Your Carbons and Your Life:

A Look At The Death Dealers For A Better Tomorrow

By Paul Ibbetson
Friday, August 7, 2009

Your money or your life! These are the words most people have seen on television, and a precious few in real life, where the villain gives the frightened passer-by the option of handing over their hard earned money or forfeiting their precious life. Ah, for the good old days. For a bad case scenario, the classic robber/victim interaction was a pretty good deal.

Think about it, the thug/villain/bad guy (whatever title or representation identified this dastardly person), was usually apparent by the robber’s covered face, grizzled appearance, or whatever makes a bad guy look most noticeably bad. The options (your money or your life), while not fair, were straight forward; and for a bad situation, “livingâ€