An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Heroes Among Us
With all the garbage that has been in the news recently, I like to share things that made me smile. First
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – Police said a 71-year-old man, armed only with an ice scraper, frustrated a 20-year-old would-be robber who approached him with a knife. Police said the man was scraping ice off his car Friday when the 20-year-old pulled out a knife and demanded money.
Police Sgt. Pete Ragnone said the man used his ice scraper to fend off the attacker—who then ran to his girlfriend’s home nearby.
That’s when a fight broke out between the 20-year-old and his girlfriend.
The would-be attacker surrendered to police and faces charges of attempted first-degree robbery and aggravated assault-domestic violence.
And then there’s this one:
FENTON, Mo. (AP) – A legally blind man was credited with saving a woman after authorities said a 45-year-old man broke into her apartment on Saturday night. Authorities said the man, a convicted rapist, was waiting for the woman to return home from work.
A neighbor who asked to be identified only as Jerry heard noises coming from the apartment. Jerry is blind in his left eye and has about 25 percent vision in his right eye.
Jerry told KTVI-TV that he went to the apartment and kicked open the door, surprising the would-be attacker, who locked the door. The woman came home and confirmed she didn’t know the man in her apartment, and police took the suspect away.
The man was charged with burglary. The investigation is continuing.
Heh! I love it when the bad guys lose!
Cross Posted at Silent E Speaks
This is a clarion call for registration of ice scrapers and feet. No one should
be allowed to use these dangerous devices for self defense, or the defense of others. Someone could have stolen that ice scraper and used it in a crime! These misguided people should have called 911 and waited for the “proper authorities”. How dare you encourage this type of behavior? (perhaps a little sarcasm here?
LMAO!!!