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Posted: May 15, 2006 at 7:48 PM / IP Logged

I just install a customers cd player and the customer is in here paying the bill. He goes out to his car and I hear, "hey, that guy stole my cd player". Turns out that dude is riding a bike right towards me as I hear this. The customer is hot on his tail, 50 feet later the customer grabs the kids jacket and knocks him off his bike. The dude drops the cd player and keeps running. By then I was 15 feet away and running hard. I caught this dude and 220 pounds landed square on his back the second he turned to see if anyone was behind him. Wham onto the pavement he goes. Hold one arm down with one hand and his head with the other. All my weight on his back. Kid is toast for now. He has a knife in the other hand. I order him to throw it away, he does not. I repeat the order and he does not comply. I put my knee on his head and remove the knife out of his hand and throw it away. The kid was fighting for all he was worth.

Mistake #1, I let the dude come up, even though I have both of his arms behind his back. I lean him over a car. The dude grabs me by the shorts and starts lifting, now he grabs the big guy and I immediately take him to the ground, He does not release. I drift him once in the head, he releases. Now he is on his back and trying to eye gouge me. I use my left hand and force his head to the side. I have all my weight on his chest. I drill him twice with my right hand and knocked him out. Game over. Someone comes and holds one arm down while I keep his body immobile and his right arm pinned. Then we watch the police drive right on by as they were looking for us. All over a $50.00 cd player. Stupid dude just got out of jail for theft under two months ago. Now he has a assault charge and another theft charge to go on his rap sheet that is pages long. See you next year when you get out ***clown.

I will never make mistake #1 again. I also do not recommend that anyone try something like this at the same time. You must know your legal bounds and what you can and cannot do. Anyway that is my excitement for the day.

Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.

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Posted: May 15, 2006 at 7:57 PM / IP Logged

One for Forbidden... 0 for dumb kid !

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Posted: May 15, 2006 at 10:06 PM / IP Logged

forbidden... You're a beast. And I thought you were getting old Guess who caught a thief? -- posted image. . Sounds like a good beating to me. I know not to steal anything from you or your customers .

That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.

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Posted: May 15, 2006 at 11:15 PM / IP Logged

Those shiny mountie handcuffs sure would have come in handy.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

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Posted: May 15, 2006 at 11:37 PM / IP Logged

I am a beast, didn't you see the pic of me that Jeff took, that was on a good day. People should just not steal in general. As far as the mountie handcuffs go, I was given a polite, thank you but no thank you with your application and we cannot tell you the reason why. Guess I get to be an audio guy for awhile longer now.

Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.

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Posted: May 15, 2006 at 11:46 PM / IP Logged

Sorry to hear about the RCMP shrugin you off man, but taking down another piece of scum is always a good thing.

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Posted: May 15, 2006 at 11:51 PM / IP Logged

stevdart wrote:

Those shiny mountie handcuffs sure would have come in handy.

He would have to take them off his bed post first Guess who caught a thief? -- posted image.

Jeff

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Posted: May 17, 2006 at 1:36 PM / IP Logged

I wish I had that happen, I got some rage to unlease on some theives!

hoping I pass the 1st class for the first time on 5-18-6, wish me luck!

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Posted: May 17, 2006 at 3:53 PM / IP Logged

Man, I don't know Rob. You risked getting cut over a $50 CD player? I got held up at gun point when I was running a store in New Jersey and I'm no pussy, but I gladly let the scumbag take whatever he wanted, that's why God invented insurance. I'm really glad you took this idiot off the street, but the most important thing is you didn't get hurt.

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Posted: May 17, 2006 at 4:01 PM / IP Logged

At no point in time did I want to hurt this person, I should have made that clear. All I wanted to do was restrain him and prevent myself from being hurt. When he decided to struggle and fight (and fight dirty as he went for my nuts, then throat and finally my eyes), it was only then that I used enough force to incapacitate him. Nobody should openly be looking to cause another person harm in any circumstance.

Again, I entered into this expecting the worst and had I not thought that he had something under his coat, the entire thing could have turned out way different. In 5 seconds he went from nothing in his hands (as I had been watching them while I was running after him) to me being launched through the air and taking him to the ground and pinning both him and each arm. By the time he hit the ground, the knife was in his left hand.

The bad news is that he pleaded out for the theft charge and the Crown dropped the assault charge. 30 days and that is all he gets for a repeat offender. (and a banged up face from some 2 nice KO punches + a little pavement grind).

Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.

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