SEND HIM TO WASHINGTON
Gas station clerk with MMA training surprises thieves
(Thanks to Steve Kennedy)
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Posted by: manual tomato | July 26, 2014 at 02:18 PM
Messing with the wrong guy? That's a paddlin'.
Posted by: Head_Smashed_In | July 26, 2014 at 03:07 PM
Good for him! It's too bad more crooks aren't given this type of treatment. I also can't believe they charge almost $6 for a pack of cigarettes. They're $3.75 here in NC.
Posted by: nursecindy | July 26, 2014 at 03:29 PM
If a store offered smokes for a mere $6.00/pack in Anchorage it would be mobbed. Because of our taxes, they are $10.00/pack for the off brands. You need a mortgage to smoke Camels or Marlboros. Glad I don't smoke. Working the extra job to support the habit would kill me.
If you come here on vacation and are a smoker, pack a couple cartons for the trip.
Posted by: Make It Rain | July 26, 2014 at 04:24 PM
"Send him to Washington"?'
At what point is it justified to attack someone who refuses to do anything?
Seriously, 'cause I'd love to know.
Posted by: Steve | July 26, 2014 at 05:46 PM
Honor among thieves. Love the outcome.
Posted by: normnuke | July 26, 2014 at 06:38 PM
At the point during which he is robbing your co-worker?
Posted by: ASK | July 27, 2014 at 02:41 AM
Steve --
As a Stop-and-Rob alum, I would say that the clerk overengaged. The phrase at the end about not wanting to release the booking photo because they were going to use him in police lineups is a story behind the story.
A BOLA with a history of slow police response does not justify violence to be sure. The person who was dropped might not have been the muscle in the team, but in the robbery it can be tough to sort out.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | July 27, 2014 at 09:21 AM
I will admit that, in my fast-food days of getting robbed regularly, I found it very preferable to have a plan in place and to stick to it. We had a special drop bag in the safe that we were to give to them. The one time I thought my co-workers were in danger, since the would-be thief was high, was the one time I used the sawed-off bat instead of the bag. Had he continued to be a threat, even just in my head, I would have continued to hit him.
Yes, I had to change my underwear afterward.
Posted by: ASK | July 27, 2014 at 04:20 PM
ASK -- my overengaging incident resulted in a cleanup in Aisle One. The police appreciated knowing what had happened so he could put a blanket on his seat when the perp's description included "looks like he peed himself."
When you are in the situation, you follow the protocol. Fight or flight when you are in an enclosed zone gets funky fast.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | July 29, 2014 at 08:24 AM