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Permalink Reply by willailla on August 9, 2010 at 9:09pm

I'm shocked. I dare say. But whether the story is true or not it does raise an interesting question, say in the noir thriller tradition. What would have happened next if the three thugs had not drove off? Would the wife have opened the door to save her husband or let him be killed in order to protect her child from harm--or maybe she hired the thugs to kill her husband for insurance money or because he was cheating on her or maybe it was a mob hit and the thugs had the wrong address and......

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Permalink Reply by Andres Molestina on August 9, 2010 at 9:14pm

Now that is the spirit. As I sit here trying to cope with the nerves, you have just broken that enormous anvil that weight my heart down, thanx man. It is always nice to have someone put things into perspective. I now know that my posting here was to find someone with enough heart to reply the way you did. Once again, thank you m8.

Permalink Reply by Radu Andreiu on August 9, 2010 at 12:41pm

Wow! Aggressive behavior, I think (you can correct me), is another sign of... oh... sorry for trying to be a smart ass again. It's just that, perhaps you could have corrected my observations instead of insulting me like that. Or I was right (O.O)?

Pff... I would have probably conceded and stopped posting, despite your insults towards me, but there is something interesting that I want to point out - your apparent racism. For those who don't know, the last word in Andres' comment is Romanian (my native language) for Gypsy and I suspect it was used as another insult. While I don't take offense in being called a Gypsy (or German, or Indian etc.), I do take offense in belonging to the same species as racists. Hmm... sorry about that... you know, my old habits of implying things about people. I'm sure you're not a racist, even if that's what your remark implies.

It is said that fire can't be put out with fire, but I couldn't not respond (it's probably genetic). I mean, to really talk to a professional... now that's an opportunity I have to take, right doc?

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Permalink Reply by Andres Molestina on August 9, 2010 at 12:54pm

Once again, self serving my friend. I do not care what your opinion is, just the fact that you have an issue and go picking fights where you do not belong. Adriana is right, i did call you a prick, but isn't that my opinion also? It all boils down to you being the one upper and the one with the last word. We can sit here and argue, but I'll leave with a prediction. YOU MUST HAVE THE LAST WORD, it is part of your diagnosis my friend, the self doubting egotistical maniac cannot keep shut. So I say, you will post again and pretend to be self righteous because proving me wrong it not something someone with your condition can easily do. You have a need to come back and have the last word, you have a need to pretend to be more than you really are, you have a need to be validated by your peers, you are sick my friend. I did look at your other post and the sad thing is that I am right, this is not an isolated incident, this is a reoccurring behavior. That is all I am going to say to you my friend, so go ahead and serve yourself (because your rants serve no-one else). I'll let you have the last word if you like, because you can't help yourself, that primal need to be alpha and dominate. I laugh at your antics.

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Permalink Reply by samala5793 on August 9, 2010 at 2:06pm

Hey, maybe writing down what he JUST experienced helped him get out his feelings...did you ever think of that? Maybe he wanted to find other people to connect with that have been through the same (or similar) experiences. Maybe it was super late where he lives and he couldn't pick up the phone right then and call someone to talk to.
Don't you have anything better to do than harass someone who has just been through a traumatic experience?
Apparently not.

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Permalink Reply by Radu Andreiu on August 9, 2010 at 2:35pm

Yes, I know I was an ass. Believe me, if I could undo all of this, I'd waste no moment. This is not to say that I didn't discover some interesting traits this person has with this occasion, but that's just the tactless me again.

I do realize that sometimes, if not often, it's better to keep things to ourselves, but I don't know what urged me to say the things I've said in this case. I can only hope I will not repeat this mistake again.

When there is no tact, silence is the way to go, right? So, if you'll excuse me...

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Permalink Reply by Andres Molestina on August 9, 2010 at 2:59pm

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Permalink Reply by Andres Molestina on August 9, 2010 at 9:01pm

I did not keep my keys on me for this same very reason, I live in a city (Guayaquil, Ecuador) where this type of crime is almost common place, so these type of precautions are not at random. The thing is that the person outside usually eats a piece of lead before being let go, this time I was lucky.

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Permalink Reply by Andres Molestina on August 9, 2010 at 9:43pm

It is not that he did not believe me, someone else also expressed disbelief, it is how he came out and said it. The pretentious way in which he came and used the whole "in behavioral science 101" and "classical lying behavior". Listen, he could have called me a lying fool to my face with no issues on my behalf, but it is the way he came out pretending to be "oh so mighty" that egged me on.

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Permalink Reply by Andres Molestina on August 9, 2010 at 11:37pm

Thank you Michel!!! ;)

BTW, here is a picture of my baby boy!!!

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Permalink Reply by Andres Molestina on August 10, 2010 at 1:04pm

No, these people look to come in your home quietly, once inside they hold your family hostage while you go and empty your bank accounts and borrow money from family cover a ransom. Like I said, this type of crime is not uncommon, it happens a lot here; but this is the first time it happened to me and I was prepared. Horrible experience but not unique by any means. The thing is that you never know, sometimes when they get what they want they kill everyone and leave and sometimes they just leave!!!! That is the way this crime syndicates work in this city, it is a very sad reality.

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Permalink Reply by Bill on August 9, 2010 at 11:07am

No god does things like this to test our lack of faith.

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