Posted on 10/14/2013 12:15:32 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
Thug shot seconds after attempted bike heist
By Jeane MacIntosh October 14, 2013 | 10:10am
A would-be motorcycle thief in Brazil who tried to pull off a daring heist at a traffic light was shot by cops seconds later – and the entire incident was caught on the theft victim’s helmet cam. The dramatic footage, posted online to Live Leak, shows a gloveless rider on a high-performance Honda Hornet tearing down a street and overtaking cars before slowing down at a Sao Paolo intersection. Two men on another bike pull up in front of him at the light – and the man on the back of the bike pulls out a gun. Hopping off the lead bike, the gunman — later identified as Escarante Leonardo Santos, 35 — brandishes the .38 caliber at the first rider, ordering him off the Honda. The rider hands over the keys to his bike. As Santo is about to pull away, the helmet cam records a military policeman sprinting across the intersection.
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A heartwarming story.
Amazing footage, the robber was a real punk.
2 shots, 2 hits. Nice job.
Much better than the NYPD tends to do.
That was pretty f*ck’n cool.
Thank you for posting this. This made my week.
Will they punish the shooter like they would in the US?
(rolls eyes)
Awesomeee!
It looks like the victim’s bike would be way faster, though.
If he knew they were chasing him, it seems like he could have been long gone. Especially from the bike with the two idiots on it.
Wow, that cop was on the ball.
More on the Brazilian Military Police.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Police_%28Brazil%29
That thief was so excited about his new bike! Life was great for him for about 4 seconds.
Nice shooting, pal!
BANG!
STOP OR I’LL SHOOT......again!
They sure have lots of Sprinters in Brazil. They were lots of them in this video. Mercedes is doing well there
That was pretty sweet.
The first bit was the shooting...
The rest was watching the little thug lying on the ground moaning in pain.
Music to my ears.
Cop should have had a bigger gun.
But that guy takes his business seriously, doesn't waste public resources pondering the shot!
Bang. Done. Coffee.
I once got chased on my motorcycle by 3 drunks in a car and I had a passenger....scariest experience of my life.
Looks like a 600CC 100 horsepower Honda Hornet.
http://www.honda.com.br/motos/Paginas/cb-600f-hornet.aspx
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