Question

You wake up at the apartments, walk out of the apartments and are held up at gunpoint by someone you don't know, what do you do?

Answer 1

I'm hoping that this is an open-ended or critical thinking question. If not, do not take this answer as critical thinking is what I'm getting at.

If I were to be held at gunpoint by someone I don't know after leaving an apartment, this is how I would react. First of all, I would remain calm and follow the instructions of whomever is harboring the gun. Then, I would survey my surroundings before anything proceeds; for example, if I am at an apartment, I would see if there were any people or cars nearby that I could signal to if I had a chance to catch this stranger off guard. Assuming I am alone, I would continue to follow all instructions and give the impression I will conform early on to increase my chances of getting away later on. I would try to get somewhere public if I could or use my cell or a nearby phone to call 911 if this person were to say, go to the restroom for 2 minutes, or something similar. If all else fails and I believe I am doomed to escape, I would make sure to do what I could that would end up prosecuting this person in the future. For example, I would try to hide my ID in the place so the police would know this is where I was killed or leave some trace of my DNA on the stranger or their belongings.