Quick access to the expressway and major streets makes for successful getaways. But statistics don't reveal the depth of human trauma. James Butler, who lives in one of the large apartment complexes, didn't panic one night last year when a guy pointed a gun at him as he walked down Mack Road. I just gave him the jacket. This is not a bad place.
Some people just mess up.
They disconnected the office's telephone lines, put a gun to the bookkeeper's head and told her to open the safe. She started screaming and fled, running into construction workers who were remodeling the store. The parlor only offers pick-up, not delivery. I'm not concerned. If the good Lord wants me to leave, that's the way it is.