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...whipped out a gun, led me into an alley, and watched me search frantically through my wallet. I knew I had less than $10, and I knew that muggers have a tendency to get angry when their victims have little to offer them. I was so nervous that I dropped my I.D. card and some pieces of scrap paper; he politely bent down and picked them up for me. But despite my mugger's charm and chivalry--it was the first time I was ever addressed as "ma'am"--I could not help fearing the worst: assault, rape, death...

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: Sticking up for Night-Time Security | 4/21/1988 | See Source »

...Green wants to play bully-ball with the Crimson skaters, it will have to catch them first. A mugger isn't any good if he can't nab the old lady with the purse...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: They Can Really Skate | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

...frame radiates energy. Her loud voice spews words at a rat-a-tat pace. Even the salt-and-pepper curls around her face seem to crackle with vitality. A few years ago in New York City, the pint-size journalist fearlessly ran down a 6-ft., 13-year-old mugger who had snatched a watch from her neck. The kid must not have been following her exercise regimen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: See Jane Run (and Do Likewise) | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...much publicized handgun ban in Oak Park, Ill., acquitted a frequently robbed gas-station owner who used a pistol to shoot at armed thieves as they fled. Earlier this year a New York City judge dismissed weapon-possession charges against a subway token clerk who had killed a mugger with an unlicensed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Trouble with Fighting Back | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...lectern and said, "I know what people say. This mushy-headed liberal Cuomo, who read a book once. These macho guys who want to burn people, fry them." He drops his voice. "I know how you feel." He does. Cuomo's father-in-law was paralyzed by a mugger's attack. "Look, my mother wants revenge." Cuomo does not. He tells them that he is for life without parole. "I'd say, 'That's it, Charlie, you're going to be by yourself for 100 years.' " The policemen applaud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What to Make of Mario | 6/2/1986 | See Source »

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