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Originally Posted by capecodbob
A robber is going to go and rob people where they'll encounter the least or no resistance. Elder people are an example. Village people are prime targets. You can access just about any place here where people are congregated, have money in their pockets, and are pretty much defenseless.
I would expect to see more of this here in the Villages. If I were a crook this would be an area I'd work.
Question is, will the community sit back and do nothing and wait till things get really bad, before they do anything about it? Or will they act quickly to make it a not so friendly place for criminals?
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The thing is, this robbery took place at midnight. Not saying there weren't any Villagers there, but the late night crowd at Spanish Springs is mostly younger folks from surrounding areas (or so I've been told). So I don't think he was necessarily looking for "elderly" targets. But when faced with a gun, it really doesn't matter how old the victims are.
Aside from that, I really don't think Villagers are easy targets. There are a lot of healthy and fit residents many with law enforcement and military backgrounds. We may be getting up in years, but in general, I don't think we are a group that necessarily offers the least resistance.