Made a kid cry today ....
Read 'Almost got into a fight today' by Dano, this morning and thought to myself, "Self, there might have been a time I would have done that ... but, not now."
About a half hour ago I heard some unseen woman scream, "Stop! Stop! ... he's got my purse!" as I was walking from Long's Drugs to Von's (Supermarket). They share a huge common parking lot. She was in front of the market I was headed for.
About five seconds later, a kid - about 15/16 came flying right at me with what looked like a purse tucked under his arm - making a dash for the end zone (where ever that was)! I was doing the 'oblivious old guy shuffle' from my company Jimmy, that I had just parked.
As he rocketed past me - sure that he was home free - I reached out and grabbed his jacket color with my left hand - which jerked him off his feet - purse went flying - and as I was still holding on to him, the surprised kid bounced up and took a swing at me.
I avoided his swing - laughed and said, "I hope you've got good medical insurance (that's all that most of us old farts talk about most of the time)! I still held on to his collar with my left and had balled up my right (with one of those, "I'm gonna send you to the Promised Land fists") and damned if the kid didn't bust out in tears!
Another guy, about 40, had run up behind me and also grabbed him at that moment - the kid knew he was finished.
A couple of market guys ran up and held him as I had some serious shopping to do - which I did - gave the cops a statement as I left and came home for my Friday afternoon nap.
... I gotta admit, something like that hasn't happened for a long time!
Amazing, Dano, how quickly things happen sometimes. Still don't know if I would have popped the kid or not ... since the purse was relatively safe on the ground closer to me than him. ... we'll never know.
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About a half hour ago I heard some unseen woman scream, "Stop! Stop! ... he's got my purse!" as I was walking from Long's Drugs to Von's (Supermarket). They share a huge common parking lot. She was in front of the market I was headed for.
About five seconds later, a kid - about 15/16 came flying right at me with what looked like a purse tucked under his arm - making a dash for the end zone (where ever that was)! I was doing the 'oblivious old guy shuffle' from my company Jimmy, that I had just parked.
As he rocketed past me - sure that he was home free - I reached out and grabbed his jacket color with my left hand - which jerked him off his feet - purse went flying - and as I was still holding on to him, the surprised kid bounced up and took a swing at me.
I avoided his swing - laughed and said, "I hope you've got good medical insurance (that's all that most of us old farts talk about most of the time)! I still held on to his collar with my left and had balled up my right (with one of those, "I'm gonna send you to the Promised Land fists") and damned if the kid didn't bust out in tears!
Another guy, about 40, had run up behind me and also grabbed him at that moment - the kid knew he was finished.
A couple of market guys ran up and held him as I had some serious shopping to do - which I did - gave the cops a statement as I left and came home for my Friday afternoon nap.
... I gotta admit, something like that hasn't happened for a long time!
Amazing, Dano, how quickly things happen sometimes. Still don't know if I would have popped the kid or not ... since the purse was relatively safe on the ground closer to me than him. ... we'll never know.
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You should have beat his azz and went inside, done your shopping and went home. Kinda hard to sue who you don't know or can't find. 0 -
zip did what he was publicaly asked, he "stopped him." anything more could have been trouble. cant assume anything. zip was good. he did the least amount required to supress the threat. you never use maximum first in public.
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Wish you were closer, I'd buy you lunch. Nice work! 0 -
Great job. 0 -
Good job Zip! I guess we will be catching you hanging out in supermarket parking lots a lot more now!
There is a lot more of those purse snatchers out there to catch!
Especially in your neck of the woods.0 -
You should have clothes lined the little punk. Not enough pain inflicted. But I'm sure you made the right choice, otherwise they would have taken you in too. 0 -
"...I reached out and grabbed his jacket color with my left hand..."
Damn, nice snag! Them teen-agers can move purty fast.
I had a very similar experience years ago. I had just left an auto parts store in a mini-mall after making a delivery and heard somebody yell "Stop that man!"
I look across the parking lot and see a fat (and I don't mean a couple extra pounds) police officer, obviously on his last legs, w-a-a-a-y behind a guy streaking across the lot towards me. I did the same thing you apparently did, tried to look like I wasn't aware, then wondered if I should ditch my hefty aluminum clipboard/forms holder to keep my hands free, started doing the math on snagging/tackling the guy, and remembered check the hands. He had something shiny in his right hand, couldn't tell if it was a gun/knife/whatever.
Anyway, I decided I was too lazy to tackle him and too slow to try the snag 'em off his feet routine, so as he went by at maximum warp I just gave him a good shove, and that knocked him off course and sent him flying right into the wall of the building, which knocked him silly and left him dazed and on the ground. I went over to grab what he was carrying and it turned out it was just some keys. The guys from the store came out and held him down until the cavalry got there. Never found out what he was running for.
When I told the story to my brother who works for another PD, he said I should've smashed the guy in the face with the clip board as he went past! His point: "Why waste a weapon?"0 -
its good to hear of someone standing up to thugs...why dont they ever try to rob someone who is 6"5 and weighs as much as a professional wrestler? because they are cowards who dont want the crap beaten out of them..
its good that people stand up for what is right and decent.and everyone should fight like hell to protect their community from the scum..maybe a few good old fashioned lynchings would make people think twice before picking on people who are not capable of defending themselves!0 -
Great Job[:D] 0 -
I thank you and salute you. Handled perfectly! 0
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