My 5 seconds of ninja

Myself and two of my friends were doing some evening shopping on Friday night thinking we were going to have an awesome, relaxed night. 

We had parked just outside the door and as were were walking back to the car, hands full of groceries, our relaxed mood changed somewhat.

Suddenly I was pushed on the shoulder and felt someone tugging at my purse which was tucked under my arm. In a blurred moment I was screaming and then my reflexes kicked in. I swung the 5 litre bottle of water in my hand up towards him, not even sure if I hit him, but it seemed to scare him off. He then proceeded to laugh in my face and walk straight back to the door to wait for the next person. Luckily at that very moment a policeman was walking out the store and he was able to take him away. We then proceeded to burst out laughing, I guess from the shock .

The scarier thing was that no one even blinked an eyelid at the whole scene and the security guards situated right outside were unperturbed by the whole thing and didn't even care that he went straight back to the door. Has this type of petty crime become so normal that security guards might as well be statues and anyone  not wearing a uniform can just walk on by, glad it wasn't them. This whole situation has been a real wake up call. While I was always wary of crime in Grahamstown I have now experienced it first hand and my guard is up and life goes on.