God speed on your rcovery J. Todd
Although I’ve only lived in Vegas a few months I have noticed some local newspaper coverage on this problem. Apparently there is a “Tourist Squad” (my name not theirs) particularly on “The Strip” that consists of a lot of Police Officers on bicycles patrolling the sidewalks and parking garages (a good place to be extra careful for those of you who drive and “self park” here.) I highly recommend using the valet.
Using patrol cars on the Strip is difficult at best with the Strip being in a state of constant traffic gridlock about 22 hours a day! Not to mention the sidewalks being jammed with tourists. So, they actually do a pretty good job of protecting our lifeblood. Tourists.
With all the money the tourists bring to town it attracts the bad element of society like a giant magnet. The Police actually do a fantastic job of weeding out the “gang element” and thugs that hang around The Strip preying on innocent tourists who, for the most part have their focus on the sights and sounds and glitz NOT personal security! Read that to mean many are downright careless when it comes to personal safety and security. Think about this on your personal level, where do you keep your cash? in your wallet? in your front pocket? both? Which is safer? Ladies, does your purse have a shoulder strap? Remember most of these scumbags are after cash, (and credit cards) not violence for violence sake.
Just a short plug here on my travel site http://www.welcometo-lasvegas.com I wrote in Cautions, tips and tricks on “security” things to do and not do while in Vegas. Take a look see if you don’t agree that these are things we could all apply to our personal safety no matter where we are or travel to (even Montreal Brian).
Just another thought on your bad experience J. You are very fortunate to have the personal training to protect yourself and others should the need arise as it did while in Vegas.
Please don’t take this as a “defense” of the people who did nothing but watch this assault, but MOST of the people walking The Strip are tourists who have zero skill levels or training to combat violence (maybe a cell phone – – 911) and I suspect most of them watched in horror thanking God it wasn’t them. For the most part they are here for a fun time far away from home and just plain afraid to get involved in violence. Maybe it isn’t the right attitude to have but, just put yourself in that spot, would you jump in fists aswinging?
This is an extremely rare occurance on “The Strip” so, please don’t let this influence your decision to come back.
Be Safe All:shooter::3eyes: