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Sword-wielding psycho freaks out at Apple Store
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| November 20, 2015 | 6:53pm
| By Georgett Roberts, Daniel Prendergast and Natalie Musumeci
Posted on 11/20/2015 8:04:06 PM PST by Swordmaker
A man swinging a samurai sword fought an imaginary duel Friday on the glass spiral staircase of the bustling Apple Store on Fifth Avenue as frightened tourists and computer geeks looked on.
Video posted to Instagram shows the swordsman walking up the staircase, and then sitting on it while performing pretend lunges and parries for his startled audience at around 3:55 p.m.
He was quickly tackled by Apple security and turned over to police, who took him to Bellevue Hospital for a psychiatric examination.
Twitter user Keith Davis shared a
picture of the suspect in custody.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: applepinglist
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:06:59 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
To: Swordmaker
Performance art. Why’d they tackle him?
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:07:08 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
To: Swordmaker
In before the pictures of John Belushi.
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:09:01 PM PST
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: Swordmaker
We need knife and sword control.
Get with it B.O.
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:09:34 PM PST
by
Calpublican
(Boehner minus the alcohol and orange spray tan= Ryan.)
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:09:36 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: Swordmaker
“’Cause they’re waiting for you at Bellevue with their oxygen masks...”
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:13:38 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FreeRepublic needs your financial support.)
To: Swordmaker
As usual I’m always an operating system behind.
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:13:42 PM PST
by
Autonomous User
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
To: Swordmaker
Oh that Joe Biden. He’ll do anything for publicity.
To: Swordmaker
Bellevue? Why am I having flashbacks of Barney Miller?
Is Abe Vigoda still alive???
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:21:45 PM PST
by
Kommodor
(Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
To: Swordmaker
a disgruntled WINDOWS Fan-Boy perhaps??
wow the handles wrapped with a yellow ribbon??
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:23:11 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><> GO CRUZ!!!!)
To: Swordmaker
To: Swordmaker
Thus ends the short lived market test of the Apple iSword....
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:26:03 PM PST
by
Rebel_Ace
(HITLER! There, Zero to Godwin in 5.2 seconds.)
To: Swordmaker
How did he get that far, in public, carrying a sword??????
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:29:06 PM PST
by
Exit148
((Loose Chnge Club founder) Put yours aside for the next Freepathon!)
To: Rebel_Ace
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:29:11 PM PST
by
Conservative4Ever
(ENOUGH!! Man the pitch forks and torches...let the revolution begin!!!)
To: Kommodor
The rumors of his death have been greatly exaggerated.
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:29:53 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
To: bigbob
A sword, eh? Who me, Ociffer? No, it's just a pocket knife with a blade longer than 3". . .
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:34:39 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
To: Swordmaker
boy, I sure felt like that today myself. I really hate being crazy.
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:37:23 PM PST
by
lafroste
To: Exit148
In some states, it is legal. In most others, it is such a rare thing that people including cops don’t process the information when they see someone with a sword. That’s called “normalicy bias.”
BTW, in close quarters, a good sword is >> a gun. *IF* you know how to use it.
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posted on
11/20/2015 8:39:52 PM PST
by
piytar
(Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
To: Swordmaker
Maybe he was just hoping to slash prices. You know, like they do at WalMart?
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