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Naked 91-year-old holds burglar at gunpoint (Naked Hero Ping!)
cbs12.com ^ | 9/19/2009 | Staff

Posted on 09/19/2009 7:13:30 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

This next homeowner is a force to be reckoned with. He's 91, he was buck naked, but he and his dog decided to go after a would be burglar. He held the man at gunpoint until police arrived. Deputies say they found the would be burglar on the back porch by the pool drunk and trembling, probably not how he thought it would all go down. He got more than he bargained for when he decided to mess with this elderly man and his trusty rottweiler mix. 91-year-old Robert Thompson and his 5-year-old dog Rett tag-teamed a thug trying to break into their Lake Worth home Friday night.

Thompson said, "I think the guy was scared to death, he was screaming."

Thompson jumped out of bed, totally naked he went to go check things out with Rett by his side.

He said, "I started to let him out the door and he was so anxious he got caught in the door."

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office 26-year-old Jose Pascual was the man on the porch. Rett pinned Pascual, but this purple heart World War Two Veteran wanted back-up.

Thompson said, "I went in and got my cell phone and dialed 911 and got my gun."

Thompson says Pascual was coming toward him so he fired a shot. Authorities say he held the drunk intruder at gunpoint until deputies arrived, but he's giving his best bud Rett all the credit for the happy ending.

He said, "He's the hero."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbs12.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; elderly; naked; napl

1 posted on 09/19/2009 7:13:30 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

http://ccwsaveslives.blogspot.com/


2 posted on 09/19/2009 7:13:38 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: Red in Blue PA
Deputies say they found the would be burglar on the back porch by the pool drunk and trembling

If I saw a naked 91 year old I would probably be in much the same condition.
3 posted on 09/19/2009 7:15:04 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Guess the old fella believes in open carry.


4 posted on 09/19/2009 7:16:19 PM PDT by silentreignofheroes
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To: Red in Blue PA

I can tell you, I see a naked 91 year old coming towards me, I’m going to run. Gun, no gun, I’m lighting the afterburners.

Some things should just scare the living crap out of anyone. That’s one of those things.


5 posted on 09/19/2009 7:17:00 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

What, NO PICTURES?


6 posted on 09/19/2009 7:17:43 PM PDT by jessduntno ("Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in it." - Ted Kennedy (D-HELL)
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To: Slings and Arrows

ping-a-ling ...


7 posted on 09/19/2009 7:18:27 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (No apologies.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

8 posted on 09/19/2009 7:19:35 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Red in Blue PA

Guy may have been drunk but seeing a 91 year old naked and holding a firearm probably traumatized him for life.


9 posted on 09/19/2009 7:20:12 PM PDT by deport
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To: Red in Blue PA

PUT THAT BACK IN THE HOLSTER.


10 posted on 09/19/2009 7:21:04 PM PDT by MARTIAL MONK
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To: Red in Blue PA

At least no one is gonna get their eye poked out.


11 posted on 09/19/2009 7:23:15 PM PDT by MARTIAL MONK
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To: Dr.Zoidberg

Been there done that.
My X woke me in the middle of the night
by whispering, “There’s a man in our kitchen!!”
At that time I didn’t have any of my weapons
in the house so all I could grab eas a baseball
bat, chased him out of the house and me stark
nekkid with a bat, he got away as I wasn’t going
to climb over chainlink fencing in that state.
He had climbed in a den window, one that was
completely blocked by the X’s plant collection
without knocking over a one and was going through
the refridge.
Now I sleep with a .45, it’s amazing how much my
life is like it was forty years ago in Vietnam.


12 posted on 09/19/2009 7:25:44 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: AnAmericanMother
The prep...... I bet he gets laughed out of the hood
getting taken by a 91 year old


13 posted on 09/19/2009 7:28:34 PM PDT by deport
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To: MARTIAL MONK

No longer accurate since we live in the age of Viagra.


14 posted on 09/19/2009 7:31:26 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Red in Blue PA
Hey, you might like it."


15 posted on 09/19/2009 7:31:42 PM PDT by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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To: Rebelbase
The story just mentions the old guy and his dog.

Nah.

Palm Beach County... ?

Could be.

16 posted on 09/19/2009 7:40:19 PM PDT by MARTIAL MONK
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To: Red in Blue PA

The guy kept his priorities straight: gun essential, clothes non-essential. He and his doggie deserve medals. The responding police officers deserve medals if they managed to handle the situation without bursting out laughing at the sight of the armed-and-dangerous nekkid 91-year-old geezer.


17 posted on 09/19/2009 7:57:17 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: Red in Blue PA
great story!!! BTTT
18 posted on 09/19/2009 8:06:20 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Story from the same source you posted from:

“More child porn charges filed, man blamed cat”

http://www.cbs12.com/news/griffin-4721242-cat-last.html


19 posted on 09/19/2009 8:08:04 PM PDT by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Please, no photo’s.


20 posted on 09/19/2009 8:09:09 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: deport

I hope the cops are ready re ready when this punk returns to this location. I hope the old mans family moves the old gentleman before this slime is released.


21 posted on 09/19/2009 8:12:58 PM PDT by ncalburt (Read all about)
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To: TruthWillWin; All

FWIW, the guy is a WWII vet


22 posted on 09/19/2009 8:16:07 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: cripplecreek

I might run around naked when I turn 91!


23 posted on 09/19/2009 8:31:21 PM PDT by Quickgun (As a former fetus, I'm opposed to abortion)
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To: AnAmericanMother

U wanted a pic of the homeowner didn’t ya? ;-D


24 posted on 09/19/2009 8:31:32 PM PDT by ~Kim4VRWC's~ (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: DaveLoneRanger

ping

And IBTP


25 posted on 09/19/2009 8:32:29 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: AnAmericanMother; Slings and Arrows

NO, IT ISN’T!!!!!

It’s just fine without pictures.


26 posted on 09/19/2009 8:35:53 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~

Did I say that? < g >


27 posted on 09/19/2009 8:36:33 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: tet68

NO skivvies? Tsk tsk.


28 posted on 09/19/2009 8:37:43 PM PDT by pray4liberty
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To: Red in Blue PA

Der, I can’t imagine why anyone would want a tough breed like a rottweiler...


29 posted on 09/19/2009 9:02:55 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (It takes a Viking to raze a Village!)
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To: pray4liberty

Yeah, I know. Should have just given the
ol lady the bat and let her take care of it
but you know how it is, then I’d have had to
hear about it FOREVER.


30 posted on 09/19/2009 9:03:30 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: hiredhand; Squantos; NFHale

you just cant make this stuff up...


31 posted on 09/19/2009 10:07:42 PM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Luke 22:36...Trust in the Lord...=...LiveFReeOr Die...)
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To: Colonel_Flagg; metmom; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
He held the perp at bay with a deadly weapon.


32 posted on 09/19/2009 11:11:58 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Crazy is the new sane.)
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To: 75thOVI; Abathar; alarm rider; albee; Alice au Wonderland; Amityschild; aMorePerfectUnion; ...

No amateurs, please.
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He got more than he bargained for when he decided to mess with this elderly man and his trusty rottweiler mix. 91-year-old Robert Thompson and his 5-year-old dog Rett tag-teamed a thug trying to break into their Lake Worth home Friday night.

TEH FIGHTIN' THOMPSONS!

33 posted on 09/20/2009 2:19:22 AM PDT by martin_fierro (I AM ROBERT THOMPSON!)
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To: Gilbo_3
I believe that older people have a very pronounced sense of prioritization. If you think about it, clothes don't afford you much in the way of any "real" physical protection. Hey...we could make it our new motto!... "FIGHT NAKED! :-)
34 posted on 09/20/2009 7:17:31 AM PDT by hiredhand (Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
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To: metmom
It’s just fine without pictures.

My thoughts exactly. :-) This one is just FINE without pictures!
35 posted on 09/20/2009 7:19:11 AM PDT by hiredhand (Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
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To: Squantos

You and yer dog okay?


36 posted on 09/20/2009 8:17:30 AM PDT by Eaker (If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
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To: Eaker

Yeah but my 18 year old girlfriend is still shook up a bit.


37 posted on 09/20/2009 8:28:46 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Nothing more scary than a 91 year old man “shaking to the wind.” Anyone who has a gym membership and spends even a minute in a locker room knows what I am talking about.


38 posted on 09/20/2009 9:53:50 AM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: deport

Guat Mayan from the looks of him (of which there are many in Palm Beach County). Probably doesn’t even speak SPANISH, let alone English.


39 posted on 09/20/2009 9:54:44 AM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: Gilbo_3; hiredhand; Squantos; DoughtyOne; Red in Blue PA

“...you just cant make this stuff up...”

“THIS is my rifle, THIS is my gun...
This one’s for shooting...THIS one’s for fun...”

Other than that...I have absolutely NO comment...

Nekkid...tag team...no, no, I just ain’t going there...

God bless his ol’ Rebel heart.


40 posted on 09/20/2009 4:37:29 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By any means necessary.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Heh heh heh...

Here’s one more event the left will forget when they try to make sure folks can’t arm themselves.


41 posted on 09/21/2009 8:08:25 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Wearing neck brace in commemoration of Ted Kennedy's contribution to our society.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

THIS is my weapon, THIS is my gun... ;-P


42 posted on 09/21/2009 8:29:04 AM PDT by MortMan (Stubbing one's toes is a valid (if painful) way of locating furniture in the dark.)
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To: MortMan; DoughtyOne; Red in Blue PA; hiredhand; Gilbo_3

What was that old joke...??

“She had a pair of 38’s...and a 45 pointed right at me”


43 posted on 09/21/2009 9:28:25 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By any means necessary.)
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To: NFHale

bttt


44 posted on 09/21/2009 9:29:06 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: Red in Blue PA

Dude! Gundefense.net! A little Freeper loyalty, eh? :-)


45 posted on 09/21/2009 10:11:56 AM PDT by DaveLoneRanger (My country, right or wrong. But BOY...!)
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To: hiredhand; Squantos; Eaker; Clemenza; DoughtyOne; Red in Blue PA; Gilbo_3; MortMan; ...

You know...I’ll just BET he watched “Gran Torino” on DVD lately...But the REAL question is - did he say “GET OFF MY LAWN!”

Nekkid...91...damn, I hope I’m that full of piss and vinegar at that age!!! Ha!

If you’re a LEO, how in the HELL do you explain THIS one to the wife after a day on the beat???

“Honey...the damnedest thing happened...this older gentleman with his Johnson hanging out, chased some young pr*ck ...” Nah that won’t work...

“Honey...you should have seen the piece he was carrying...” NO, that won’t work either...

“Man, that old guy had some BALLS...” err., maybe not...

“Crotchety?” Uh uh...

I mean...what the hell can you say?

LFFN (Live Free & Fight Nekkid)


46 posted on 09/21/2009 2:44:23 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By any means necessary.)
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To: NFHale
thanks for the 8^} haledude...

next time comp us some drinks too...lolololol

47 posted on 09/21/2009 8:05:54 PM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Luke 22:36...Trust in the Lord...=...LiveFReeOr Die...)
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To: Gilbo_3

Here till Tuesday - try the Veal!


48 posted on 09/22/2009 8:31:11 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By any means necessary.)
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