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wow, according to the OP's twitter: (http://twitter.com/maxklein http://twitter.com/maxklein) The same Israeli soldier was killed in a robbery two years later.

wow, according to the OP's twitter: (http://twitter.com/maxklein http://twitter.com/maxklein) The same Israeli soldier was killed in a robbery two years later... which is a huge asterix on the post.

coryl 17y ago
Wow, thats sad to hear actually. RIP Ofer. We don't know the story behind that robbery, so its probably best not to jump to conclusions. But it wouldn't be a wild guess to think he fought back and didn't make it this time.
- maxklein 17y ago
  I don't know the full story from a direct source, but I heard that thieves saw him withdrawing money from the bank, and they were waiting for him in his hotel room when he arrived. And they killed him in the process of taking the money. Who knows what happened in there? Maybe he fought, maybe not.
  - coryl 17y ago
    Thanks for posting the story. Based on that, if people were waiting in his hotel room to rob him, it sounds like he didn't have a choice but to fight back.
    - keefe 17y ago
      There's obviously no way of telling. However, most criminals avoid murder - it's messy, people get all upset. I was in martial arts for a long time, the first thing they tell you is that you don't want to fight. You want to run away unless you have no choice. So, you learn to strike hard and fast at multiple targets. This gives you space and then you run, preferably throwing your wallet or some cash behind you. Nobody typically carries a week or even a month's salary as they wander about. Dead is really dead and the only priority is to get out. That kind of attitude is very different than trying to not be robbed, which is much more likely to get you killed. In the first case you could argue he had to fight this guy because OP was hanging around watching the action. If I'm with some guy with combat training and somebody pulls a knife? I know he can take care of himself, I'll toss whatever valuable in my pockets out there (always wise to keep cash outside your wallet in rough area) then run like the devil was behind me. Even if he's as fast as me, I've got adrenaline and the lead from him grabbing the cash. lol why I am writing so much I do not know...
      - Hexstream 17y ago
        "However, most criminals avoid murder - it's messy, people get all upset." Hum... "Oh no, you killed my friend! Now I'm all upset!! So very upset INDEED!!!"

wow, according to the OP's twitter: (http://twitter.com/maxklein http://twitter.com/maxklein) The same Israeli soldier was killed in a robbery two years later... which is a huge asterix on the post.

coryl 17y ago

Wow, thats sad to hear actually. RIP Ofer. We don't know the story behind that robbery, so its probably best not to jump to conclusions. But it wouldn't be a wild guess to think he fought back and didn't make it this time.

maxklein 17y ago
I don't know the full story from a direct source, but I heard that thieves saw him withdrawing money from the bank, and they were waiting for him in his hotel room when he arrived. And they killed him in the process of taking the money. Who knows what happened in there? Maybe he fought, maybe not.
- coryl 17y ago
  Thanks for posting the story. Based on that, if people were waiting in his hotel room to rob him, it sounds like he didn't have a choice but to fight back.
  - keefe 17y ago
    There's obviously no way of telling. However, most criminals avoid murder - it's messy, people get all upset. I was in martial arts for a long time, the first thing they tell you is that you don't want to fight. You want to run away unless you have no choice. So, you learn to strike hard and fast at multiple targets. This gives you space and then you run, preferably throwing your wallet or some cash behind you. Nobody typically carries a week or even a month's salary as they wander about. Dead is really dead and the only priority is to get out. That kind of attitude is very different than trying to not be robbed, which is much more likely to get you killed. In the first case you could argue he had to fight this guy because OP was hanging around watching the action. If I'm with some guy with combat training and somebody pulls a knife? I know he can take care of himself, I'll toss whatever valuable in my pockets out there (always wise to keep cash outside your wallet in rough area) then run like the devil was behind me. Even if he's as fast as me, I've got adrenaline and the lead from him grabbing the cash. lol why I am writing so much I do not know...
    - Hexstream 17y ago
      "However, most criminals avoid murder - it's messy, people get all upset." Hum... "Oh no, you killed my friend! Now I'm all upset!! So very upset INDEED!!!"