Posted on 11/26/2010 7:11:15 PM PST by PAR35
A Marine reservist collecting Toys for Tots donations at Augusta's Best Buy was stabbed in the back this afternoon while helping subdue a shoplifting suspect.
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Attaway, of the 500 block of College Street in Waynesboro, has been charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a knife in commission of a crime.
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More than a few of us have the same opinion as yours.
Hmmm. It looks like 3/4” rope would be necessary, but also sufficient for the job.
That young Marine should be mildly chastised for permitting USMC property to be damaged in the event. Thus, once he has recuperated, he should be afforded some extra training on how in future to insure that it is the perp that is damaged, and not his person.
I’m sure there are some qualified USMC instructors in the area who will be more than willing to offer him useful tips and a little practice. It is good to keep up with such practical matters.
Good point.
My husband pulled a robber off the cashier at his CVS store, threw the robber on the ground and sat on him until the police arrived. In the struggle the robber cut my husband up with a box cutter. The result? 47 stitches and CVS wanted to fire him. According to company policy he was supposed to just stand there while the robber attacked the cashier (17 year old young lady).
How did all this turn out?
Leni
Unarmed self-defense skills when placed against armed assault rarely succeeds, but it appears the Marine took the proper approach by bringing the fight in close, mano a mano, so as to constrain the number of areas the knife could reach.
Hence truisms such as, “Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight”, etc.
That’s because the corporate decisions of businesses like CVS are made by people managing their situations, instead of living their lives with virtue. Unless they have been provided the resources to manage, they would helplessly flounder.
Armed combatant, not in uniform. He should be sent to Gitmo for the duration.
Actually, I will complement the Marine on the technique he used, that is, he “clotheslined” the perp. With just a tad more technique, he would have won clean, but he made a mistake, he let go.
Typically, Marine Jiu-Jitsu is like that. Take down and keep moving, don’t continue with the guy you just knocked down. But he needs the “step 2” of grappling training. With his arm around the perp’s neck, he would *own* him, even if he had a knife.
It even makes me wince a little bit when I think about the civilian Jiu-Jitsu bruisers I’ve known. I wouldn’t let them within a leg’s length of me if I had my druthers, otherwise they would squeeze out my sauce in a fight.
And, of course, if he had held on, his Marine buddies would have still been there. Perp probably would have been taking a nice nap.
A Marine reservist collecting Toys for Tots donations at Augusta's Best Buy was stabbed in the back this afternoon while helping subdue a shoplifting suspect... Attaway, of the 500 block of College Street in Waynesboro, has been charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a knife in commission of a crime.The POS shouldn't live to see trial. Thanks PAR35.
District manager on up wanted him fired because of “liability.” The only reason he didn’t get fired was because all the other coworkers would have all quit if he got fired.
Exactly. And this is why robbers find the stores “easy pickings.” They don’t expect anyone to fight back. All corporate cares about is liability. They don’t care about doing the right thing.
Which makes me wonder what would have happened to Best Buy employees if they tried to stop the thief.
Leni
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