"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
You go, gramps!
Awesome! 71-year-old restaurant patron whips out a semi-automatic for a little social work as two robbers, one armed with a gun, attempt a stickup (don’t miss the video!)
Watching this video, after having seen the 300 black youths wreak havoc in the Walmart, makes me think that one day there is going to be a flash rob and someone, or more, is going to get seriously hurt. At least I hope so.
Now, now, R-man, let's not be judgmental. Not every hooded duo that enters a cafe brandishing (a) a baseball bat and (b) a drawn handgun is up to no good. Why, I bet there are ten good, perfectly legitimate reasons why these two guys might have done what they did - ten good reasons that anybody could come up with (er, you go first).
It was an intenet cafe. You don't get gourmet food there.
Note the calm actions of the guy, like sinking to one knee before shooting. No bystanders hit, in what must have been a pretty tight area. Good work.
Reminds me of the story of the elderly Zahal veteran who laid out a mugger on the deck when the latter attacked him. He said he used what he remembered of his Krav Maga from when he was in the army.
I always figured that "Krav Maga" meant dirty fighting in Hebrew. If it doesn't, it should.
R-man, would it make a difference if they were wearing nun habits or Little Lord Fauntleroy outfits?
from the (crybaby) bullet recipients : Dawkins had a superficial wound in his left arm, but Henderson was shot in two places: his left buttock and his right hip…
“I feel horrible. It doesn't feel good. It makes you think about life's decisions, and how you should live your life,” ...
said the plan was to “barge in, get the money and leave.” He said “he never expected anyone to be armed.” “The gun was broken and rusty and wasn't loaded. Nobody was going to get hurt,” he said, standing with crutches....
Retrieving the customers' phones was what he said was their “main priority.” That way, he said, the customers could not call law enforcement officials....
I hit the ground, and he was still shooting. I thought I was going to die,” Henderson said....
Though Henderson said he doesn't blame Williams for shooting, he takes exception with Williams shooting at him while he was down. “I was down, and I'm not going to continue to shoot you,” he said.
Waaa! Waaaaaaa! Busting into a place, destroying property, threatening people, taking their phones to put them at your mercy and somehow it is so unfair that the shooter uncharitably doesn't assume your gun was unloaded and doesn't know that falling down means he is taking a timeout. People like that make being a violent thug a stressful job.
Watching this video, after having seen the 300 black youths wreak havoc in the Walmart, makes me think that one day there is going to be a flash rob and someone, or more, is going to get seriously hurt. At least I hope so.
ReplyDeleteAnyone notice they were wearing hoodies?
ReplyDeleteNow, now, R-man, let's not be judgmental. Not every hooded duo that enters a cafe brandishing (a) a baseball bat and (b) a drawn handgun is up to no good. Why, I bet there are ten good, perfectly legitimate reasons why these two guys might have done what they did - ten good reasons that anybody could come up with (er, you go first).
ReplyDeleteIt was an intenet cafe. You don't get gourmet food there.
ReplyDeleteNote the calm actions of the guy, like sinking to one knee before shooting. No bystanders hit, in what must have been a pretty tight area. Good work.
Reminds me of the story of the elderly Zahal veteran who laid out a mugger on the deck when the latter attacked him. He said he used what he remembered of his Krav Maga from when he was in the army.
I always figured that "Krav Maga" meant dirty fighting in Hebrew. If it doesn't, it should.
Michael: I think if you just say the words, "Krav Maga", it would scare most thugs away.
ReplyDeletePaco, there are a lot of old sayings about hoodies:
ReplyDeleteHoodies make the man.
If the hoodie fits, wear it.
You can judge a man by the fit of his hoodie.
It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their hoodies. ~Henry David Thoreau
If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing hoodies? ~Linda Ellerbee
When in doubt, wear a hoodie. ~Bill Blass
Reminds me of Minnie Pearl: "Hoo-die!"
ReplyDeleteCheers
R-man, would it make a difference if they were wearing nun habits or Little Lord Fauntleroy outfits?
ReplyDeletefrom the (crybaby) bullet recipients :
Dawkins had a superficial wound in his left arm, but Henderson was shot in two places: his left buttock and his right hip…
“I feel horrible. It doesn't feel good. It makes you think about life's decisions, and how you should live your life,” ...
said the plan was to “barge in, get the money and leave.” He said “he never expected anyone to be armed.”
“The gun was broken and rusty and wasn't loaded. Nobody was going to get hurt,” he said, standing with crutches....
Retrieving the customers' phones was what he said was their “main priority.” That way, he said, the customers could not call law enforcement officials....
I hit the ground, and he was still shooting. I thought I was going to die,” Henderson said....
Though Henderson said he doesn't blame Williams for shooting, he takes exception with Williams shooting at him while he was down.
“I was down, and I'm not going to continue to shoot you,” he said.
Waaa! Waaaaaaa! Busting into a place, destroying property, threatening people, taking their phones to put them at your mercy and somehow it is so unfair that the shooter uncharitably doesn't assume your gun was unloaded and doesn't know that falling down means he is taking a timeout. People like that make being a violent thug a stressful job.
...would it make a difference if they were wearing nun habits or Little Lord Fauntleroy outfits?
ReplyDeleteYes.