Arizona -- As we all know, a number of everyday items - and things you regularly carry on your person in particular - can come in handy in a self-defense situation. The unassuming pen is definitely on that short list of things you could potentially grab for if you ever found yourself in a tight spot.
So far, so good. Only problem is that most pens really don't stand much of anything before they break. Heck, a lot of them don't even function properly purely as writing tools...
Enter the Tactical Pens and similar special designed self-defense pens. These tools are - in addition to being pens (duh) - made to withstand serious abuse without splitting, bending or breaking.
The end to all your troubles? Well of course not. Like everything else they have their advantages and disadvantages, and you will of course be at least somewhat trained in the application. And also, keeping it in your purse or briefcase - you know the usual hiding place for your pepper spray canister - won't do you any good at all.
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sunday, December 07, 2008
"Candy man"
California -- On Thanksgiving, a 49-year-old intoxicated man reportedly went uninvited to a neighbor's home in Sacramento. He then started waving a kitchen knife towards people gathered on the lawn, according to usatoday.com.
When the drunken intruder cut several peoples' clothing - one of them decided it was time to fight back. The man grabbed a two-foot-tall plastic candy cane lawn ornament to subdue the attacker until police arrived at the scene.
According to reports, the man with the knife was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. But here's a kicker: The guest who took up the candy cane was not arrested because it was determined by police he acted in self-defense.
Well, that was a surprise. I mean, he could have killed the poor knife-wielding dude with that horrible lawn ornament for crying out loud!
When the drunken intruder cut several peoples' clothing - one of them decided it was time to fight back. The man grabbed a two-foot-tall plastic candy cane lawn ornament to subdue the attacker until police arrived at the scene.
According to reports, the man with the knife was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. But here's a kicker: The guest who took up the candy cane was not arrested because it was determined by police he acted in self-defense.
Well, that was a surprise. I mean, he could have killed the poor knife-wielding dude with that horrible lawn ornament for crying out loud!
Monday, August 18, 2008
He was "bagged"
Australia -- A 24-year-old Hornsby (Sydney) woman was threatened with a sexual assault while going to work at a nursing home Monday, according to smh.com.au.
A man reportedly approached her as she was walking along the street. The 22-year-old man - who was later arrested - started talking to her and she walked up a pathway, according to police.
The man then took out a knife, held it to the woman's throat from behind - threatening to kill her. However, the young woman pushed the attackers knife away, turned around and hit him with her bag. She then allegedly kicked him and ran away.
A man reportedly approached her as she was walking along the street. The 22-year-old man - who was later arrested - started talking to her and she walked up a pathway, according to police.
The man then took out a knife, held it to the woman's throat from behind - threatening to kill her. However, the young woman pushed the attackers knife away, turned around and hit him with her bag. She then allegedly kicked him and ran away.
Friday, June 20, 2008
One man, one plant, one plan
This is just too funny - and too stupid I might add... You just have to watch the video - it's hilarious! Oh, and if the video clip is gone when you get there, just contact me and I'll provide it.
A would-be robber enters a store in DeLand, Florida. And what is his weapon of choice? A palm frond :-)
I don't know if this works in the guy's favor or not, but anyhow his claim is $50. Well, at least he's being specific about it.
The incident ends when a customer chases the man out the door with ... a gun? No, a bar stool :-) Like I said, you need to watch this video!
A would-be robber enters a store in DeLand, Florida. And what is his weapon of choice? A palm frond :-)
I don't know if this works in the guy's favor or not, but anyhow his claim is $50. Well, at least he's being specific about it.
The incident ends when a customer chases the man out the door with ... a gun? No, a bar stool :-) Like I said, you need to watch this video!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
A chair affair
Hawaii -- In Honolulu, Honoluluadvertiser.com reported about a man using a chair to defend himself when another man assaulted him with a skateboard and attempted to rob him at knife point.
The 54-year-old intended victim was reportedly able to fend off the younger attacker by using his chair until witnesses intervened and police arrived.
A chair can be used in primarily three ways as a defence tool. First it is possible to use the chair as a whole to hit an aggressor.
Then, you may (sometimes) be able to break of parts of the chair -- one of the legs usually works best -- to use as a club.
Finally, you can use it to push, or "catch" the aggressor -- think of the legs as four "fangs". If you hold the chair with the four legs pointing away from you, it is possible to avoid being kicked, punched or stabbed. Also, the attacker can be pushed and held against a wall.
This last scenario has occurred at psychiatric hospital and other places as well.
The 54-year-old intended victim was reportedly able to fend off the younger attacker by using his chair until witnesses intervened and police arrived.
A chair can be used in primarily three ways as a defence tool. First it is possible to use the chair as a whole to hit an aggressor.
Then, you may (sometimes) be able to break of parts of the chair -- one of the legs usually works best -- to use as a club.
Finally, you can use it to push, or "catch" the aggressor -- think of the legs as four "fangs". If you hold the chair with the four legs pointing away from you, it is possible to avoid being kicked, punched or stabbed. Also, the attacker can be pushed and held against a wall.
This last scenario has occurred at psychiatric hospital and other places as well.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Message (with) a bottle
I guess the bottle of coke won this round... :-)
Story:
Florida -- It is reported that a woman and her bottle of coke were unharmed after fighting off a robber armed with an umbrella in Tampa, according to abcactionnews.com
Police said a mother and daughter team armed with an umbrella attempted to rob the woman who fought back with a bottle of Coca-Cola.
The 44-year-old victim was attacked as she was getting into her car at a food mart. The 45 year old female robber threatened the victim with an umbrella, telling her to hand over her purse.
Using a formidable 2-liter Coke bottle, the intended victim fought back, hitting the robber several times, police said.
The umbrella wielding robber was forces to flee -- without the purse -- in a vehicle reportedly driven by her 26-year-old daughter.
Story:
Florida -- It is reported that a woman and her bottle of coke were unharmed after fighting off a robber armed with an umbrella in Tampa, according to abcactionnews.com
Police said a mother and daughter team armed with an umbrella attempted to rob the woman who fought back with a bottle of Coca-Cola.
The 44-year-old victim was attacked as she was getting into her car at a food mart. The 45 year old female robber threatened the victim with an umbrella, telling her to hand over her purse.
Using a formidable 2-liter Coke bottle, the intended victim fought back, hitting the robber several times, police said.
The umbrella wielding robber was forces to flee -- without the purse -- in a vehicle reportedly driven by her 26-year-old daughter.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
A 'cooler aid'
A South Side apartment complex in Madison, Wisconsin has already been the scene of three murders and a non-fatal shooting during a 15 months period.
Thursday night yet another crime occurred, when a 50-year-old woman reportedly had to fight off an attempted sexual assault by a stranger in the basement of her building, according to madison.com.
The tenant said she had gone to a storage locker in the building's basement about 6 p.m. to get something. She was just about to leave when a man grabbed her from behind, a police spokesman said.
As the man held her by the waist, the woman reached into the storage locker, grabbing a hard beverage cooler plastic top to defend herself.
She was able to hit him a couple of times right in the head with it. The attacker yelled in pain, and the woman was able to run back upstairs to her apartment.
A police report stated the woman's shirt was ripped in the encounter, but she was otherwise unharmed.
Thursday night yet another crime occurred, when a 50-year-old woman reportedly had to fight off an attempted sexual assault by a stranger in the basement of her building, according to madison.com.
The tenant said she had gone to a storage locker in the building's basement about 6 p.m. to get something. She was just about to leave when a man grabbed her from behind, a police spokesman said.
As the man held her by the waist, the woman reached into the storage locker, grabbing a hard beverage cooler plastic top to defend herself.
She was able to hit him a couple of times right in the head with it. The attacker yelled in pain, and the woman was able to run back upstairs to her apartment.
A police report stated the woman's shirt was ripped in the encounter, but she was otherwise unharmed.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Glass danger
It's been said here before - if a fight breaks out, chances are great that someone will grab the nearest item to be used as a weapon. And if that happens to be a bottle or some other glass item, the consequences can be disastrous.
Story:
Australia -- A 20-year-old woman glassed in the face and now blind in one eye has demanded pubs and clubs be forced to use toughened plastic cups, according to news.com.au.
She made the plea from her hospital bed where she remained in pain since being attacked on a dance floor early on Sunday morning.
The victim says the altercation between her and her alleged attacker at the pub in Wollongong occurred after they bumped into one another while dancing.
"We exchanged words and within 30 seconds I had a glass hurled into my face," she said.
Story:
Australia -- A 20-year-old woman glassed in the face and now blind in one eye has demanded pubs and clubs be forced to use toughened plastic cups, according to news.com.au.
She made the plea from her hospital bed where she remained in pain since being attacked on a dance floor early on Sunday morning.
The victim says the altercation between her and her alleged attacker at the pub in Wollongong occurred after they bumped into one another while dancing.
"We exchanged words and within 30 seconds I had a glass hurled into my face," she said.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Skilled with skillet
Hmmm... a skillet, eh?
This must be the ancient art of cook fu!
Story:
Kentucky -- Lexington Police say two men forced their way into a woman's apartment, and tried to rape her.
The two men asked for her husband, according to wkyt.com. When she told them her husband wasn't at home, the men forced their way in.
The woman was able to reach for a skillet and hit one of the men in the head with it. The two men ran away. One had a head injury.
This must be the ancient art of cook fu!
Story:
Kentucky -- Lexington Police say two men forced their way into a woman's apartment, and tried to rape her.
The two men asked for her husband, according to wkyt.com. When she told them her husband wasn't at home, the men forced their way in.
The woman was able to reach for a skillet and hit one of the men in the head with it. The two men ran away. One had a head injury.
Monday, September 10, 2007
He "saw him off"
Yes, I know, poor joke - sorry about that :-)
At least there's a bit of 'eye-kido' in this story...
Anyways, this kid did a great job! With all these witnesses, I do take it for granted that it's real - or at least close to what actually happened.
Story:
Florida -- While waiting for wire cables to be delivered to his home Saturday morning, the longtime student of Hapkido (a Korean martial art) fought off a neighbor who barged into his family's Pompano Beach home with a chain-saw.
The 17-year-old high school senior said his friends had just picked up a compressor for a robotics high school competition. He said goodbye and went back inside the house to wait for the cables he would also need, leaving the front door open.
Moments later, the teenager said, the 6-foot, 300-pound neighbor walked in with a chain saw belonging to the teenager's 56-year-old father. Screaming and spewing obscenities, the neighbor tried, in vain, to rev up the tool.
Go to sun-sentinel.com for the full story.
Read this and other self-defence stories at Your Martial Arts Resources
At least there's a bit of 'eye-kido' in this story...
Anyways, this kid did a great job! With all these witnesses, I do take it for granted that it's real - or at least close to what actually happened.
Story:
Florida -- While waiting for wire cables to be delivered to his home Saturday morning, the longtime student of Hapkido (a Korean martial art) fought off a neighbor who barged into his family's Pompano Beach home with a chain-saw.
The 17-year-old high school senior said his friends had just picked up a compressor for a robotics high school competition. He said goodbye and went back inside the house to wait for the cables he would also need, leaving the front door open.
Moments later, the teenager said, the 6-foot, 300-pound neighbor walked in with a chain saw belonging to the teenager's 56-year-old father. Screaming and spewing obscenities, the neighbor tried, in vain, to rev up the tool.
Go to sun-sentinel.com for the full story.
Read this and other self-defence stories at Your Martial Arts Resources
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Nutcracker nut-case
Canada -- A Windsor man was out walking when a man approached him and asked for a cigarette. The victim declined to give him a cigarette and the suspect then asked him for money.
When the victim declined to hand over money the suspect reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny metal object that was later determined to be a nutcracker.
The victim fled on foot with the nutcracker-wielding would-be bandit in pursuit. The man managed to pull out his cell phone while running from the man and called 911 with details of what had happened. Officers responded and saw the suspect still chasing the victim. He was arrested without incident.
Source
When the victim declined to hand over money the suspect reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny metal object that was later determined to be a nutcracker.
The victim fled on foot with the nutcracker-wielding would-be bandit in pursuit. The man managed to pull out his cell phone while running from the man and called 911 with details of what had happened. Officers responded and saw the suspect still chasing the victim. He was arrested without incident.
Source
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Scissors vs. handle bars
Canada -- A 46-year-old man was stabbed with a half-pair of scissors by a man Vancouver police think was high on crystal meth. The attack took place at about 8 p.m. Monday near the Inukshuk at English Bay.
The victim told the suspect to get away from him and the suspect came at him with a half-pair of scissors.
The 26-year-old suspect managed to stab the victim in the abdomen two or three times before the victim could defend himself, police said. The victim fought back with bicycle handle bars, so he gave a good conk on the head of the suspect, police said.
Both men were treated in hospital and released. Fanning said the victim's injuries are considered relatively minor.
Source
The victim told the suspect to get away from him and the suspect came at him with a half-pair of scissors.
The 26-year-old suspect managed to stab the victim in the abdomen two or three times before the victim could defend himself, police said. The victim fought back with bicycle handle bars, so he gave a good conk on the head of the suspect, police said.
Both men were treated in hospital and released. Fanning said the victim's injuries are considered relatively minor.
Source
Monday, July 16, 2007
Whistle blower
New Jersey -- A 14-year-old suspect, who authorities are certain preyed upon women in North Hudson last year has been apprehended. The teenager is charged with the assault of a 22-year-old college student November 2006 in a Guttenberg back alley, as she was returning home after parking her car around 10 p.m.
The young perpetrator allegedly forced the college student into a back alley by putting his hand across her mouth, but she resisted, according to a report. The assailant then allegedly pushed the woman's head against the wall, but the woman continued to struggle.
The intended victim blew a whistle that she had attached to her key ring. Several men came to her defense and the assailant fled the scene. The woman was not severely hurt or sexually assaulted.
"Although the boy is only 14, he appeared to be much older," a police spokesman said.
Source
The young perpetrator allegedly forced the college student into a back alley by putting his hand across her mouth, but she resisted, according to a report. The assailant then allegedly pushed the woman's head against the wall, but the woman continued to struggle.
The intended victim blew a whistle that she had attached to her key ring. Several men came to her defense and the assailant fled the scene. The woman was not severely hurt or sexually assaulted.
"Although the boy is only 14, he appeared to be much older," a police spokesman said.
Source
Friday, June 15, 2007
'Car-go'
... Or car-do ("the way of the car") :-)
Anyhow - a car is a great and versatile self-defense tool!
Story:
UK -- A shopper has told the Old Bailey how she used her car to scare off a man who attacked a 39-year-old housewife. The man is accused of committing the attack four days before allegedly knifing a teenager in Orpington.
On September 26, the woman noticed a man following the victim in a car park. The woman told the jury she had first seen the man loitering by a car park ticket machine near a shopping center.
When she reached her car on the floor below, she noticed the man was following the other shopper. She then heard screams. The court heard the victim had been knocked to the ground and the attacker was on top of her.
The woman then started sounding the horn of her car and shouting at the man. She told the jury the attacker then stood up and looked at her before slowly walking away. She said: "He stopped doing what he was doing and began to walk away. Initially it was quite slow, which I found quite strange considering what he had just done. He seemed quite cool and calm."
Jurors have already been told the suspect is a loner obsessed with Internet porn, including sites which celebrate rape and other forms of sexual violence. The prosecutor told the court the hospital worker spent hours downloading sick stories and pictures from the Internet.
Source
Anyhow - a car is a great and versatile self-defense tool!
Story:
UK -- A shopper has told the Old Bailey how she used her car to scare off a man who attacked a 39-year-old housewife. The man is accused of committing the attack four days before allegedly knifing a teenager in Orpington.
On September 26, the woman noticed a man following the victim in a car park. The woman told the jury she had first seen the man loitering by a car park ticket machine near a shopping center.
When she reached her car on the floor below, she noticed the man was following the other shopper. She then heard screams. The court heard the victim had been knocked to the ground and the attacker was on top of her.
The woman then started sounding the horn of her car and shouting at the man. She told the jury the attacker then stood up and looked at her before slowly walking away. She said: "He stopped doing what he was doing and began to walk away. Initially it was quite slow, which I found quite strange considering what he had just done. He seemed quite cool and calm."
Jurors have already been told the suspect is a loner obsessed with Internet porn, including sites which celebrate rape and other forms of sexual violence. The prosecutor told the court the hospital worker spent hours downloading sick stories and pictures from the Internet.
Source
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
'My-key-do' #3
Soon these things will have to be registered as offensive weapons, I guess :-)
Not much 'ai' (means 'harmony') here - more like ai-ai...
Suppose the new art then will be termed ai-aikeydo ("the key way to pain") :-)
Case 1:
After a street assault in January, a 22-year-old New Zealander was rushed to Wellington Hospital to have surgeons remove his car key, which was embedded behind his right ear.
Case 2:
Illinois -- Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to confirm whether a 24-year-old southwest side man was stabbed to death with a house key, Chicago police said. The man was pronounced dead early Sunday in Oak Lawn after he was stabbed in the back of the neck during a fight at his family's home.
Case 3:
Australia -- A 12-year-old boy from Sinnamon Park was able to escape an attempted abduction May 22 by lashing out at the man's face with his house keys and jumping from the car he had been dragged into.
Not much 'ai' (means 'harmony') here - more like ai-ai...
Suppose the new art then will be termed ai-aikeydo ("the key way to pain") :-)
Case 1:
After a street assault in January, a 22-year-old New Zealander was rushed to Wellington Hospital to have surgeons remove his car key, which was embedded behind his right ear.
Case 2:
Illinois -- Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to confirm whether a 24-year-old southwest side man was stabbed to death with a house key, Chicago police said. The man was pronounced dead early Sunday in Oak Lawn after he was stabbed in the back of the neck during a fight at his family's home.
Case 3:
Australia -- A 12-year-old boy from Sinnamon Park was able to escape an attempted abduction May 22 by lashing out at the man's face with his house keys and jumping from the car he had been dragged into.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Piece of garbage
California -- A man is accused of trying to rape a female manager at a Centre City motel before three employees and a good Samaritan subdued him with a garbage can lid and a piece of wood.
The 22-year-old suspect walked into the Motel 6 Friday afternoon and asked about a room, officials said.
Police said the man jumped over the counter and went after the clerk, who ran to the back office, where the 35-year-old female manager was working. The three struggled, and the fight spilled into the laundry room, where a maid was working.
The maid struck the assailant with a metal trash can lid. The clerk broke free and ran across the street to a liquor store for help, police said.
A liquor store employee ran back to Motel 6, saw the assailant on top of the manager and beat him with a piece of wood, police said. The Motel 6 manager suffered a broken nose and a cut lip.
Source
The 22-year-old suspect walked into the Motel 6 Friday afternoon and asked about a room, officials said.
Police said the man jumped over the counter and went after the clerk, who ran to the back office, where the 35-year-old female manager was working. The three struggled, and the fight spilled into the laundry room, where a maid was working.
The maid struck the assailant with a metal trash can lid. The clerk broke free and ran across the street to a liquor store for help, police said.
A liquor store employee ran back to Motel 6, saw the assailant on top of the manager and beat him with a piece of wood, police said. The Motel 6 manager suffered a broken nose and a cut lip.
Source
Thursday, May 17, 2007
'Yankee-do'
Don't mess with granny! Don't they teach kids this lesson today?
Story:
The Yankees have honored a robber-bashing Bronxville grandmother of eight yesterday in a home plate ceremony.
The 68-year-old woman foiled an April 26 robbery at a sandwich shoppe in Tuckahoe where she worked by smacking the robber with a 1961 Yankees miniature bat.
With her 16-inch weapon in hand, she waved to the stadium crowd when she was introduced yesterday, then got a surprise when Derek Jeter came out of the dugout and presented her with a real bat signed by the team and gave her a hug.
During the attempted robbery last month, the man told the woman he had a gun, and demanded she empty the cash register. The lifelong Yankees fan said she threw the money on the floor, then as he was bending over to pick it up, grabbed her commemorative bat and hit him in the back of the head twice. He dropped the money and ran out of the store.
Source
Story:
The Yankees have honored a robber-bashing Bronxville grandmother of eight yesterday in a home plate ceremony.
The 68-year-old woman foiled an April 26 robbery at a sandwich shoppe in Tuckahoe where she worked by smacking the robber with a 1961 Yankees miniature bat.
With her 16-inch weapon in hand, she waved to the stadium crowd when she was introduced yesterday, then got a surprise when Derek Jeter came out of the dugout and presented her with a real bat signed by the team and gave her a hug.
During the attempted robbery last month, the man told the woman he had a gun, and demanded she empty the cash register. The lifelong Yankees fan said she threw the money on the floor, then as he was bending over to pick it up, grabbed her commemorative bat and hit him in the back of the head twice. He dropped the money and ran out of the store.
Source
Monday, April 30, 2007
The 'Milky' Way
Can't help it, but I have quite a soft spot for fighter girls like this :-)
Drink you milk kids!
Story ("Milk-do" - or 'The Way Of The Milk'):
Massachusetts -- A 14-year-old Fairhaven girl fought off a man who first offered her a ride in his truck and then tried to grab her near a boat ramp early yesterday afternoon.
The girl said she was walking when a man in his early 30s pulled up and asked if she needed a ride. She refused, but the man allegedly began following her in his truck. As she neared the parking lot of the Pease Park boat ramp, he pulled in front of her, blocking her way, police said.
The teenager told police the man then got out of his truck and walked up behind her. He grabbed her by the back of the arm, trying to get her to stop, and said, "Come on and get in my car."
The girl struck her attacker in the face with a container of milk she was carrying, causing him to let go. When he tried to grab her arm a second time, she kneed him in the groin.
The man (wisely) gave up and the girl ran home to report the incident.
Source
Drink you milk kids!
Story ("Milk-do" - or 'The Way Of The Milk'):
Massachusetts -- A 14-year-old Fairhaven girl fought off a man who first offered her a ride in his truck and then tried to grab her near a boat ramp early yesterday afternoon.
The girl said she was walking when a man in his early 30s pulled up and asked if she needed a ride. She refused, but the man allegedly began following her in his truck. As she neared the parking lot of the Pease Park boat ramp, he pulled in front of her, blocking her way, police said.
The teenager told police the man then got out of his truck and walked up behind her. He grabbed her by the back of the arm, trying to get her to stop, and said, "Come on and get in my car."
The girl struck her attacker in the face with a container of milk she was carrying, causing him to let go. When he tried to grab her arm a second time, she kneed him in the groin.
The man (wisely) gave up and the girl ran home to report the incident.
Source
Monday, April 09, 2007
Fighting food
Some people seems to belong on the inside of a prison - and no, they're not the ones working there ...
Story:
Turkey -- On the day he was released from prison in Izmir after serving time for purse snatching, a 24-year-old man was taken into custody for trying to snatch the purse of 54-year-old woman.
The incident occurred Saturday evening in Izmir. The newly released purse-snatcher chose the woman, who was on her way out of the mall, as a victim.
After sneaking up from behind her, he tried to snatch her purse by pulling on it; however, the woman resisted so he tried to take her down.
The woman hit the purse-snatcher on his head with the grocery she had and began yelling for help. The man panicked and tried to escape.
He was captured by police teams patrolling the area shortly after the police was notified of his purse-snatching attempt.
Source
Story:
Turkey -- On the day he was released from prison in Izmir after serving time for purse snatching, a 24-year-old man was taken into custody for trying to snatch the purse of 54-year-old woman.
The incident occurred Saturday evening in Izmir. The newly released purse-snatcher chose the woman, who was on her way out of the mall, as a victim.
After sneaking up from behind her, he tried to snatch her purse by pulling on it; however, the woman resisted so he tried to take her down.
The woman hit the purse-snatcher on his head with the grocery she had and began yelling for help. The man panicked and tried to escape.
He was captured by police teams patrolling the area shortly after the police was notified of his purse-snatching attempt.
Source
Friday, March 16, 2007
'Peas-keeper'
Here's your new self-defense weapon "the peas-keeper" :-)
Brilliant teamwork, I'd say!
Story:
UK -- Two plucky pensioners foiled a chip shop robber with a bowl of mushy peas and a pan of boiling hot water, a court heard today.
The 21-year-old robber stormed in with a hammer and jumped over the counter of shop in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
The masked raider struck the 65-year-old male owner on the head and shoulder before his 61-year-old partner came into the room with a bowl of peas. She threw the peas at the robber causing him to slip over.
The robber got back to his feet and tried to open the cash till but was stopped in his tracks as the couple picked up a pan of water and launched it at him.
The raider ran out of the shop empty-handed and was later found to have suffered burns to his right arm, chest and neck, which needed hospital treatment.
Source
Brilliant teamwork, I'd say!
Story:
UK -- Two plucky pensioners foiled a chip shop robber with a bowl of mushy peas and a pan of boiling hot water, a court heard today.
The 21-year-old robber stormed in with a hammer and jumped over the counter of shop in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
The masked raider struck the 65-year-old male owner on the head and shoulder before his 61-year-old partner came into the room with a bowl of peas. She threw the peas at the robber causing him to slip over.
The robber got back to his feet and tried to open the cash till but was stopped in his tracks as the couple picked up a pan of water and launched it at him.
The raider ran out of the shop empty-handed and was later found to have suffered burns to his right arm, chest and neck, which needed hospital treatment.
Source
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