It's a good thing your mom is OK.
Did the police give your mom some opportunities for councilling when they took the statement?
My story:
I got robbed one time during my graveyard shift. White guy with a black bat. Had 2-inch metal spikes wrapped around the tip. Smashed it on the counter, "give me all your fucking money".
Whoa. Gave him money, called the cops, they had the K-9 and HAWC-1 but lost the trail.
He got caught eventually, it was on the news.
Hit me, a porn store and finally Rogers video where they got caught.
Turned out it was a carload of guys in an old camaro.
The cops held up the bat in the trunk. Scary.
Weird thing is I can recall that Camaro orbitting the block before they hit, now that I knew what car they were driving.
A plain-clothes police officer came to my door to issue a court supoena, but they plead guilty so I didn't have to go.
Would've like to have seen the guy, but I got the name though. 
I was offered grief councilling, but I refused, I was fine. 
Violent robbery leaves you really shaken up. Very scary stuff.
Originally posted by lammer
i swear to god man if i was there..i would beat the living shit out of them with fucking hanger racks. and clthong hangers...
Important thing is, if they just want the money, give it to them, it's not worth getting hurt/dying for.
You never know the true situation. It's just like Clausewitz' On War; the defender has the advantage of knowing the terrain, but the attacker has the choice of initiative and method of attack.
If I had fought back when I was robbed, the guy would have had back-up around the corner and I probably wouldn't be around anymore. 
"All these years I thought it was power that brought responsibility. It's not. I was wrong. It's responsibility that brings power. It's knowing what needs to be done that brings strength. And courage." - Peter Parker, Earth X
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