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2008-04-30 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Vet in wheelchair puts mugger in hospital

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Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-30 08:59|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "When he stabbed me, I grabbed him, and I wrestled him to the ground," Gould said. "Every time he kept trying to get back up, I had to knock him back down."

I like this guy.

Posted by Mike 2008-04-30 09:36|| 2008-04-30 09:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Strange!? There was no mention of the muggers immigration status or party affiliation! HHMMMMM!
Oh, wait, I'm just channeling my inner racist. Sorry!!
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Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2008-04-30 10:31|| 2008-04-30 10:31|| Front Page Top

#3 > He's a transient with a lengthy criminal history, according to police.

I thought that you yanks had a very sensible three strikes and yer out policy.

If the feral being had been where he should have been i.e. in jail, then both parties would be better off.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-04-30 11:12|| 2008-04-30 11:12|| Front Page Top

#4 People in wheelchairs, if they have no disability other than having lost the use of their legs, are generally strong as hell. If they get their hands on you, you're toast.

Posted by gorb 2008-04-30 14:57|| 2008-04-30 14:57|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought that you yanks had a very sensible three strikes and yer out policy.

That's only in California, BP. It was a ballot proposition a few years ago which means that all of the state legislators, the governor, the judges and the lawyers were almost all opposed to it. Such a law would have never been enacted if it had been left up to the politicians. Sometimes I think we should abolish the state legislature because they are all so crooked that you can never count on them to do the right thing. We get so many ballot propositions anyway that it seems like we might as well.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-04-30 15:21|| 2008-04-30 15:21|| Front Page Top

#6 First of all, let me express a little morsel of sympathy for the bad Messican, the course of whose entire life was set in stone when his parents named him "Melvin". "Melvin", fer godssake.

Second of all, in that the veteran probably has upper body strength comparable to a chimpanzee, i.e., is able to twist a basketball in half, Melvin will probably make several medical textbooks based on the unique nature of his injuries.

That being said, I also imagine that the veteran will be also suffering considerable discomfort, both from wearing a pronounced grin on his face for an extended period of time, and multiple hangovers from drinking free beer.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-30 19:31|| 2008-04-30 19:31|| Front Page Top

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