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Jedi light-sabre beats Taser in Oregon parking-lot fracas
The Register (Brit Tech) ^ | 2011-12-16 | Lester Haines

Posted on 12/26/2011 7:17:55 PM PST by dayglored

Mumbo-Jumbo Mystic Impervious To Cops' Electric Blasters

For those of you who've ever wondered, like you do, whether the Jedi lightsabre or the Taser is the more effective weapon, we're delighted to report that the electric dispenser of justice is no match for Obi-Wan Kenobi's mighty glowing tool.

David A. Canterbury earlier this week went on the rampage at a Portland Toys R Us store, assaulting three customers with a plastic replica of the Jedi weapon.

Cue swift intervention by law enforcement operatives, who found 33-year-old Canterbury wandering in the parking lot, "talking incoherently", and still swinging his Star Wars stick of merchandise in a manner evidently threatening a severe disruption to the balance of The Force.

A shaken Sgt. Pete Simpson recounted that a first attempt to deploy a taser failed when the device malfunctioned. A second blast ended similarly when Canterbury simply used his lightsabre to snap one of the wires connecting him with the high-voltage law-enforcer.

In the end, cops were obliged to wrestle the perp to the ground as he "struggled violently and continued to shout nonsense". This latter observation confirms El Reg suspicions that Canterbury really is a disciple of the Church of Jedi.

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(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: jedi; lightsabre; napl; oregon; starwars; taser
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The perp:


1 posted on 12/26/2011 7:18:01 PM PST by dayglored
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To: martin_fierro; Slings and Arrows
I know this is a few days old, but I can't believe it didn't make it into FR so far....

Ping-worthy?

2 posted on 12/26/2011 7:18:59 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: dayglored

Well, I guess we all knew the Star Wars kid would have to grow up eventually.


3 posted on 12/26/2011 7:23:14 PM PST by ThE_RiPpEr.
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To: dayglored; ThE_RiPpEr.

“Obi-wan’s mighty glowing tool.”

Huh! Huh! He said “tool” Beavis.


4 posted on 12/26/2011 7:25:41 PM PST by sinanju
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To: 21stCenturion; 75thOVI; Abathar; alarm rider; albee; Alice au Wonderland; Amityschild; ...
INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH
HUMOR

>> PING <<
No amateurs, please.
Send FReepmail if you want on/off ISHP list
The List of Ping Lists

"Tasers. So uncivilized."

5 posted on 12/26/2011 7:26:03 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: dayglored

May the Scwartz be with you!

By the look of your light saber, your Schwartz is as big as mine!


6 posted on 12/26/2011 7:27:36 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: ThE_RiPpEr.

Bookmark


7 posted on 12/26/2011 7:28:46 PM PST by Publius6961 (My world was lovely, until it was taken over by parasites.)
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To: ThE_RiPpEr.

8 posted on 12/26/2011 7:29:03 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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To: dayglored

You might be a redneck Jedi if...

*You ever heard the phrase, “May the force be with y’all.”
*Your Jedi robe is a camouflage color.
*You have ever used your light saber to open a bottle of Boone’s Farm Strawberry Hill.
*At least one wing of your X-Wings is primer colored.
*You have bantha horns on the front of your land speeder.
*You can easily describe the taste of an Ewok.
*You have ever had an X-wing up on blocks in your yard.
You ever lost a hand during a light saber fight because you had to spit.
*The worst part of spending time on Dagobah is the dadgum skeeters.
*Wookies are offended by your B.O.
*You have ever used the force to get yourself another beer so you didn’t have to wait for a commercial.
*You have ever used the force in conjunction with fishing/bowling.
*Your father has ever said to you, “Shoot, son come on over to the dark side...it’ll be a hoot.”
*You have ever had your R-2 unit use its self-defense electro-shock thingy to get the barbecue grill to light.
*You have a confederate flag painted on the hood of your landspeeder.
*Although you had to kill him, you kinda thought that Jabba the Hutt had a pretty good handle on how to treat his women.
*You have ever accidentally referred to Darth Vader’s evil empire as “them damn Yankees.”
*You have a cousin who bears a strong resemblance to Chewbacca.
*You suggested that they outfit the Millennium Falcon with red wood deck.
*You were the only person drinking Jack Daniels on the rocks during the cantina scene.


9 posted on 12/26/2011 7:30:45 PM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: dayglored

Incoherent? Pish-tosh...I’m sure it was one of the Great Galactic languages.


10 posted on 12/26/2011 7:30:56 PM PST by TrueKnightGalahad
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To: dayglored

The Force is strong with this one.


11 posted on 12/26/2011 7:33:09 PM PST by BenKenobi (You know, you really need to break free of that Catholic mindset.- metmom)
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To: sinanju

I knew somebody would pick that up besides me. :)


12 posted on 12/26/2011 7:33:14 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: central_va
> You have ever had an X-wing up on blocks in your yard.

HEY! I resemble that remark!

13 posted on 12/26/2011 7:34:35 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: dayglored

Totally brought a well needed smile to my face...thank you for sharing!


14 posted on 12/26/2011 7:35:50 PM PST by zimfam007 (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: dayglored
A shaken Sgt. Pete Simpson...

Is this what passes for law enforcement in England these days?

-PJ

15 posted on 12/26/2011 7:36:33 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you can vote for President, then your children can run for President.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

“...the Meth is what gives a lightsabre-wielding dork his power. It’s an energy field cooked up from every conceiveable thing, including lithium batteries. It surrounds them and penetrates then. It binds their imaginary galaxy together.”


16 posted on 12/26/2011 7:37:45 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)
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To: dayglored
no match for Obi-Wan Kenobi's mighty glowing tool


17 posted on 12/26/2011 7:38:54 PM PST by Future Snake Eater (Don't stop. Keep moving!)
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To: zimfam007
> Totally brought a well needed smile to my face...thank you for sharing!

You're very welcome... Merry Christmas! :)

18 posted on 12/26/2011 7:44:19 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: dayglored

He looks like a winner!


19 posted on 12/26/2011 7:45:48 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Straight and proud.)
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To: Future Snake Eater

I miss seeing him on ‘The Office’.


20 posted on 12/26/2011 7:47:10 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Straight and proud.)
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