Wife Being Followed

[HankB]

I'd do a combination of (a) and (b) . . . I won't go in trigger happy and blaze away at someone if they look suspicious, but if any member of my family is in jeopardy, I will go to their aid if able, and take whatever action is necessary and appropriate.

Otherwise, Stay in the car!

My father told me of a case years ago where a woman at work was driving in early, and stopped for a red light. A guy reached in through a partially open window for either her or her purse - she rolled up the power window, pinning the perps arm, and floored it.

She was doing 60 or 70 when she rolled down the window and the (screaming & cursing) perp fell off . . . her last memory of him was seeing him in her rear view mirror, bouncing like a rag doll down the street until he hit a fire plug or lamp post or something.

 

[Hogfan1911]

First, my wife would be smart enough that if they turned into the parking lot after her she'd just keep driving back out of it & stay on a busy road w/o me having to tell her, although I would be anyway. Then I keep her on the line & dial 911 with the other & relay location, description, etc. Where I told her to drive would depend on where exactly she was. Ideal would be toward the police station, or maybe a fire station. If close to home I'd just send her back in that direction & drive to meet her toting the Mossberg 500 (18.5 in bbl, ghost ring sights, sidesaddle, etc) backed up by the Kimber & pray they're smart enough to be scared off just by seeing me without having to even show a gun. If they corner my wife before help arrives, then may God have mercy on their souls b/c she's damn good with her Glock 19!

 

[jeepmor]

Call the police

Have her tell the cops that they have a gun or weapon, that makes them respond much, much, much quicker. It may be dishonest, but you bet your bippy skippy that a LEO will be enroute before the call is even over. And if you have license plate number from the scummies, the LEO's will go find them.

The mention of a gun always kicks LEOs into high gear.

I had a friend with a CCW permit get cutoff by some belligerent person. They both exchanged fingers and this fellow decided to follow my friend. The guy cut him off and jumped out of the car and started hitting his window and basically showing his lack of politeness. He called the police on his cell phone and dispatch asked if there was a gun at the scene. He stated yes, I have a permit, and I have just locked my gun in my console (tuffy console, not flimsy).

He said the police arrived in about two minutes, then proceeded to lecture him and threaten to pull his permit due to this encounter. Meanwhile, said low blood sugar guy was still throwing a fit and making verbal threats of bodily harm to my friend. My friend did not lose his permit, but it does go to show that they put more worry into my friend since he did possess a gun rather than the instigator who was verbally assaulting him. Sad, but this one is true.

jeepmor

 

[adams020604]

Well this situation happened to my wife about 2 years ago, she was going the store and two *******s wanted to pin her in the car, little did they know but I always kept a sword in the car, she reached in through the panel in the trunk and pulled out the sword and these guys booked it. We later saw these guys again, and I had a little fun kicking their asses. Sorry for the profanity.

 

[Oleg Volk]

Some cars's fuel pumps turn off in case of an impact, so they are nto too useful as rams. I would suggest putting an object like a telephone pole or a bench between her vehicle and theirs (so that they can't ram) and covering them with a pistol. Might be enough to run them off.

 

[buzz_knox]

Have her tell the cops that they have a gun or weapon, that makes them respond much, much, much quicker. It may be dishonest, but you bet your bippy skippy that a LEO will be enroute before the call is even over. And if you have license plate number from the scummies, the LEO's will go find them.

It's not just dishonest, it can be construed as filing a false police report, which makes it a criminal act in and of itself.

 

[Medusa]

Town's small so she'd be near home anyway, I'd had her heading back, call the police in the meanwhile and meet her with G36K/AG36 (30 x 5.56 + 1 x 40mm in gun). I'd let her pull in and if the jokers meet the act i'd nail them - on your face, spread legs, hands on heads etc. 40 mm GL is for when they act dumbly.
Of course, If I'd shoot the GL and rip the bastards apart then every cop in the town would be there in 60 seconds.

 

[WayneConrad]

My honey ain't talking while driving, but might call me from the parking lot. She would certainly drop the phone in case she needed to use that hand to draw. And she'll have either driven away or been forced to use strong medicine before anything I can do will make a difference.

 

[k_semler]

@Jeff White:

Yes, I would take a weapon for such eventualities, but my main tactic would be to tailgate them, lean on the horn, and turn on the high beams. That would distract them enough for her to get away. If that didn't work, I would ram them off the road. That'll put a little damper in thier plans. At least then the agression would be placed on me instead of my future spouse. Then if they tried to kill me, I would be faster.

 

[AJAX22]

if she was blocked in, I'd be on a motorcycle locked and loaded. she can call the cops, but I know what there response time is and a double sawbuck says I make it there first.

she could probably just point at the cell phone and wink at them and they'd get the hint.

I would love to just call the police and let them take care of it quickly and efficently with no risk to myself or loved ones. But in my experiance they are usually buisy with other things and slow to respond.

as far as telling them that the perps have a gun, who cares if they don't? if they accuse you of filing a false report, just say GEE whiz, sure was dark, thought they had a gun, must've been a wallet. If they can shoot a guy for pulling a wallet, you can call in a gun report on a guy pulling a wallet.

Regardless of the technical legality, you do whats nececary to protect you and yours. Just be responsible doing it.

 

[RS3RS]

Both A and B. Except I'd probably have her stay on the line and call the cops myself from a different phone, while grabbing a handgun and finding out just how fast my Z28 really can go. Would just have to make sure the cops don't mistake you for the bad guy. Common sense should be able to handle that part though.

 

[10-Ring]

I would tell my wife to stay on the line, I call 911 on a land line since we get better response time from a land line vs. cell phone, make good mental notes of individuals in the car, the car itself (including plates if she can), drive home and tell me when she gets home so I can greet her at the curb

 

[0007]

My wife carries a .357 in the car rather then a cell phone. Being in the South that's easy to do...

 

[Jeff White]

0007,
Aren't you limiting your options by only carrying a firearm? Is it your plan to carjack the first wrecker that drives past if your wife's car breaks down?

Jeff

 

[pete f]

Jeff, I survived 40+years on the planet without a cell phone and drove nearly everywhere one would want to go in this country without one. From travelling with my parents to traveling with my kids, and a lot in between, cell phones are a crutch. Modern cars rarely just break down. Yes it can happen, but far less likely when i was little and we spent a month or more on the road for family vacation while towing a trailer. Knowing what to do it far more important than knowing who to call.

My wife, I hope, would know enough to not pull where one or even two cars could cut her off. She would also know how to drive out of it as well. That second gear shift on the Floor would be her friend, as well as her Commander. I would tell her to stay on the line with me, find any busy place and make a scene, while i called 911 and got my gotta-go jacket and bag with me. I would tell them where she was and where she was heading and that I was heading that way too and if they did not want bodies on the ground they had better beat me there. NO ONE messes with my wife!! I stood in front of 500 people and said I would protect her to my death and I take that serious. I would not care about a jury or any consequences to protect her. If you do, that is not love. If she was safe, then I seek out the head officer on the scene and let him know I was very concerned about how he handled it and that I was convinced he understood the gravity of the situation. If she was not safe when I arrived, I would see to that or die trying. period.

 

[Zero_DgZ]

Pete: You hit the nail on the head, in my opinion.

I see too many peopple driving down the road with those blasted things plugged into their heads. The cell phone is not a magic talisman - You have to dial it and make a coherent statement to whoever, give location, and so forth. If you can't do that, it's just an expensive thing the bad guys will steal afterwards.

I think a lot of people go around feeling that mystical aura of 'protection' in carring a cell phone (women especially, I find) as we probably feel carrying a gun. But here's the rub: A cell phone won't scare anybody off, and if you have to make them stop doing whatever they're doing now it can't.

A gun can.

I have a cell phone, a gun, and a PDA in my car just about all the time. I'll give you three guesses which one I can get to the fastest.

 

[drbironhead]

answer

Both A and B

 

[farscott]

Some cars's fuel pumps turn off in case of an impact, so they are nto too useful as rams.

This is true. Even worse, some vehicles (late 1990's BMWs come to mind) are also designed to power unlock the doors in the event of a crash that triggers the inertia fuel cutoff switch. While useful for a first responder after a wreck, this "feature" is not so good when one is trying to stay away from an attacker.

 

[Doggieman]

only problem with A and B is that, knowing your luck, the cops would arrive as soon as you had your gun pointed at the thugs and you'd be the one who got blown away.

 

[adams020604]

Well, I would agree with you guys about response time. For starters, if someone calls in to the police precient saying their is a african american female being stalked by two african american males, then more than likely the police arent coming in a timely manner. For the most part that is from experience. Secondly, with GPS on most cell phones, I'd expect police to be in that area within a timely manner but unfortunately, they arent. No matter what the outcome may be; it truly depends on the LEO in the area.