I did miss that the window had been shot out. This would lead me to believe that the person that called for a cab was working with others. Perhaps one calls for a cab a mile or two away and has the others waiting at the destination.

A shield is a safety device that has worked here in Chicago. No one can argue with the statistics. The one to interview for a testimonial is Caroline Shoenburger. While I do not agree with most of what she did to us, the shields have saved lives.

Cameras work better after the fact, or in other words after the crime. If the crime is murder I would rather be behind a shield than a camera lens. Here's another question, would one think that these criminals would have been more or less likely to attack if cabs in this city all had partitions?

One last closing thought: would training drivers on "how to surrender" to a robbery be worth teaching? I have more thoughts on this subject but will wait for commentary. Ahmed R.