There is no amount of money in all the world that is worth your life, or anyone else's life, at the hands of an armed robber. You did exactly the right thing, better even if you were the first to react, you showed the rest of the people there what to do. You prevented a robbery from escalating to something worse.
That said, you might want to see if you can get some counselling. I'm not saying you'll need it for life, but especially as you seem to be working all the time, plus school, I think you could probably use a neutral person to talk to and discuss what happened. Being at the wrong end of a gun is not something that happens to everyone, it has an effect, and it's worth taking the time (and cash if necessary) to make sure it has the least effect on your future as possible.
There is no amount of money in all the world that is worth your life, or anyone else's life
I have to agree; here in Perth there was a school bus accident a few of weeks ago; the bus was fitted with seatbealts and now there is a big push from the public to get seatbelts in all school buses; yet the government is holding out. One of the kids on the bus said that she didn't understand why - life is more important than even $50 million.
I could not agree more. Money comes and goes but Life is irreplaceable.
There is no amount of money in all the world that is worth your life, or anyone else's life, at the hands of an armed robber. You did exactly the right thing, better even if you were the first to react, you showed the rest of the people there what to do. You prevented a robbery from escalating to something worse.
That said, you might want to see if you can get some counselling. I'm not saying you'll need it for life, but especially as you seem to be working all the time, plus school, I think you could probably use a neutral person to talk to and discuss what happened. Being at the wrong end of a gun is not something that happens to everyone, it has an effect, and it's worth taking the time (and cash if necessary) to make sure it has the least effect on your future as possible.
When I read this I thought it really made sense and is excellent advice. You need to get back on track. While you can't erase what happened, you can minimize the impact it's having.
Let me tell you what happened to a very young guy here where I live.
When gas was going up in price and it seemed obscene to pay how much they were charging, gas stations had alot of drive aways. (people who fill up and then just gun it out of there)
Well it hit the papers that at one gas station, there was a drive away and the kid tending the station at the time thought he could stop them. He ran out of the store and stood infront of the car. The driver ran hit him with car and got away. The kid died in the hospital from injuries sustained.
He was 19.
And just because he thought he could stop the crook, he gave up his life. You now how much money in gas the guy stole? 16 dollars. That poor kid died over 16 bucks.
Now you sure as shit did the right thing.
Now I can understand how you feel after something like that, but feeling weak for a little while is alot better then possibly being dead.
