Oct. 7, 2010
Megan Norenberg
Robbery Victim Schipper.
What would you do if you were caught in a robbery? Would you give the robber what they asked for or fight back? Michele Schipper chose to fight back.
Around 4 p.m. yesterday, Shipper parker her car in the parking lot of a convenience store on Bonneville Drive. Schipper, not seeing the man, reached back into her car to grab her purse. As she was coming back up a man came out of nowhere and approached her and said, “Give me your purse.” Just getting a glimpse of the man, Schipper replied, “Ok”. As the man came closer Schipper turned around and kicked the man in the groin area. “I was afraid he wouldn’t stay down,” said Shipper,” so I gave him a roundhouse to the nose.” As the man lay there on the ground, Schipper got back into her car and drove to a motel down the street and called the police.
With no self-defense training, Schipper relied on her tomboy childhood to protect herself, although she does attribute some of her power to weightlifting experience with her father. “It was a good punch,” Schipper said, “I was just very mad. I just reacted. I probably wouldn’t do it again in the same situation.”
Even though Schipper gave the robber a run for his money, he was still able to evade the police. “I hope he thinks twice next time”, Schipper said.
Very nice lead, it really caught my attention and made me want to read on. I also liked your descriptive writing style, it really adds life to the story. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI too liked the lead. It was something different. (: Nice job with including quotes and not over using them.
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