Charming

I heard an interesting story today. A very handsome, charming man robbed a series of Taco Bells. When he was finally arrested and taken to court, he ended up stealing the bailiff's pistol - the bailiff's pistol for Chrissakes - and escaping. He ran, held a woman at gunpoint, and got her to take him as far as Galesburg, IL (about and hour and a half away). At that town, he got out, did the same thing to the next woman...And the next.... By the end, he had held no fewer than five women and gun point and, essentially, hijacked their cars. But when he was caught and the trial came back around, not one of them would testify against him. In fact, when questioned, they even started making allowances for him. "Well, he didn't hurt me..." How far does charming go? Are any of us exempt from its sway?