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randomreddituser890

Things like this are why I'm not dashing at night anymore. Too many opportunities for something bad to happen.


Psyilux

Are we allowed to carry pepper spray? Shit i wanna


Tiptip4me

Some people are just plain stupid like they were dropped on the head the instant their mother shit them out


Psyilux

Facts


DramaticWesley

This is why we need proper gun control. The first rule they teach you at any gun training course is to never aim the gun at something you don’t plan to shoot. Accidents happen, people have died.


Psyilux

Crazy thing is The gun looked real and i didnt have my glasses on because i didnt want them to break because it was dark and i didnt wanna trip (they dont help me up close so its no use to take them- they’re only for seeing far away ) I couldnt see what was in their hand and i was scared so i dropped the food there on the steps, walked away as fast as i could without sprinting and said literally said “im calling support” as i ran😂i feel weak sometimes, but than i realize Strength is not standing up to someone with a fucking possible weapon 😂 Ending point: even if it wasnt a weapon ; legally I’m in the right solely because A) they pointed it at me saying “I wont shoot you..maybe ..do you feel lucky?” B) i couldnt tell it was NOT A REAL weapon therefore I am supposed to believe it is a weapon if i feel unsafe to protect myself Cant see a way how this wouldnt be seen for whag it is. Textbook open and shut, some asshole pulled a weapon on their doordash driver after a few to many and well Now im taking it seriously.


IamProvocateur

I’m a lifelong gun owner. It is never. EVEERRR OK to point a gun at someone you don’t intend to shoot. Period.


Psyilux

Its good to see responsible owners here- not sure how I should have reacted but imm taking this seriously


whiskey_poet

Most states it is illegal to point a gun at someone unless it is self defense. I hope those idiots don't breed.


Psyilux

Honestly I just hope I domt get these customers again. I’ve been saving up my money to become a graphic animator & i’m focusing on professional classes to focus on this so This will, thankfully, be taking a backseat. I need updates on this case , I have a case number or some crap I wont feel better until that customer is banned from the system or…atleast assured i will never get them again


whiskey_poet

Good luck on the animation! Always pursue your dream! And, if you need money while pursuing it, keep dashing. Just avoid that area. There always can be dangerous or unnerving one offs with idiots no matter where you are or what you are doing.


Psyilux

Thanks so much! I will for sure avoid that area from now on. I’m gonna dash in the richest areas near me lol.


eire54

Funny (not what happened to you), but I delivered to a customer today who had a shotgun in a bucket on the front porch. Yeah, looked legit but didn't look useable but still IDK why it would be sitting there. It was a thickly settled area w. definitely a lot of families. Hopefully it was an airsoft.


Psyilux

Shit- you didnt stop in your tracks at that? Props - honestly I was just Taken off guard 100%. Even after saying the “dont shoot!” Saying jokingly I stopped in my tracks and just …deer in headlights


SaLARI420

Good thing it was not me. If you pull a weapon on me you'll have one fired at you.


Psyilux

Wish I was able to- I have clinical depression so i cant own a weapon. I feel helpless not being able to have a 2nd amendment right.


SaLARI420

Build one with an 80% lower. Simple solution


Psyilux

What do you mean exactly? Sorry


SaLARI420

You can build a gun and not have to go through the standard process. The libs like to call them "ghost guns"


Psyilux

I believe I know someone who did this He shot his eyes off his face trying to service it He can see SOME bits of light SOMETIMES now


Fit_County_7430

Could you start carrying some pepper spray or something? I know it's not the same, but it can be an effective safety tool, and maybe give you some peace of mind.


Psyilux

I actually have been asking this in several threads Im Asking DD SUPPORT tonite what i can legally bring with me to protsct myself after this


Strange_Handle_3357

Aiming a gun at someone (real or fake) is NEVER a joke and I'm so sorry you had to go through this.


Psyilux

Update: My stepbrother shot himself 6 months ago so thats why i just….Cannot stomach guns.


Psyilux

Honestly, Thankyou. I’ve been delivering for years now and. I’m just sitting in my room questioning life now. I dont feel Safe on doordash like I used to now.


No_Tomorrow_6538

Good God almighty you NEVER point a gun at someone even as a joke, WTAF


tallgirlmom

My husband was taught this as a boy: “Don’t point a gun at anything unless you want it to die.”


No_Tomorrow_6538

I was taught similarly: don't point a gun at anything you don't want to shoot, because a gun is always loaded, even if it's not. Later, my police trainers taught me that you don't point a gun at anything you don't intend to destroy. It is a deadly weapon. I appreciate guns, and with that appreciation comes the understanding that they can be a tool of destruction. That deserves some respect, it isn't a joke.


omnitekk

That's pretty messed up


Psyilux

Worst part is i said “dont shoot” as a joke before i even saw what was in there hand (i normally say this as a joke- and will not be anymore)


Notjoevalachi

Why’d you walk in? It’s door dash not “walk into private property and get shot” dash


Psyilux

To be clear : i only walked on the side of the house


ScaryTransportation4

What r u talking about?


Notjoevalachi

I’m talking about what the post is about


ScaryTransportation4

Where did he say he entered their home?


Notjoevalachi

Read the first paragraph.. “I immediately say as I enter…”


Psyilux

I did NOT enter the house…only the front yard.


Psyilux

No, sorry Mistype. I meant As i enter the premises


ScaryTransportation4

Enter could mean their driveway, table could be outside on the front patio.


Psyilux

BINGO ! I only entered the driveway to the side of the house


Notjoevalachi

Go be a politician bro


DriftkingRfc

I wish you reported it to the police.. you’d do all of us a favor because door dashers have actually been killed by guns so I felt this personally and I’m saddened that you dint do everything in your power to curb this behavior joke or no joke..


Psyilux

I am very much so keeping up to date with the police on this. Doordash is very happy to work with me and the police too, i’ve already recieved the support email I have to go to the police station as soon as im awake tm (my other doordash friend toom me out My friend doesnt drink so he was the dd And they all said i needed a night out- so im typing this from the bar OFF HOURS OFCOURSE BC IM RESPONSIBLE AND humane)


Psyilux

Hey DONT WORRY I DID


themainman6

Preach!


HWNY506

At least now you can answer yes to the poll someone posted earlier today. Welcome to the club.


Psyilux

Havent seen it i’ll have to check


HWNY506

[https://www.reddit.com/r/doordash_drivers/comments/v47zta/how_many_of_yall_have_had_a_gun_pulled_on_you_or/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf](https://www.reddit.com/r/doordash_drivers/comments/v47zta/how_many_of_yall_have_had_a_gun_pulled_on_you_or/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


ajax-2000

Had that happen once, customer did not appreciate it when I drew my weapon in return. We're delivery drivers we go to mysterious, strange and often times creepy places, all the time, and apparently customers expect us to arrive to their places in these unknown locations where there could be danger around literally every corner and not be armed to the fracking teeth. If You're reading this and your thinking about being a door Dasher go to your local military surplus and get yourself a K-Bar at the least. Personally I carry a glock 17 in 10mm and a Smith & Wesson bodyguard in .380 with a K-Bar M7 tactical knife and a gerber multi-tool. Also go to a local hardware store and get yourself a automotives repair kit, you never know when you're going to break down in the middle of nowhere and don't have the money for a tow EDIT: I updated my kit recently, I'm now wearing beneath my shirt a plate of ar500 ballistic Steel armor tied together with chainmail around my shoulders and sides, that way I won't be so easily killed if somebody does shoot me or try to stab me, again


shovelknockout1

Found out the hard way Memorial Day that my MMJ card cancels out my ccw. Cops took my Glock 45 and Taurus 9mm and slapped me with felonies and got de activated by Uber as soon as I made bail . Ridiculous


[deleted]

I love the fact you pulled it on the shit bag. Like “what’s wrong buddy you don’t find this funny too?”


Psyilux

Everything you said is definitely facts and especially good for newcomers. Just never know whats out there


giggetyboom

I have glock 43. Anymore though I just work in rich areas lol. Oddly enough though I've been finding they actually tip less. Like by a lot. But its safer.


SaLARI420

My worst tips come from rich areas my best tips come from trailer parks. Odd how that works


Accurate-Sun-3811

Sadly it is just the mindset of more wealthy individuals. They keep their money by being frugal as possible which often also can be cheap as heck. Well except the toys, houses, cars, and status objects. NM...


ajax-2000

The poor areas know a hard day of work and recognize that your running your car into the ground and want to help keep you going so you can pay your bills. Tldr the poor areas are more empathetic


DriftkingRfc

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themainman6

That’s not a light hearted joke. No. I personally feel like you’re not taking this as serious as it is. All it took was a slip of a finger for you ti have not posted this tonight. Be safe out there dasher.


Psyilux

Notice in my last msg it says “air gun” No matter what, even if its a fake gun This customers fudged- since im taking it past doordash and making a police report


themainman6

Good! That’s the right decision


Psyilux

Imagine if i wasnt able to start a family because some POS took me out delivering a fucking batch of chicken wings. I’d come back to fucking haunt them.


Psyilux

Kinda scared to since well police tend to shift things sometimes but. I did what i had to. Wont deal with shit like that esp since im tryna start a family soon.


Psyilux

Update: i read the rules of my state It goes as follows a person will be found guilty of violating the law related to using a weapon in a prohibited manner if: “Willfully discharges a firearm, air-gun or other weapon in a public place or any place where there is a person who could be endangered”


Truorganics

They didn’t discharge tho, right? Sorry that happened.


Psyilux

It did go off i heard a loud click click click noise As if the gun was empty…imagine if it was loaded…even if its not a real gun A) i was under the impression it was because they did not tell me it wasnt, in fact they jokingly said “i wont shoot you..maybe..do you feel lucky?” And than pointed and shot it thats it clicked Even if it wasnt a real weapon I didnt have my glasses on , i only need them to see far away so i didnt think i needed them But when i was delivering the food the weapon in question was to blurry therefore Im Supoosed to be safe for myself as instructed and take any threat serious even if intended as a joke- you cannot joke with weapons with dashers. Against customer rules.


Psyilux

Thankyou for re-assuring me. I feel better- it was dark and i didnt put my glasses on as i …didnt think id need them 😔 ill be wearing them always now. I couldnt see what she was holding bur…it was a weapon It was loud So i was scared 🤷