Posted on 01/22/2015 11:08:44 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
Two police officers in Wilmington were injured while trying to catch and arrest a knife-wielding 28-year-old Maynard man who had threatened people at a commuter rail station Wednesday.
Authorities say Seth Mather, used a knife to threaten two people near the Main Street train station around 3:40 p.m. The people, who werent identified by police, locked themselves in their cars while Mather yelled at them, police said. Mather allegedly slashed two tires.
He eventually ran off, jumping off a train platform as police chased him. Officer Louis Martigetti slipped on the icy platform during the chase, injuring himself.
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If he hadn’t been one of Obama’s people, would he have been shot? Just wondering.
Seth Mather - doesn't sound amish, but it is.
At any rate, not long after that, their government considered making it a crime to carry a knife outside your house. I suppose if you killed someone with a knife INSIDE your house, they would have considered banning all knives in the country.
Because the British are so freaked out over knives, I sent a pocket knife for Christmas this year to my 15 year old grandson who lives there. If I lived there, I'd likely have a collection of knives of every sort welded to the front of my house.
NCIS-one of Gibbs rules: Never go anywhere without a knife. I carry one in my purse at all times. Haven’t been flying since they banned them.
Instead of banning stuff, they should encourage everyone to live by the 10 commandments.
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