“I had the dumb idea [and thought] hey, this guy looks robbable. He looks like, no offense, a b—-. I got a knife and drill, so why not? Like, if anything is possible, why not do something bad? But it backfired, and things didn’t go the way I wanted them to because he had someone else with him,” she was quoted telling police. 

The woman has been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.

Facebook Marketplace seller attacked with knife while trying to sell PlayStation

There is much we can learn.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police have charged a 19-year-old woman with a felony for allegedly pulling a knife on a man Tuesday after she agreed to buy his PlayStation 4 on Facebook Marketplace, according to police documents. 

Austin. There’s your first clue.

19-year-old woman. Not what comes to mind when you think of someone willing to knife and kill you over a fucking game console. Your life is worth that little to her. 19-years-old. Woman.

The victim arrived at the agreed-upon location with a friend, where he found the interested buyer. The victim put the product on the ground, and moments later, the buyer pulled a knife to his neck. A struggle to get control of the weapon ensued, and the victim’s friend exited the vehicle and attempted to help. 

The three were entangled in a struggle when the friend saw something that looked like a gun. Fortunately, the friend realized the “gun” was a drill. It was at that point that both the victim and his friend fled with his PlayStation, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. 

Good he brought a friend.

Entangled fight… with weapons in play. I thought that shit never happens on the street…?

Fortunately… I guess? But still, from the attacker’s own mouth she knew it was a drill but was counting on the fact it’s gun-shaped. Intent.

When the PlayStation seller returned home, he realized that the woman who allegedly attacked him dropped her wallet in the Playstation box during the altercation. He called the police and reported her, the documents said. 

Lucky for them. And lucky for us, because we get gem quotes like this:

APD took the accused into custody and asked why she attacked the PlayStation seller. 

“I had the dumb idea [and thought] hey, this guy looks robbable. He looks like, no offense, a b—-. I got a knife and drill, so why not? Like, if anything is possible, why not do something bad? But it backfired, and things didn’t go the way I wanted them to because he had someone else with him,” she was quoted telling police. 

The woman has been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.

She knew it was dumb. But obviously, this notion has crossed her mind in the past. She’s been evaluating people for a while. She’s not dumb, just naive and fresh.

And she played predator and evaluated prey. The dude looked like a bitch to her. Let that sink in.

Why did she do it? For the thrill for it all.

Your life is a game to her. Robbing and killing you is a “hit of dope” to her. It’s not even worth $200 for a Playstation.

But it shows that interrupting or flipping their script is an important element of gaining advantage. This happened when the 19-year-old pulled the knife, then when the victim’s friend jumped in. Work to gain advantage (process focus).

She will eventually be back out on the streets… will she do it again? and again? and again?

As Dr. Aprill would say, “They are not like you.”

Stay dangerous. Be strong.

(h/t JJ for the article)