you willing to fight and possibly die to defend your family (you bet)? Are you willing to fight to protect your home (absolutely)? Are you willing to fight to keep your wallet (probably not)? Are you willing to risk your life to apprehend a thief (not sure)?\n\nKnowing the answer to these questions ahead of time keeps you from getting swept up in the emotion and adrenaline of the moment. So think about it. What would you do.\n\nAll that aside, this guy has some major cojones. I\u2019d shake his hand and say well done. I\u2019m just not sure if it would be worth it to me.\n\nThere are a lot of criminal who wouldn\u2019t think twice about killing you to stay out of jail. What if he had two strikes and was looking at doing some serious time if he got caught.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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