WTOP News has a nice story posted by Freeman Klopott of a woman in Washington, DC who thwarted a mugger using a low-tech technique. The story shows a hi-tech taser may not be necessary to stop robbery:
A sly Northeast resident was able to get the better of a late afternoon mugger by passing off a fake wallet with only two dollars, District police said. The woman was carrying groceries and dry cleaning on the 1300 block of F Street Northeast when a man came up behind her, put an arm around her neck and pushed her forward, demanding her wallet. As she landed on the ground, the victim pulled out a fake wallet she keeps for just such occasion.
The assailant grabbed the fake wallet and took off down the street.
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