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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cringely, post: 836787, member: 22271&quot;]Absolutely I agree. It&#039;s only money. My 22 year old son got mugged yesterday afternoon at knifepoint. Even though he is a 3rd degree black belt in karate, he handed over his wallet and didn&#039;t try to resist. His masters (higher ranked instructors) always told him that, unless he was in full control of the situation, handing over a wallet was much less riskier that a confrontation where he didn&#039;t know the outcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Biggest hassle is that the X$O#!X (remember your cartoon profanity) robber took all his ID and he had no additional TSA valid ID in his college apartment. Since he had a plane flight this morning (Spring Vacation) we spent yesterday afternoon on the phone with the Chico police department, United Airlines and the TSA to figure out what totally unofficial documentation the TSA would accept for him to be allowed to get on an airplane. What the TSA did accept (as of 62 minutes ago) was a copy of the police report and an e-mailed scanned copy of his passport which was at home. </p><p><br /></p><p>Moral of the story:</p><p>be aware of your situation.</p><p>if confronted with a threat that you do not have total control over, your life is worth much more than what&#039;s in your wallet.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; keep backup ID at home or in your dorm/apartment if at school[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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