U.S. tourist kills mugger with bare hands

[Butters 0]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17284416/

Who needs a gun for self-defense ... not this guy.

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[warpedskydiver 0]

Thanks you just cheered me up!

I hope they enjoy the rest of their vacation.

[BillyVance 34]

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Thanks you just cheered me up!

I hope they enjoy the rest of their vacation.

Fuck yeah!!

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[warpedskydiver 0]

I bet he doesn't owe beer.

[dbattman 0]

The seniors from the WWII era don't put up with any crap.

[warpedskydiver 0]

This guy was a child during WWII

I think Korea and Vietnam.

[kallend 2,106]

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17284416/

Who needs a gun for self-defense ... not this guy.

Don't mess with old farts!

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[rehmwa 2]

Senior citizens with bare hands vs 3 likely younger criminals with deadly intent armed with 2 knives and gun.

Waiting to see who bashes the 70 year olds........

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[Richards 0]

Glad for the old guy. Good riddance to the deceased parasite.

A happy ending.

My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within.

[DZJ 0]

If the reporting is accurate, then good stuff.

[beowulf 1]

Hey they killed a guy in self defense. Owned up to it and the law enforcement in that area let them go with out any problems. I would say that speaks volumes. They did the right thing.

[bch7773 0]

wow. a 70 year old killed a young guy. I didn't even know they could do that. I'm gonna have to watch what I say to all those old geezers who are still skydiving

MB 3528, RB 1182

[GQ_jumper 4]

That's awesome, props to thse that guy

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
--Dwight D. Eisenhower

[kamikaze82 0]

Sorry but I don't agree with grabbing a guy with a gun that's pointed at me. He very well could have caught a bullet just because he didn't want to give up his wallet. He's a lucky idiot.

¡YA BASTA!

[warpedskydiver 0]

Oh ok, well you can just give up your wallet and then be shot if that is what you prefer.

And here I thought that if people were pointing a gun at me were planning to kill me.

I forgot they were only asking for donations for a orphanage.

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Oh ok, well you can just give up your wallet and then be shot if that is what you prefer.

And here I thought that if people were pointing a gun at me were planning to kill me.

I forgot they were only asking for donations for a orphanage.

In fairness Kamikaze82's argument does have merit. While I would kill in a heartbeat if my life depended on it, I might be inclined to try the passive approach if I felt the guy only wanted my wallet. If it seems that the guy simply wants the money and will leave if he gets it, then for the $40-$60 I have in my wallet I would rather not risk my life, he can have it. Not to mention his actions could have had consequences for other people in the group. If I had my wife with me then my decision would be based on which option caused her the least risk. If it costs me $50 bucks to get her and I out of danger then it's a bargain. That said if I felt that he was going to do harm anyway then I would have to attack. I would have to know exactly how the events transpired there before I could say whether or not I would have made the same decision.

My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within.

[kallend 2,106]

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Oh ok, well you can just give up your wallet and then be shot if that is what you prefer.

And here I thought that if people were pointing a gun at me were planning to kill me.

I forgot they were only asking for donations for a orphanage.

In fairness Kamikaze82's argument does have merit. While I would kill in a heartbeat if my life depended on it, I might be inclined to try the passive approach if I felt the guy only wanted my wallet. If it seems that the guy simply wants the money and will leave if he gets it, then for the $40-$60 I have in my wallet I would rather not risk my life, he can have it. Not to mention his actions could have had consequences for other people in the group. If I had my wife with me then my decision would be based on which option caused her the least risk. If it costs me $50 bucks to get her and I out of danger then it's a bargain. That said if I felt that he was going to do harm anyway then I would have to attack. I would have to know exactly how the events transpired there before I could say whether or not I would have made the same decision.

But Randall is talking about the value of HIS life.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[warpedskydiver 0]

I understand your point of view, to me when someone is threatening you with a weapon I can't tell when they only want money and mean no violence harm.

The threat of physical harm that the weapon represents has pretty much already made a statement.

[Richards 0]

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But Randall is talking about the value of HIS life.

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I understand your point of view, to me when someone is threatening you with a weapon I can't tell when they only want money and mean no violence harm.

The threat of physical harm that the weapon represents has pretty much already made a statement.

I guess it comes down to personal choice. I disagree with criticising the senior citizen in the article because he may very well have felt it neccessary, but then I still do not know enough about the situation to say he made the right call. I will generally make the resist/submit decision based on which seems most likely to get me out alive at the time.

My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within.