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Florida man pulls 3-foot sword on cops after they approach his car
The New York Post ^ | September 8, 2022 | Patrick Reilly

Posted on 09/08/2022 2:09:34 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A Florida man pulled a 3-foot sword on police officers when they approached a vehicle that was parked on the side of the road on Saturday.

Deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office approached a Nissan Altima in North Fort Meyers because it was blocking the bike line, WBBH-TV reported. Inside of the car, they found a man reclined in the driver’s seat.

After learning that the man provided the deputies with a fake name, the deputies asked him to step outside of the vehicle. As police tried to remove him, he reached towards his center console and drew the three-foot blade, attached to a metal dragon-shaped handle, according to the outlet.

Deputies attempted to tase the man, who was later identified as 34-year-old Randy Lynn Austerman, but were unsuccessful. He then began poking the weapon out of his car window at the officers.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: arrest; attack; chat; chatnotnews; drugs; fldrugregime; florida; floridadrugs; floridaman; fortmyers; localnews; marijuana; methamphetamine; sword; trafficstop
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1 posted on 09/08/2022 2:09:34 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Deputies attempted to tase the man, ... but were unsuccessful.

Does chain mail short out tasers?

2 posted on 09/08/2022 2:14:22 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The government sees you as either livestock or pet. If things get bad they will eat their pets too.)
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3 posted on 09/08/2022 2:14:30 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

He thinks he’s a Targaryen.


4 posted on 09/08/2022 2:15:02 PM PDT by IndispensableDestiny
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“Heh, that’s not a knife...”


5 posted on 09/08/2022 2:16:40 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

His real name is Hunter Biden.


6 posted on 09/08/2022 2:17:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Why didn’t he have an attack-trained alligator?


7 posted on 09/08/2022 2:18:46 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

He was driving to Balmoral hoping the new His Maj would dub him knight.


8 posted on 09/08/2022 2:20:04 PM PDT by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Don’t bring a sword to a gun fight. or a taser fight.


9 posted on 09/08/2022 2:21:33 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“As police tried to remove him, he reached towards his center console and drew the three-foot blade, attached to a metal dragon-shaped handle...”

If he yelled “there can be only one!” while doing it, I’d vote to acquit.


10 posted on 09/08/2022 2:23:50 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Did they shoot it out of his hands?


11 posted on 09/08/2022 2:24:25 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: KarlInOhio

Probably would act as a Faraday cage, so the current would travel on the outside of the chainmail and not through your body.


12 posted on 09/08/2022 2:24:36 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Attempted suicide by cop?


13 posted on 09/08/2022 2:26:40 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: All

Southwest Florida strikes again...


14 posted on 09/08/2022 2:32:33 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A slice of everyday life for Florida Man.

May go into the finals for the big sports arena Florida Man Extravaganza competition.

Another——
Jan. 9, 2018: Florida man tries to steal rack of ribs by stashing it in his pants
When cops busted Maeli Alvarez-Aguilar at an Indiantown store, he allegedly “removed a full rack of ribs from his waistband.” The hungry 26-year-old was also smuggling fried chicken, two packs of hamburger buns and some mashed potatoes, police said.

Sept. 5, 2019: Florida man protects car from Hurricane Dorian by parking it in kitchen
Patrick Eldridge, of Jacksonville, drove his Smart car inside his home and into his kitchen to protect it from flooding and wind. “My husband was afraid his car might blow away,” his wife, Jessica, said on Facebook.


15 posted on 09/08/2022 2:32:58 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“Nissan Altima”

ROFL!


16 posted on 09/08/2022 2:42:51 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump /DeSantis)
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To: Ken H

Never mind. I read that as his name.


17 posted on 09/08/2022 2:43:17 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump /DeSantis)
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To: KarlInOhio
Does chain mail short out tasers?

Yes, it would. The electricity would flow between the terminals across the mail. Direct short.

Probably would make a pretty good spark, though.

18 posted on 09/08/2022 2:46:37 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Florida Man always has the best headlines!


19 posted on 09/08/2022 2:53:50 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: DannyTN

“Don’t bring a sword to a gun fight. or a taser fight.”

Unless you’re a Gurkha.


20 posted on 09/08/2022 2:58:54 PM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ Soviet Russia must be destroyed. ☭☭☭)
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