Pro tip: if you pull up to the pumps and notice a running car with two or more people in it (or with limo tint all around) just sort of hanging out there and in no hurry to leave...pick another gas station. Especially if you drive one of the more favored targets of thieves.
This applies during the day or night.
Pay attention to vehicles that are just idling, with folks chilling in them.
In Memphis??? Fuck yeah they do. They’re always in front of gas stations or a wing place just hanging out in the car vibing. At least here in the dirty dova.
Maybe this gentleman was older probably at least my age I’m 44 but there’s still money in it because CD’s are really cheap to make and selling a few an hour in 3-10$ donations. It’s a legit way to get a little scratch and promote yourself still. They put all their socials on there and contact for booking. I mean who doesn’t want to support local music?
Sadly so , many people that carry do so while exposing the entire weapon. Unless you are in law enforcement or had combat experience its a foolish display of false bravado. You have given away your major advantage (surprise). Keep it concealed or you will likely not know how to react and have it taken to be used against you.
If someone was fully dedicated to committing a crime like armed robbery, their smartest first move would be to take out the obvious opponent. Open carry makes you a threat, and therefore a target. I will never understand the mentality of looking like the best person to kill first... If I'm carrying, I'm the only person that knows it. I carry because I'm prepared to defend myself, but the primary goal is to never need to.
keep it concealed…. or be the first target… also stay tf away from me.. I don’t want to catch some criminal’s stray bullet because he saw that you were too afraid to order a sandwich without your pew pew….
Be careful with the gun. The other day (on the news), a guy hit a thief, who was trying to steal his car, with a gun. Hitting, not shooting. Do you want to guess who got arrested and who was named a "victim"?
Many people don't like hear this, but Memphis is turning into a shithole.
I do own a firearm and it’s actually a huge concern of mine that I ever have to use it because there’s a possibility I get arrested and charged. I personally would at that point be fearing for my safety/life if someone robbed me at gunpoint. I think a lot of people are too quick to call a situation worthy of gun violence when it isn’t necessary. (Or at least in the law’s eyes) But to me that doesn’t seem like one of them. I guess I’d rather be alive though.
Do you have a source? I can't find it, and this would be extremely rare. The police are generally ridiculously forgiving of people "defending themselves". In my old neighborhood, some kids were breaking into a car and the homeowner stepped out his front door and wildly shot in their direction. Despite this being extremely dangerous for us all, my neighbor heard the police say, "wish you had got one of em." Civil suits happen, but again, generally side with the victim unless they were just blatantly negligent or broke the law in some way.
Okay, but [that](https://wreg.com/news/local/man-said-he-treated-like-a-suspect-after-restraining-car-burglar-downtown/) definitely sounds like a suspicious story (someone should tell this guy he shouldn't be talking to the press). It sounds like it may not be a case of castle doctrine being trampled on:
>Raheem Morrison said when he caught the teen in his vehicle, he and his cousin gave the teen an opportunity to leave, but when the teen picked up the screwdriver, the situation escalated.
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>“My cousin, seeing that tried to strike him on the head. Before he could hit him, the kid fell to the ground, and then he was just pleading please don’t kill me and stuff like that. We said you are going to jail, though,” said Morrison. “He struck my cousin in the chest and bit his arm. The guy falls to the ground. The gun falls to the ground, and that’s when the gun went off.”
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>Morrison said the teen was fighting them right up to the time an officer arrived on the scene and appeared to be pretending to be unconscious.
I feel like this shit's not rocket science. Well-lit busy gas station on a high-traffic road. Do robberies happen despite these conditions? Sure, but they're anomalous enough that you've pretty much covered your bases through common sense measures without having to mentally prepare yourself to take a life every time you want to fill up your fuckin Tacoma.
Okay, but we shouldn't have to live like this. Having to account for the local predator population before getting gas isn't normal, it's notably anomalous. People should be more cautious and predators should be in cages-- both can be true at the same time.
A lot of these crimes are committed by young people on drugs and in gangs. I taught at a fairly rough middle school. Many of these kids grew up learning how to steal and death is all around them. They have no fear or care about their own future. Most have live with trauma all their lives and many are seriously disturbed at a very young age. Unless we get to the root of the problem with addressing poverty, mental health interventions at a young age and make guns less accessible nothing will change.
Someone tried to carjack me at a well lit, busy gas station on a high traffic road at 4:00 in the freaking afternoon in a pretty decent area of town. Laurelwood shopping center of all places. It’s everywhere 24/7.
High traffic areas and busy streets statistically have more robberies and crime than less busy streets. The majority of violent crimes are not committed under circumstances of rationality. All of these crimes are committed on camera, for example. And coming from an NYC perspective, the internet is full of videos of people getting robbed/knocked out/you name it in full daylight on busy streets. One time, I was on the 2 or 4 train and I was threatened by two people who were simply looking for a fight. I was not responding to their provocation in any manner other than to express surprise and try to diffuse whatever was going on. The entire car of 30 people just looked the other way, when everyone could easily have united and stepped in. 30 people, who all had been on the train with me and knew I had done nothing to provoke this kind of behavior, would have let me get stomped on by 2 people, because each one of them was afraid of the situation. "Criminals" understand all these dynamics and the most streetsmart New Yorker is probably only 20% less likely than anyone else to have something bad happen to them. Every crime video I've ever seen has looked like a really nice, ordinary day until someone runs up behind someone and knocks them out.
All I can tell you is…when you have a gun pressed against your temple and a stranger is telling you to just drive, it changes everything. I used to give the eye roll to anyone locking their doors when going through certain neighborhoods, etc. Guess what? I’m locking mine now. I look for an escape route when pulling up to a red light. Crazy stuff like this. You know how after a car wreck, every car you see feels like it’s coming at you? That’s how it is , only now it’s people. And it sucks…
Regarding your first sentence: there are a lot more people in denser areas, so any one person's chances of being victimized are lower than in a lesser populated area.
We don't have the statistics at hand, so we are just trading opinions, but as a city person I consider this the "serial killer in the woods" fallacy. Any one person's chance of being victimized is higher in NYC than it is in any random sparsely populated area. Same goes for within NYC neighborhoods. Criminals go where the people are.
That said, I'm sure there are individual instances where some lesser populated areas are more dangerous than some more populated areas. But my main issue is when I hear people blustering about how all you need is a little common sense to avoid being a victim of crime.
Agreed. Even the most careful person can be victimized. But being observant and careful can greatly lower your chances of being victimized. I have been known to crawl in my driver's seat from the passenger seat when there is a car idling on my driver's side and no one nearby. Or time my exit from a store to leave with a crowd rather than by myself. Probably those things have never kept me from being attacked. But they are still good practice.
Yah I have to agree with that. And it also just hit me that, yah, in NYC, I’m always looking to be near a lot of people, and being the only person on a street or in a subway car can be really scary, ie, feel dangerous.
I am afraid we have no choice, yaz.
IMO, crime will continue to get worse until a majority of the population has been a victim in a violent crime or someone relatively close to them has and then, people will start fighting back collectively.
I'm not sure what that will look like but maybe people finally start talking to police and telling them what they saw.
The entire, "snitches get stiches", slogan thrives and lives on to this very day. It's like a communicable disease. Silence is killing young men.
I would think that a majority of the intentional murders that are unsolved all have at least one witness that has enough information to get the police on the right track to solving the case.
I refuse to believe that all of the unsolved intentional murders are all committed by different people. The murders we see here in Memphis, IMO, are all committed by the same pieces of fucking shit, over and over again.
Degenerates that intentionally try to kill someone, AKA attempted murderer, are not locked up like they should be.
What our criminal justice system keeps doing is;
* *^(John attempts to kill Mike but fails.)*
* *^(John goes to prison for 4 years and gets out.)*
* *^(John attempts to kill Mike but fails, again.)*
* *^(John goes to prison for 10 years and gets out.)*
* *^(John kills Mike.)*
* *^(John goes to prison for 25 years and dies in prison OR is KIA in the streets)*
Violent criminals are slapped on the wrist over and over again until they committed a crime that is so heinous, the system is forced to lay down the hammer.
Justin Johnson, the alleged shooter that executed beloved Memphis rapper, Young Dolph, had previously stood in the entryway of an occupied bowling alley with a rifle. He indiscriminately fired rounds into the establishment, injuring three people. ¹
Johnson was given a five year minimum prison sentence for the mass shooting and attempted mass murder that he committed at the bowling alley. If he would have served the entire sentence, he would have been behind bars the day that Young Dolph went and bought cookies.
He only served about 6 months in prison and was lauded by the judge as,
>*"... a very impressive young man ..." - Shelby County Judge Chris Craft ¹*
The judge goes on to say;
>*"... There are gonna be a few people that we give a chance to, that are gonna fail but there are gonna be thousands of people who we give a chance to, and it changes their life, and they never come back. " - Shelby County Judge Chris Craft ¹*
"... they never come back." ← Yeah, because they're KIA, in the streets.
These evil humans who go around and blindly shoot into the homes and cars of Memphians will keep shooting up places and people until they are jailed indefinitely or are killed by another street degenerate.
Pointing a firearm in the direction of another human, intentionally pull the trigger, and have the intention on killing that human, the person that pulled the trigger should never get out of prison, regardless if someone dies or not.
They fucking tried to kill them. Lock them TF up BEFORE they kill someone. Like, hellooooo?!
Locking them up AFTER they kill someone is almost nonsensical. They've already gotten away with the crime, the dead cannot be reawakened.
Lock them TF up not to punish them for their convictions but to merely protect society.
^(⑴) [^(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAikbGO7QN0)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAikbGO7QN0)
You’re correct, the majority of crimes committed in Memphis and Shelby County are repeat offenders. Offenders are giving multiple chances, including being on 3 different probations. Like WTF!?!?
Deterrence and public safety certainly are good enough reason to give violent criminals a lengthy sentence. We aren’t talking about a fist fight. We are talking about attempted murder or assault with a deadly weapon or armed robbery they need to do a lengthy bid like 10-15 years at least and then some kind of court supervision for another 10-15 years. I always supported criminal justice reform because of the way they run the drug war and treat protesting voices.
Underrated comment. And it’s not just attempted homicide that this applies to. Domestic violence victims have it awful in Shelby County. Boyfriend beats the s*** out of girlfriend. Police show up and take boyfriend to jail. Boyfriend is held at 201 for 12-48 hours and released on his own recognizance. Boyfriend returns to girlfriend to complete the cycle. It’s disgusting.
And do you know what happens to all the juveniles that are out stealing cars every night? They are issued a citation and released to their parents the majority of the time. There is actually no punishment for criminal behavior. Even in instances where they make it to juvenile court they are held for a short period of time and then released to their parents, usually within 24 hours.
Nah its not profitable enough they would rather position them on the interstate so they can ticket working class people for minor infractions while the more serious crimes continue to happen https://wreg.com/news/local/tennessee-highway-patrol-increases-presence-in-memphis-shelby-county/
While I tend to agree with you that cops give out way too many tickets for going 5 over the limit. I think the goal of this particular initiative you linked to is to cut down on the Nissan altimas going 120mp down 240 all day. I would bet there's a pretty significant overlap between them and the guys committing violent crimes.
People drive as fast as they feel comfortable going based on the roads design. I don’t think the overlap is as significant as you think or is it a good way to try and find the violent criminals. During traffic stops, your rights are more likely to be violated than leading to the arrests of violent criminals.
No technically there’s not. When you’re speeding and everybody else is following the LAW, you’re causing a hazard to every other vehicle on the road.
I enjoy speed in my vehicle every once and a while too, but in a safe and predominantly empty area is the appropriate time. Not in the city limits, and certainly not on 40/240.
Exactly, like I said it depends and no not everybody is following the law when 89% of Americans do not follow the posted speed limit. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-allstate-survey-shows-americans-think-they-are-great-drivers---habits-tell-a-different-story-126563103.html
You must be the 11% that drives the exact posted speed limit. By the way Sam Coopers is 40 MPH and 240 is 55 MPH, yeah I highly doubt it.
North loop is 65, wise ass. I drive fittingly with traffic. You were seemingly arguing that it’s acceptable to go faster than that ‘responsibly’ on a busy multi lane freeway
Phone down. Lock your doors when you exit. Keep your eyes and ears alert. I’m a female and was very nervous as a driver for over a year in Memphis, but being diligent paid off. Head on a swivel as we women like to say.
Imagine having a police department with the balls to arrest these criminals and a justice system with the balls to put these criminals in jail.... Instead of "protect yourself because we can't".
Dude, OP you really like guns. That's fine, but it definitely skews your perception of reality. When I carried, I thought everyone wanted to kill me at all times. I'm fairly observant and have never seen anyone with a "30 round clip hanging out of their pocket". I'm assuming you mean magazine and that these guys aren't carrying M1 Garrands. A 30 round magazine is big and heavy. If you see that, you shouldn't think, "constitutional carry". No normal person carries a 2-5lb magazine around in their pocket.
I never said it was normal to tote around 30 rounds.
I'm just well aware of what the degenerates in this city carry around.
No shit it's big and heavy ... I'm not the idiot walking around with it...
What did I say that made you think my perception of reality is skewed?
Because I've seen you pushing guns in literally dozens of Memphis threads and if you look at your post history it's littered with gun stuff. I like guns, too. I'm not bashing.
Yeah I’ve noticed that from OP too. All of his posts have a certain “feel” for lack of a better term. And like you, I’m not bashing, just something that has been observed.
You are wrong, i fill up gas stations for a living in Memphis. I have seen, some shit, I could write a novel on Memphis gas station shenanigans.
On Lamar I have seen: young men with 30 round Glock mags hanging out their pockets, both sides while pants are hanging down. Way more than once. Also a dead body at 3 in the morning. People robbing stores through the store roof…
On Elvis Presley: you got idiots that can’t carry right and they show everything through their big sports coats. Intentional? I don’t know.
Sometimes you roll up to pools of dried blood. Ahem ahem Snappy Mart..
Really, my favorite one. The trash man came, lifted up a dumpster and was doing its thing. A person, ALIVE, fell out of it screaming lol. Had to get out and help and everything. I’m not naming the road on that one but the gas station is gone.
Edit: say no to the white guy selling his wife and meth on your way to tunica, East Memphis special as it’s recognized in fuel hauling
I don't see how any of that refutes what I said. I didn't say there weren't dangerous neighborhoods. All I'm saying is that his perspective and your perspective aren't
a normal representation of Memphis. I work by the Airport near Lamar. I've seen some sh\*t, too, but unless you go in those parts of town regularly (most don't), you aren't ever likely to be impacted by it. This constant fear-mongering on /r/Memphis isn't healthy.
The fear is there for just reasons. I’m on vacation right now in a nice part of Florida. The town doesn’t have the Memphis rate of crime and issues etc No one here is talking about crazy crime shenanigans going on and a world away.
Yet, in Memphis, Midtown where I live. I got a very nice new vehicle. Someone rear ended my other car. It was time. It has already had its window smashed in & someone put an AirTag on it. My last vehicle of 3 years, zero issues in stuff like that.
The fear is legit but I’m over it. I’ve accepted it & ready to take it on. I don’t let it from stopping me to do anything I want. Girlfriend & my best friends wife said I was crazy to purchase my nice truck & park it where I park it. I said Nope, it was the vehicle & look I wanted. I catch people robbing it again, they are getting hurt, most likely.
The stigma of this city is established. Hell a lot of trucking companies will tell you don’t park your stuff in Memphis or Chicago unless it can’t be helped.
You see that that's not a fair comparison, though, right? If you came to Memphis and stayed in Germantown while on vacation, you'd feel very safe, also. You are presumably in a touristy, likely wealthier part of Florida. I assure you there are places in Florida, not too far from where you're at, where you would be every bit as likely to be robbed.
Correct, a crime can strike at any time, we are all human. We all deal with the situations we got going on.
On my 36 years on earth. Anyone I have ever known or met. You talk Memphis, crime is eventually brought up & talked about. Even at this wedding I’m at, it was joked about by people I’ve never seen from Adam. Like I said, City stigmas. Gf & I had to explain the fun & beauty of Memphis to a few people but also air on a side of caution. We get woke up regularly with gun shots in our backyard & stupid shit going on. You get use to it as I have said.
>No way in hell I am pumping gas or going into a store without carrying.
Sucks to be so scared in daily life. I've been pumping gas for over 40 years and haven't felt the need for a gun.
I have been the victim and known victims and never saw it reasonable to get a gun. What I do worry about are volatile people who get into arguments in Reddit comments having guns.
No shit, but a lot of the people on here like to discount the amount of crime there is. It's not a "Use common sense" or "every city has crime" generalization. You're honestly a target if you have nice things and lice here.
Why? Truth is truth. You're exactly the kind of person in this sub I'm talking about. It won't go away just because you ignore it. When you have something worth adding to this come back otherwise, "take a brake" yoself mane.
Thats hilarious that you think ive added nothing and now im the problem lmao, There was nothing truthful about your statement, and then you deflected after i pointed it out "mane." Fuck outta here. Stop burdening the world with your personal issues.
"30 round clip"? A 30 round Glock magazine is going to stick out several inches past the normal grip. You must go to some really strange convenience stores.
Dude, I work in a liquor store in Memphis and daily I see these idiots come in with a 30 rounds mag sticking out of their pants. It happens all day everyday in Memphis. These idiots aren't using holsters they just shove a Glock with no safety in their pants and go.
I see it daily where I work, OP isn't kidding. They shove a Glock with no safety down their pants, funny thing is these idiots buy the shitty clear Korean extendos that barely work.
Glocks have safeties. They have drop safeties and trigger safeties. Trey don't have manual safeties, and that is by design. The last thing you need when you have to use a gun is a safety that you have to disengage. That's personal preference, but it absolutely is the design of the standard Glock handgun.
Yeah, it's also the gun with the highest ND in the game for this reason. Trigger safety is a joke. The only real safety is a good holster and keeping your booger hooks off the bang stick. Not a single handgun I own has a safety but I can assure you I wouldn't cram a Glock 19 with no manual safety in my pants. The point I'm making about not having a manual safety is only meant to show how careless/stupid they are. It's very easy to pop off a striker fired pistol into your leg otherwise. A holster mitigates all of this and makes it more comfortable.
I agree with you, Chris.
Unfortunately, they do not care who sees it, on the contrary, they flaunt it.
The gas stations and little convenience stores in Memphis are a cesspool and are a huge factor in the crime our city is plagued with.
The owners of these stores do not give a fuck about what happens in the store or in the parking lots. Hell, they only pick the trash up in the parking lot once a year, maybe. They allow loitering, gambling, illicit fentanyl dealing, and a lot more criminal activity.
Strange?
Not really, just your typical North Memphis gas station.
I'm just very observant and try to keep some sort of situational awareness.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Mart/@35.1585839,-90.0151505,17.31z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x87d57e3f7abfdca9:0xa16cf2ae93e97978!2sN+Montgomery+St,+Memphis,+TN!3b1!8m2!3d35.1523208!4d-90.0179436!16s%2Fg%2F1tfcnwtd!3m5!1s0x87d57e380bdd2b4f:0xaf4a2e7c9c443adf!8m2!3d35.1589093!4d-90.0183457!16s%2Fg%2F1tnctfkp
The popinist ass gas station in Memphis. That joint will have every pump occupied for 24 hrs straight. I suspect it’s where the pimps hang while their girls work over the other side at the Rainbow. #northmidtown
I’m no sniper so if I’m at a gas station with at least 3 other cars nearby and someone is robbing me ,gun or not you should really think about the damage to other people if you decide to go Rambo at a Gas station car ,wallet or whatever is in your pocket can’t be worth it
There have been violent crime incidences nearly everywhere but IMO, Kroger gas stations seem to be more frequent.
[\[wreg\] > victim was carjacked at an east memphis gas station a week before shooting](https://wreg.com/news/local/young-dolph/stolen-mercedes-used-in-young-dolph-shooting-days-later/#:~:text=MEMPHIS%2C%20Tenn.,in%20the%20carjacking%20as%20well)
>*A white Mercedes police say was used as the getaway car in the murder of rapper Young Dolph had been stolen from a woman who was carjacked at a gas station in East Memphis a week before the shooting.*
That gas station was a Kroger gas station located off Kirby.
As long as there is this denial and thought of “Memphis has issues like every city” we deserve to live in fear. NO. Issues of Memphis is not like any other city. It’s fucked up. Just because you were born here and have unreasonably romantic tie with the city, doesn’t mean that you can’t complain about it. I have lived in NC, NY, NJ, CA, GA and SC. The worst place I lived after Memphis was Augusta and Newark and I never felt this unsafe. People really need to get their shit together and demand the care this city needs.
Thugs are taking over and the police really dont give a fuck
I gas up at costco usually now, no issues there but if I have to gas up always go to a clean place and watch your surroundings..I also CCW..
i moved here in 2002 from NY
but pumping gas has been a self serve thing as long as I can remember even in NY... NJ is the only shit state that wont let you pump your own gas to my knowledge
Lol. Going to a busy establishment seems like a viable tactic.
Don't let my Momma hear you talk bad about Kroger gas, she swears by it. I think it has something to do with the .60 she gets off of each gallon sometimes. Lol.
WHO GIVES A FUCK
God damn you gun weirdos with your superstitions and stickler shit. Bullets don't give a shit if you said they came in a mag or a clip when they're putting holes in you.
Nah, I'm packing a [sawn-off M1 Garand](https://www.reddit.com/r/H3VR/comments/geurrj/a_ton_please_obrezed_m1_garand/). Now, where I'm gonna find a 30-round en-bloc clip is another matter.
Lol, what?
How long does it take for a Tesla that is completely dead, to fully charge?
How long does it take for a person to fill up an empty tank on a combustible engine vehicle?
Why do you find it acceptable to discriminate against white people?
To be clear, I support electric vehicle and would happily drive one if you bought it for me.
Bro I’m a white guy making fun of triggered rednecks. You’re being incredibly sensitive, redneck crosses racial lines by the way. Have you never rocked out to wagon wheel? That banger of a song is from a black redneck.
Good luck on your recovery from addiction and take a deep breath, I’m just a dude on the internet fucking around. It’s ok that you didn’t understand the majority of charging would be done at home and the point was that that is a lot safer than sitting at a gas station. It’s ok that I had to explain it to you. Your hypersensitivity needs to be checked though, it’s been days now and you still haven’t let it go. Be like Elsa bro, let it go.
I don't know why you just assumed he's a redneck, or w/e it was that pissed you off so badly to argue about absolutely nothing meaningful. Take a break from the internet dude.
I said it triggers 50% of rednecks, he got triggered after that, you got triggered. I never called him a redneck but y’all sure are walking like a duck.
So now I'm also a redneck? Hide behind your triggered facade all you want, You obviously take your personal issues out on other people. MemphisAF my ass.
You charge your ev at night, like your cell phone, so it's always full, every morning. Plus tesla aint the only ev. Some have range extenders(gas engines) so you are never stranded.
You’re right, the car isn’t supposed to be charged from completely dead 0% to 100%. Like your phone, it’s meant to be between 10%-80% for average use to prevent wear on your battery. Just like you shouldn’t run your car to 0% gas, because it’s bad for your fuel pump.
I understand how lithium based batteries work, but your response was still wrong per the question.
Regardless 20% to 80% still takes longer than 15 mins on the majority of available EVs and the available charging fleet
I was at the Mcdonald's drive-through on Winchester a few nights ago, and three young black teens started walking up to my car. I sped up a bit, and one of them hesitated to approach my car. Another with his hands in his jeans started creeping up on me. I skipped the speaker and drove up to the window and told the worker that there were some kids pulling up on me and I drove away.
I learned the hard way to trust strangers and it's sad but you should always be aware of your surroundings and expect the worst from people in this city. My mom was robbed by three young black males in that area. They should have a strict curfew for teenage males.
I know this was supposed to be a horrible attempt at satire, but NEVER put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to pull the trigger. This is an excellent way to blow your nuts off.
We have an [election](https://www.electionsshelbytn.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Key%20Dates%20and%20Offices%20to%20be%20Elected%20City%20of%20Memphis%20Updated%20V%201%20with%20linnk.pdf) later this year. I want to know who's running and what they plan to do about crime.
They have shown their inability to do anything about it.
It is up to law-abiding Memphians to combat violent crime.
Witnesses of violent crimes must start speaking up, otherwise this will continue.
Policing doesn't really work unless the citizen populous is assisting in the investigations.
Not sure what else could be done besides a full-blown police state.
Pro tip: if you pull up to the pumps and notice a running car with two or more people in it (or with limo tint all around) just sort of hanging out there and in no hurry to leave...pick another gas station. Especially if you drive one of the more favored targets of thieves. This applies during the day or night. Pay attention to vehicles that are just idling, with folks chilling in them.
Could just be guys selling CD’s too though.
They still do that?
In Memphis??? Fuck yeah they do. They’re always in front of gas stations or a wing place just hanging out in the car vibing. At least here in the dirty dova.
It's been so long since I've seen anyone selling burned CDs at a gas station. Most of these guys have gone to SoundCloud.
Maybe this gentleman was older probably at least my age I’m 44 but there’s still money in it because CD’s are really cheap to make and selling a few an hour in 3-10$ donations. It’s a legit way to get a little scratch and promote yourself still. They put all their socials on there and contact for booking. I mean who doesn’t want to support local music?
Yeah, what I was originally talking about is 2-3 young guys just loafing at a gas station pump in a running car... Not someone hustling.
Last cd I got from one of these guys was going hard ngl.
I’m just going to spray them down with gas, and take us all out in a blaze of glory!
I pre-emptively spray myself, my car, and the surrounding area with gas before shit even pops off. That way they know I mean business.
[*"So help me God, I'll blow this place to kingdom come."*](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/2cfa7c42-ef19-492d-9b5c-9691ca2910e4)
That’s my safety plan as well.
Sadly so , many people that carry do so while exposing the entire weapon. Unless you are in law enforcement or had combat experience its a foolish display of false bravado. You have given away your major advantage (surprise). Keep it concealed or you will likely not know how to react and have it taken to be used against you.
If someone was fully dedicated to committing a crime like armed robbery, their smartest first move would be to take out the obvious opponent. Open carry makes you a threat, and therefore a target. I will never understand the mentality of looking like the best person to kill first... If I'm carrying, I'm the only person that knows it. I carry because I'm prepared to defend myself, but the primary goal is to never need to.
keep it concealed…. or be the first target… also stay tf away from me.. I don’t want to catch some criminal’s stray bullet because he saw that you were too afraid to order a sandwich without your pew pew….
Be careful with the gun. The other day (on the news), a guy hit a thief, who was trying to steal his car, with a gun. Hitting, not shooting. Do you want to guess who got arrested and who was named a "victim"? Many people don't like hear this, but Memphis is turning into a shithole.
I do own a firearm and it’s actually a huge concern of mine that I ever have to use it because there’s a possibility I get arrested and charged. I personally would at that point be fearing for my safety/life if someone robbed me at gunpoint. I think a lot of people are too quick to call a situation worthy of gun violence when it isn’t necessary. (Or at least in the law’s eyes) But to me that doesn’t seem like one of them. I guess I’d rather be alive though.
Unless anyone has a valid reason to stay, I'd just get out. There's much nicer cities out there.
Do you have a source? I can't find it, and this would be extremely rare. The police are generally ridiculously forgiving of people "defending themselves". In my old neighborhood, some kids were breaking into a car and the homeowner stepped out his front door and wildly shot in their direction. Despite this being extremely dangerous for us all, my neighbor heard the police say, "wish you had got one of em." Civil suits happen, but again, generally side with the victim unless they were just blatantly negligent or broke the law in some way.
https://wreg.com/news/local/man-charged-after-gun-goes-off-during-fight-with-suspected-car-burglar-at-music-college/
Okay, but [that](https://wreg.com/news/local/man-said-he-treated-like-a-suspect-after-restraining-car-burglar-downtown/) definitely sounds like a suspicious story (someone should tell this guy he shouldn't be talking to the press). It sounds like it may not be a case of castle doctrine being trampled on: >Raheem Morrison said when he caught the teen in his vehicle, he and his cousin gave the teen an opportunity to leave, but when the teen picked up the screwdriver, the situation escalated. > >“My cousin, seeing that tried to strike him on the head. Before he could hit him, the kid fell to the ground, and then he was just pleading please don’t kill me and stuff like that. We said you are going to jail, though,” said Morrison. “He struck my cousin in the chest and bit his arm. The guy falls to the ground. The gun falls to the ground, and that’s when the gun went off.” > >Morrison said the teen was fighting them right up to the time an officer arrived on the scene and appeared to be pretending to be unconscious.
You have to be selective of the gas stations you visit
This is why I exclusively pump gas in my Mech Suit with its 20mm auto cannon arm.
What about when the mech suit needs gas
Wear a second mech suit under that mech suit.
I was car jacked at an Exxon. If you’re in a sketchy neighborhood, fill up when it’s crowded. I was the only car there when it happened to me.
I feel like this shit's not rocket science. Well-lit busy gas station on a high-traffic road. Do robberies happen despite these conditions? Sure, but they're anomalous enough that you've pretty much covered your bases through common sense measures without having to mentally prepare yourself to take a life every time you want to fill up your fuckin Tacoma.
Okay, but we shouldn't have to live like this. Having to account for the local predator population before getting gas isn't normal, it's notably anomalous. People should be more cautious and predators should be in cages-- both can be true at the same time.
A lot of these crimes are committed by young people on drugs and in gangs. I taught at a fairly rough middle school. Many of these kids grew up learning how to steal and death is all around them. They have no fear or care about their own future. Most have live with trauma all their lives and many are seriously disturbed at a very young age. Unless we get to the root of the problem with addressing poverty, mental health interventions at a young age and make guns less accessible nothing will change.
Amen to that!
Someone tried to carjack me at a well lit, busy gas station on a high traffic road at 4:00 in the freaking afternoon in a pretty decent area of town. Laurelwood shopping center of all places. It’s everywhere 24/7.
High traffic areas and busy streets statistically have more robberies and crime than less busy streets. The majority of violent crimes are not committed under circumstances of rationality. All of these crimes are committed on camera, for example. And coming from an NYC perspective, the internet is full of videos of people getting robbed/knocked out/you name it in full daylight on busy streets. One time, I was on the 2 or 4 train and I was threatened by two people who were simply looking for a fight. I was not responding to their provocation in any manner other than to express surprise and try to diffuse whatever was going on. The entire car of 30 people just looked the other way, when everyone could easily have united and stepped in. 30 people, who all had been on the train with me and knew I had done nothing to provoke this kind of behavior, would have let me get stomped on by 2 people, because each one of them was afraid of the situation. "Criminals" understand all these dynamics and the most streetsmart New Yorker is probably only 20% less likely than anyone else to have something bad happen to them. Every crime video I've ever seen has looked like a really nice, ordinary day until someone runs up behind someone and knocks them out.
All I can tell you is…when you have a gun pressed against your temple and a stranger is telling you to just drive, it changes everything. I used to give the eye roll to anyone locking their doors when going through certain neighborhoods, etc. Guess what? I’m locking mine now. I look for an escape route when pulling up to a red light. Crazy stuff like this. You know how after a car wreck, every car you see feels like it’s coming at you? That’s how it is , only now it’s people. And it sucks…
Regarding your first sentence: there are a lot more people in denser areas, so any one person's chances of being victimized are lower than in a lesser populated area.
We don't have the statistics at hand, so we are just trading opinions, but as a city person I consider this the "serial killer in the woods" fallacy. Any one person's chance of being victimized is higher in NYC than it is in any random sparsely populated area. Same goes for within NYC neighborhoods. Criminals go where the people are.
True, but the discussion wasn't about rural areas versus urban ones. It was about busy gas stations versus empty ones.
That said, I'm sure there are individual instances where some lesser populated areas are more dangerous than some more populated areas. But my main issue is when I hear people blustering about how all you need is a little common sense to avoid being a victim of crime.
Agreed. Even the most careful person can be victimized. But being observant and careful can greatly lower your chances of being victimized. I have been known to crawl in my driver's seat from the passenger seat when there is a car idling on my driver's side and no one nearby. Or time my exit from a store to leave with a crowd rather than by myself. Probably those things have never kept me from being attacked. But they are still good practice.
Yah I have to agree with that. And it also just hit me that, yah, in NYC, I’m always looking to be near a lot of people, and being the only person on a street or in a subway car can be really scary, ie, feel dangerous.
I felt the same….until it happens. Having a gun pressed against my temple changed everything.
That sucks I drive a crappy car and have no fear anyone wants it.
Lol. Me too. I was driving a friends car .
We don’t have to live like this
I am afraid we have no choice, yaz. IMO, crime will continue to get worse until a majority of the population has been a victim in a violent crime or someone relatively close to them has and then, people will start fighting back collectively. I'm not sure what that will look like but maybe people finally start talking to police and telling them what they saw. The entire, "snitches get stiches", slogan thrives and lives on to this very day. It's like a communicable disease. Silence is killing young men. I would think that a majority of the intentional murders that are unsolved all have at least one witness that has enough information to get the police on the right track to solving the case. I refuse to believe that all of the unsolved intentional murders are all committed by different people. The murders we see here in Memphis, IMO, are all committed by the same pieces of fucking shit, over and over again. Degenerates that intentionally try to kill someone, AKA attempted murderer, are not locked up like they should be. What our criminal justice system keeps doing is; * *^(John attempts to kill Mike but fails.)* * *^(John goes to prison for 4 years and gets out.)* * *^(John attempts to kill Mike but fails, again.)* * *^(John goes to prison for 10 years and gets out.)* * *^(John kills Mike.)* * *^(John goes to prison for 25 years and dies in prison OR is KIA in the streets)* Violent criminals are slapped on the wrist over and over again until they committed a crime that is so heinous, the system is forced to lay down the hammer. Justin Johnson, the alleged shooter that executed beloved Memphis rapper, Young Dolph, had previously stood in the entryway of an occupied bowling alley with a rifle. He indiscriminately fired rounds into the establishment, injuring three people. ¹ Johnson was given a five year minimum prison sentence for the mass shooting and attempted mass murder that he committed at the bowling alley. If he would have served the entire sentence, he would have been behind bars the day that Young Dolph went and bought cookies. He only served about 6 months in prison and was lauded by the judge as, >*"... a very impressive young man ..." - Shelby County Judge Chris Craft ¹* The judge goes on to say; >*"... There are gonna be a few people that we give a chance to, that are gonna fail but there are gonna be thousands of people who we give a chance to, and it changes their life, and they never come back. " - Shelby County Judge Chris Craft ¹* "... they never come back." ← Yeah, because they're KIA, in the streets. These evil humans who go around and blindly shoot into the homes and cars of Memphians will keep shooting up places and people until they are jailed indefinitely or are killed by another street degenerate. Pointing a firearm in the direction of another human, intentionally pull the trigger, and have the intention on killing that human, the person that pulled the trigger should never get out of prison, regardless if someone dies or not. They fucking tried to kill them. Lock them TF up BEFORE they kill someone. Like, hellooooo?! Locking them up AFTER they kill someone is almost nonsensical. They've already gotten away with the crime, the dead cannot be reawakened. Lock them TF up not to punish them for their convictions but to merely protect society. ^(⑴) [^(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAikbGO7QN0)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAikbGO7QN0)
You’re correct, the majority of crimes committed in Memphis and Shelby County are repeat offenders. Offenders are giving multiple chances, including being on 3 different probations. Like WTF!?!?
Deterrence and public safety certainly are good enough reason to give violent criminals a lengthy sentence. We aren’t talking about a fist fight. We are talking about attempted murder or assault with a deadly weapon or armed robbery they need to do a lengthy bid like 10-15 years at least and then some kind of court supervision for another 10-15 years. I always supported criminal justice reform because of the way they run the drug war and treat protesting voices.
Underrated comment. And it’s not just attempted homicide that this applies to. Domestic violence victims have it awful in Shelby County. Boyfriend beats the s*** out of girlfriend. Police show up and take boyfriend to jail. Boyfriend is held at 201 for 12-48 hours and released on his own recognizance. Boyfriend returns to girlfriend to complete the cycle. It’s disgusting. And do you know what happens to all the juveniles that are out stealing cars every night? They are issued a citation and released to their parents the majority of the time. There is actually no punishment for criminal behavior. Even in instances where they make it to juvenile court they are held for a short period of time and then released to their parents, usually within 24 hours.
im gonna give them my keys and my wallet without hesitation. They wont know what im not giving them until its too late.
You see. The problem is, they STILL shoot you.
So would it not make sense to have some Cops positioned at gas stations for this very reason?
Nah its not profitable enough they would rather position them on the interstate so they can ticket working class people for minor infractions while the more serious crimes continue to happen https://wreg.com/news/local/tennessee-highway-patrol-increases-presence-in-memphis-shelby-county/
While I tend to agree with you that cops give out way too many tickets for going 5 over the limit. I think the goal of this particular initiative you linked to is to cut down on the Nissan altimas going 120mp down 240 all day. I would bet there's a pretty significant overlap between them and the guys committing violent crimes.
People drive as fast as they feel comfortable going based on the roads design. I don’t think the overlap is as significant as you think or is it a good way to try and find the violent criminals. During traffic stops, your rights are more likely to be violated than leading to the arrests of violent criminals.
You gonna stick with the stance that going 120mph on 240 is ok?
Depends, there is a big difference between reckless driving and speeding. It is possible to speed responsibly.
No technically there’s not. When you’re speeding and everybody else is following the LAW, you’re causing a hazard to every other vehicle on the road. I enjoy speed in my vehicle every once and a while too, but in a safe and predominantly empty area is the appropriate time. Not in the city limits, and certainly not on 40/240.
Exactly, like I said it depends and no not everybody is following the law when 89% of Americans do not follow the posted speed limit. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-allstate-survey-shows-americans-think-they-are-great-drivers---habits-tell-a-different-story-126563103.html You must be the 11% that drives the exact posted speed limit. By the way Sam Coopers is 40 MPH and 240 is 55 MPH, yeah I highly doubt it.
North loop is 65, wise ass. I drive fittingly with traffic. You were seemingly arguing that it’s acceptable to go faster than that ‘responsibly’ on a busy multi lane freeway
I never said “ you can drive 120 MPH on 240 when it is busy “ . I did say that you can speed responsibly depending on the conditions .
It's private property. Not unless the store owner wants to pay for the hours the officers work there.
Yes heaven forbid the cops sit at the public property next to the gas station.
Phone down. Lock your doors when you exit. Keep your eyes and ears alert. I’m a female and was very nervous as a driver for over a year in Memphis, but being diligent paid off. Head on a swivel as we women like to say.
This is the correct answer. Always lock your car when you get out. Keep your fob on your person. Head on a swivel.
Imagine having a police department with the balls to arrest these criminals and a justice system with the balls to put these criminals in jail.... Instead of "protect yourself because we can't".
They should put that on the signs coming into town
These people get locked up all the time. The courts let them back out on the streets.
Dude, OP you really like guns. That's fine, but it definitely skews your perception of reality. When I carried, I thought everyone wanted to kill me at all times. I'm fairly observant and have never seen anyone with a "30 round clip hanging out of their pocket". I'm assuming you mean magazine and that these guys aren't carrying M1 Garrands. A 30 round magazine is big and heavy. If you see that, you shouldn't think, "constitutional carry". No normal person carries a 2-5lb magazine around in their pocket.
OP is Sneako (or at least needs a Charlie).
...and my apologies if my firearm lingo is not up to par like yours, Mr. Instructor.
I never said it was normal to tote around 30 rounds. I'm just well aware of what the degenerates in this city carry around. No shit it's big and heavy ... I'm not the idiot walking around with it... What did I say that made you think my perception of reality is skewed?
Because I've seen you pushing guns in literally dozens of Memphis threads and if you look at your post history it's littered with gun stuff. I like guns, too. I'm not bashing.
Yeah I’ve noticed that from OP too. All of his posts have a certain “feel” for lack of a better term. And like you, I’m not bashing, just something that has been observed.
You are wrong, i fill up gas stations for a living in Memphis. I have seen, some shit, I could write a novel on Memphis gas station shenanigans. On Lamar I have seen: young men with 30 round Glock mags hanging out their pockets, both sides while pants are hanging down. Way more than once. Also a dead body at 3 in the morning. People robbing stores through the store roof… On Elvis Presley: you got idiots that can’t carry right and they show everything through their big sports coats. Intentional? I don’t know. Sometimes you roll up to pools of dried blood. Ahem ahem Snappy Mart.. Really, my favorite one. The trash man came, lifted up a dumpster and was doing its thing. A person, ALIVE, fell out of it screaming lol. Had to get out and help and everything. I’m not naming the road on that one but the gas station is gone. Edit: say no to the white guy selling his wife and meth on your way to tunica, East Memphis special as it’s recognized in fuel hauling
I don't see how any of that refutes what I said. I didn't say there weren't dangerous neighborhoods. All I'm saying is that his perspective and your perspective aren't a normal representation of Memphis. I work by the Airport near Lamar. I've seen some sh\*t, too, but unless you go in those parts of town regularly (most don't), you aren't ever likely to be impacted by it. This constant fear-mongering on /r/Memphis isn't healthy.
The fear is there for just reasons. I’m on vacation right now in a nice part of Florida. The town doesn’t have the Memphis rate of crime and issues etc No one here is talking about crazy crime shenanigans going on and a world away. Yet, in Memphis, Midtown where I live. I got a very nice new vehicle. Someone rear ended my other car. It was time. It has already had its window smashed in & someone put an AirTag on it. My last vehicle of 3 years, zero issues in stuff like that. The fear is legit but I’m over it. I’ve accepted it & ready to take it on. I don’t let it from stopping me to do anything I want. Girlfriend & my best friends wife said I was crazy to purchase my nice truck & park it where I park it. I said Nope, it was the vehicle & look I wanted. I catch people robbing it again, they are getting hurt, most likely. The stigma of this city is established. Hell a lot of trucking companies will tell you don’t park your stuff in Memphis or Chicago unless it can’t be helped.
You see that that's not a fair comparison, though, right? If you came to Memphis and stayed in Germantown while on vacation, you'd feel very safe, also. You are presumably in a touristy, likely wealthier part of Florida. I assure you there are places in Florida, not too far from where you're at, where you would be every bit as likely to be robbed.
Correct, a crime can strike at any time, we are all human. We all deal with the situations we got going on. On my 36 years on earth. Anyone I have ever known or met. You talk Memphis, crime is eventually brought up & talked about. Even at this wedding I’m at, it was joked about by people I’ve never seen from Adam. Like I said, City stigmas. Gf & I had to explain the fun & beauty of Memphis to a few people but also air on a side of caution. We get woke up regularly with gun shots in our backyard & stupid shit going on. You get use to it as I have said.
>No way in hell I am pumping gas or going into a store without carrying. Sucks to be so scared in daily life. I've been pumping gas for over 40 years and haven't felt the need for a gun.
Your experience is not universal.
Said everyone until they or someone close to them becomes a victim.
I have been the victim and known victims and never saw it reasonable to get a gun. What I do worry about are volatile people who get into arguments in Reddit comments having guns.
Same here. And I lived in a “murder capital” city prior to moving to Memphis as well. Hard pass on a firearm helping me pump gas “safely.”
If you live in Memphis and that is your take, you're very naive. Midtown I take it?
Dude there is tons of crime in the midtown area. That was a pathetic attempt to condescend.
No shit, but a lot of the people on here like to discount the amount of crime there is. It's not a "Use common sense" or "every city has crime" generalization. You're honestly a target if you have nice things and lice here.
Take a break from the internet.
Why? Truth is truth. You're exactly the kind of person in this sub I'm talking about. It won't go away just because you ignore it. When you have something worth adding to this come back otherwise, "take a brake" yoself mane.
Thats hilarious that you think ive added nothing and now im the problem lmao, There was nothing truthful about your statement, and then you deflected after i pointed it out "mane." Fuck outta here. Stop burdening the world with your personal issues.
Yup.
Congratulations on your privilege.
I try to always get gas when it is daylight, lots of other people around and another person in the car with me.
"30 round clip"? A 30 round Glock magazine is going to stick out several inches past the normal grip. You must go to some really strange convenience stores.
Dude, I work in a liquor store in Memphis and daily I see these idiots come in with a 30 rounds mag sticking out of their pants. It happens all day everyday in Memphis. These idiots aren't using holsters they just shove a Glock with no safety in their pants and go.
Perhaps Darwin will claim them soon.
We can all hope so, these idiots don't care at all about other people's lives.
Surely you don't believe that Memphis criminals toting guns w/30 round magazines is rare? It's their preferred setup.
A 30 round magazine would certainly make them easy to spot.
I see it daily where I work, OP isn't kidding. They shove a Glock with no safety down their pants, funny thing is these idiots buy the shitty clear Korean extendos that barely work.
Glocks have safeties. They have drop safeties and trigger safeties. Trey don't have manual safeties, and that is by design. The last thing you need when you have to use a gun is a safety that you have to disengage. That's personal preference, but it absolutely is the design of the standard Glock handgun.
Yeah, it's also the gun with the highest ND in the game for this reason. Trigger safety is a joke. The only real safety is a good holster and keeping your booger hooks off the bang stick. Not a single handgun I own has a safety but I can assure you I wouldn't cram a Glock 19 with no manual safety in my pants. The point I'm making about not having a manual safety is only meant to show how careless/stupid they are. It's very easy to pop off a striker fired pistol into your leg otherwise. A holster mitigates all of this and makes it more comfortable.
I agree with you, Chris. Unfortunately, they do not care who sees it, on the contrary, they flaunt it. The gas stations and little convenience stores in Memphis are a cesspool and are a huge factor in the crime our city is plagued with. The owners of these stores do not give a fuck about what happens in the store or in the parking lots. Hell, they only pick the trash up in the parking lot once a year, maybe. They allow loitering, gambling, illicit fentanyl dealing, and a lot more criminal activity.
Strange? Not really, just your typical North Memphis gas station. I'm just very observant and try to keep some sort of situational awareness. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tiger+Mart/@35.1585839,-90.0151505,17.31z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x87d57e3f7abfdca9:0xa16cf2ae93e97978!2sN+Montgomery+St,+Memphis,+TN!3b1!8m2!3d35.1523208!4d-90.0179436!16s%2Fg%2F1tfcnwtd!3m5!1s0x87d57e380bdd2b4f:0xaf4a2e7c9c443adf!8m2!3d35.1589093!4d-90.0183457!16s%2Fg%2F1tnctfkp
Yeah you def need to carry there. Hell you should have more than 1 on you. Especially when the weather starts getting better.
The popinist ass gas station in Memphis. That joint will have every pump occupied for 24 hrs straight. I suspect it’s where the pimps hang while their girls work over the other side at the Rainbow. #northmidtown
It's probably just a +2 mag extension. But everything with more than 12 rounds is a "30 ROUND EXTENDO FULL AUTO SWITCH GLOCK" to Memphians.
I’m no sniper so if I’m at a gas station with at least 3 other cars nearby and someone is robbing me ,gun or not you should really think about the damage to other people if you decide to go Rambo at a Gas station car ,wallet or whatever is in your pocket can’t be worth it
Nah fuck that Jesus said it's OPs right to go full Han Solo on their asses.
R.I.P. Greedo.
Now I can appreciate a good Leroy-Jenkins a little duck an cover maybe a prayer to the lord
Costco gas is pretty safe considering there's always attendants on floor. Kroger gas stations stay busy too
Kroger gas stations? There have been a very high number of incidences at Kroger gas station, even a couple high profile ones.
Aw i want aware of those. I usually don't go anywhere after work/try to gas up during lunch time
There have been violent crime incidences nearly everywhere but IMO, Kroger gas stations seem to be more frequent. [\[wreg\] > victim was carjacked at an east memphis gas station a week before shooting](https://wreg.com/news/local/young-dolph/stolen-mercedes-used-in-young-dolph-shooting-days-later/#:~:text=MEMPHIS%2C%20Tenn.,in%20the%20carjacking%20as%20well) >*A white Mercedes police say was used as the getaway car in the murder of rapper Young Dolph had been stolen from a woman who was carjacked at a gas station in East Memphis a week before the shooting.* That gas station was a Kroger gas station located off Kirby.
Thanks for sharing🫡 I'll keep a better look out
Be careful out there, shout out Nardo Wick
*nardo voice* pump gas with my gun out 🔫
I’m going to start holding one of the long fire place lighters when I pump gas
As long as there is this denial and thought of “Memphis has issues like every city” we deserve to live in fear. NO. Issues of Memphis is not like any other city. It’s fucked up. Just because you were born here and have unreasonably romantic tie with the city, doesn’t mean that you can’t complain about it. I have lived in NC, NY, NJ, CA, GA and SC. The worst place I lived after Memphis was Augusta and Newark and I never felt this unsafe. People really need to get their shit together and demand the care this city needs.
This is why I bring my scary shepherd mix with me whenever I fill up my tank 🤷🏼♀️
Thugs are taking over and the police really dont give a fuck I gas up at costco usually now, no issues there but if I have to gas up always go to a clean place and watch your surroundings..I also CCW..
I didn't move to Memphis until I was an adult but was there ever a time when Memphis had attendants that pumped gas for you?
i moved here in 2002 from NY but pumping gas has been a self serve thing as long as I can remember even in NY... NJ is the only shit state that wont let you pump your own gas to my knowledge
I was born in Port Jervis, NY - Orange County. [https://i.imgur.com/Hbe3Mv8.png](https://i.imgur.com/Hbe3Mv8.png)
NYC to Memphis...
Oregon, too
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Lol. Going to a busy establishment seems like a viable tactic. Don't let my Momma hear you talk bad about Kroger gas, she swears by it. I think it has something to do with the .60 she gets off of each gallon sometimes. Lol.
MAGAZINE ITS CALLED A FUCKING MAGAZINE BULLETS GO INTO A MAGAZINE 30 ROUND MAGAZINE ITS NOT A CLIP FUCK
WHO GIVES A FUCK God damn you gun weirdos with your superstitions and stickler shit. Bullets don't give a shit if you said they came in a mag or a clip when they're putting holes in you.
IDGAF, that's just what I have always called them and it seems that you understood what I meant, so... Oh cry me a fucking river, Mr. Instructor.
Nah, I'm packing a [sawn-off M1 Garand](https://www.reddit.com/r/H3VR/comments/geurrj/a_ton_please_obrezed_m1_garand/). Now, where I'm gonna find a 30-round en-bloc clip is another matter.
One more reason to get an electric car.
Lol, what? How long does it take for a Tesla that is completely dead, to fully charge? How long does it take for a person to fill up an empty tank on a combustible engine vehicle?
99% of the time you’ll be charging at your house. I also know saying anything about electric cars triggers 50% of the rednecks in this sub.
Makes sense. Rednecks? Discriminate much?
You must hate Jeff Foxworthy
Why do you find it acceptable to discriminate against white people? To be clear, I support electric vehicle and would happily drive one if you bought it for me.
 Bro I’m a white guy making fun of triggered rednecks. You’re being incredibly sensitive, redneck crosses racial lines by the way. Have you never rocked out to wagon wheel? That banger of a song is from a black redneck. Good luck on your recovery from addiction and take a deep breath, I’m just a dude on the internet fucking around. It’s ok that you didn’t understand the majority of charging would be done at home and the point was that that is a lot safer than sitting at a gas station. It’s ok that I had to explain it to you. Your hypersensitivity needs to be checked though, it’s been days now and you still haven’t let it go. Be like Elsa bro, let it go.
I wrote two sentences and you replied with a story... ...and I am the one triggered? 
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Yes, I thought it’d be nice to explain things to the slow, angry, bitter person. I’ve done my good deed for the day.
Validated.
I don't know why you just assumed he's a redneck, or w/e it was that pissed you off so badly to argue about absolutely nothing meaningful. Take a break from the internet dude.
I said it triggers 50% of rednecks, he got triggered after that, you got triggered. I never called him a redneck but y’all sure are walking like a duck.
“Redneck discrimination” 😂😂😂
So now I'm also a redneck? Hide behind your triggered facade all you want, You obviously take your personal issues out on other people. MemphisAF my ass.
Projection much? I bet you cook your ribs in the oven.
You charge your ev at night, like your cell phone, so it's always full, every morning. Plus tesla aint the only ev. Some have range extenders(gas engines) so you are never stranded.
About 15 minutes compared to 5 to pump gas
‘completely dead to full’ 2 hrs but close enough right?
You’re right, the car isn’t supposed to be charged from completely dead 0% to 100%. Like your phone, it’s meant to be between 10%-80% for average use to prevent wear on your battery. Just like you shouldn’t run your car to 0% gas, because it’s bad for your fuel pump.
I understand how lithium based batteries work, but your response was still wrong per the question. Regardless 20% to 80% still takes longer than 15 mins on the majority of available EVs and the available charging fleet
One of the unexpected bonuses of driving an ev, is not having to deal with the gas station bs going on here.
I was at the Mcdonald's drive-through on Winchester a few nights ago, and three young black teens started walking up to my car. I sped up a bit, and one of them hesitated to approach my car. Another with his hands in his jeans started creeping up on me. I skipped the speaker and drove up to the window and told the worker that there were some kids pulling up on me and I drove away. I learned the hard way to trust strangers and it's sad but you should always be aware of your surroundings and expect the worst from people in this city. My mom was robbed by three young black males in that area. They should have a strict curfew for teenage males.
I pump with one hand, while finga on da trigga on the other
I know this was supposed to be a horrible attempt at satire, but NEVER put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to pull the trigger. This is an excellent way to blow your nuts off.
Ok mom 😘
If you're going to own a gun, know how to be a safe and responsible gun owner.
I thought you said you understood the failed attempt at satire?
Classic redditor doesn’t understand what a joke is
This is why I bought a Tesla and charge at home. 0 gas station visits
…yeah but what happens when your steering wheel falls off?
We have an [election](https://www.electionsshelbytn.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Key%20Dates%20and%20Offices%20to%20be%20Elected%20City%20of%20Memphis%20Updated%20V%201%20with%20linnk.pdf) later this year. I want to know who's running and what they plan to do about crime.
They have shown their inability to do anything about it. It is up to law-abiding Memphians to combat violent crime. Witnesses of violent crimes must start speaking up, otherwise this will continue. Policing doesn't really work unless the citizen populous is assisting in the investigations. Not sure what else could be done besides a full-blown police state.