Man Disarms Robber

Pointless act IMO.

Next time someone tries this it'll be a real gun, and he'll end up leaving behind a wife and kids to grow up without their husband/father, just like that guy who tried to stop his car being stolen.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2579061.stm

At least in his case that was his own car, not someone else's money.

I reckon that I can tell the difference between a real pistol and an air/BB replica. I hope never to be in that situation, and I think if I was I'd just let the thief carry on. This is why we have a Police force.
 
matt_fsr said:
Pointless act IMO.

Next time someone tries this it'll be a real gun, and he'll end up leaving behind a wife and kids to grow up without their husband/father, just like that guy who tried to stop his car being stolen.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2579061.stm

At least in his case that was his own car, not someone else's money.

I reckon that I can tell the difference between a real pistol and an air/BB replica. I hope never to be in that situation, and I think if I was I'd just let the thief carry on. This is why we have a Police force.
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A police force who were not there at the time, who are not armed barring specialist support and would not have gone straight in if there was an armed suspect on the premises and in all likelyhood, he would have got away.

The man acted, used entirely reasonable force in the process and thankfully was not injured or worse.

While I cannot recommend people tackle an armed man I cannot take anything away from his actions and indeed give him credit as no doubt the judiciary will.
 
Am I the only one thinking it was poor execution on the behalf of the "hero"? :confused:

He took a massive gamble swinging that chair at him. He should have grabbed his arm and disarmed him in a swift movement; not telegraph the whole thing. I praise him, but he could easily have been shot.
 
EVH said:
Am I the only one thinking it was poor execution on the behalf of the "hero"? :confused:

He took a massive gamble swinging that chair at him. He should have grabbed his arm and disarmed him in a swift movement; not telegraph the whole thing. I praise him, but he could easily have been shot.
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It was nothing close to a textbook disarm. I'm not saying I know what a text book disarm is, but I know that wasn't it. You've got to be close enough to reasonably think you can get the jump on him and not be shot two/three times before you get in arms reach.
 
Moley said:
This isn't vigilante justice - it's apprehending a criminal. If he had beaten the living daylights out of the guy or strung him up that would be vigilante justice.
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Von Smallhausen said:
Hmmm.

Explain.
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Strife212 said:
This isn't vigailante justice by any definition
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Okay maybe got my definition/wording wrong, but nevertheless I'm still surprised that he's up for an award because;

A) It's an incredibly stupid thing to do
B) Do they want others trying to enforce the law and getting themselves killed in the process?

Fair enough he's a big guy, but the perp had a "gun" which with the sheer amount of gun crime happening, could quite easily been a real one.

It's one thing being a hero, if it had actually put somebodies life in danger, but he's taking unnecessary risk for some cash. Covered by insurance.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, he definitely did good and IS a hero.
 
"andy" said:
awesome.

but seriously , would any of you guys rob anywhere with this guy inside
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i think i would have turned round and gone back another day !
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**** that! I'd be out of there! Bullets wouldn't even penetrate.
 
Mr Richardson, 38, was playing on fruit machines in the shop when Sulman, of Brudenell Road, Headingley, entered at closing time on January 28.
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Jeeesus, I know where that is, I used to live near there! Glad the idiot got what was coming to him, nice.
 
Looks a bit like bernard, the bouncer from box in headingley. He's a nice guy but i wouldnt be trying to rob a bookies he was in. lol how he sat playing the fruity ignoring it all until he was told to move out the way. OP - fruit machine guy was the guy who stopped him. He should have snapped something of his whilist he was sat on the floor and said it was self defence

Is there even such thing as a "cannabis habit" ?

I go in the same bookies sometimes, if someone pointed a gun in my face I wouldnt swing a chair at them
 
n1blo said:
Okay maybe got my definition/wording wrong, but nevertheless I'm still surprised that he's up for an award because;

A) It's an incredibly stupid thing to do
B) Do they want others trying to enforce the law and getting themselves killed in the process?

Fair enough he's a big guy, but the perp had a "gun" which with the sheer amount of gun crime happening, could quite easily been a real one.

It's one thing being a hero, if it had actually put somebodies life in danger, but he's taking unnecessary risk for some cash. Covered by insurance.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, he definitely did good and IS a hero.
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I think its this sort of thing which inhibits crimimal behaviour or at least makes them wary, more than any other factor. Its not the possibility of maybe getting collared and caught afterwards, its the possibilites of persons not going with exactly what they say, and they themselves getting hurt.

Most criminals do not want to commit serious crimes, as in they dont want to murder. Something like this is a game of bluff, which weeds out the real psychos. If the guy had fired, then he's obviously a psycho(none technical term, but someone whom is dangerous to everyone at any time) whom deserves to be locked up for life or some lengthy sabbatical.

If people called these bluffs more often, then the streets would be a lot safer, the dangerous persons being weeded out and exposed quicker.

Good on the bloke.
 
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