I was mugged serveral years ago and have never considered carrying pepper spray or taken defense classes. I live in the metropolian area were crimes happen. We can try to reduce accurances. As a community we can help bring awareless and create a plan of action with our neighbors and our city officials.

In my situation, I wanted to reduce the risks of this happening to me again. Was I careless, could I've been more alert, could I done something different, do i need to change bad habits that put me in danger? In my case the anwser was yes to all. In NO WAY am justifying criminal acts, but muggers have a twisted sence of entitlement. I can't change how muggers think, but I can change how I think and what I do.

wishing better times to Vega Family.

"Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness." Ayn Rand