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NY Teen Tries to Steal Air Jordans, Loses Arm When Theft Victim Runs Him Over: Police
KTLA ^ | Feb. 12, 2017 | Tribune Media Wire

Posted on 02/11/2017 12:27:25 PM PST by Morgana

A Brooklyn, New York, teenager lost his arm in a Craigslist robbery gone wrong on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Police say the 17-year-old boy connected with a man on Craigslist who was selling a pair of Air Jordan sneakers. They met about 1 p.m. in the Canarsie neighborhood, where the teen got into the seller's SUV and pulled out a gun, police said. The teen stole the sneakers and then walked away.

He walked across the street with a bag apparently holding the sneakers, and the theft victim made a U-turn, stepped on the gas and ran over the teenager, pinning him against a metal fence and severing his arm, police told WPIX.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: armedrobery; booklyn; craigslist; feelgoodstory; humor; newyork; theft
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To: Morgana

It’s difficult to pull up your saggy ghetto pants with only one arm.


21 posted on 02/11/2017 12:51:54 PM PST by matt1234 (Jan. 20, 2017: the national nightmare ended.)
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To: Morgana

Did he get his shoes back?


22 posted on 02/11/2017 12:54:13 PM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Lol!

He was disarmed by the victim.


23 posted on 02/11/2017 12:58:55 PM PST by ecomcon
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To: floozy22; Dilbert San Diego; Little Ray; meatloaf; Rastus

The perp had a gun, and used it to threaten the driver.


24 posted on 02/11/2017 12:58:58 PM PST by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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To: Morgana

Won’t be a happy ending for the shoe seller, who is an idiot.

Meeting a stranger on a street to sell Air Jordans? Dumb!

Not armed and going alone? Dumb!

Running down the guy over $100 when not in imminent danger? Dumb!

Should have taken his loss and moved on. Sell on ebay.


25 posted on 02/11/2017 1:01:29 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Ride To The Sound Of The Guns)
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To: Alberta's Child

“Can he still be charged with armed robbery?”

He doesn’t have a leg to stand on.


26 posted on 02/11/2017 1:02:53 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Nuke Bilderberg from orbit. It''s the only way to be sure.)
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To: Morgana

More trouble on Craig’s List. I met a seller at city hall once, there is no reason to fool around with possibly dangerous situations.


27 posted on 02/11/2017 1:03:37 PM PST by BeadCounter
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To: Morgana

Gimme my shoes! Now hop along you little punk.


28 posted on 02/11/2017 1:09:40 PM PST by HotLZ
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To: Morgana

This reminds me of a Monty Python skit.

“But you have no arms.”

“’Tis but a flesh wound.”


29 posted on 02/11/2017 1:21:22 PM PST by LydiaLong
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To: Alberta's Child

Can he still be charged with armed robbery?
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I’ll go out on a limb here and say yes.


30 posted on 02/11/2017 1:22:26 PM PST by LydiaLong
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To: Morgana
a real one armed bandit
31 posted on 02/11/2017 1:22:29 PM PST by Chode (may the RATS all die of dehydration from crying)
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To: Morgana

Sure, the guy was a thief, but he does have the right to bare arms.


32 posted on 02/11/2017 1:25:43 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Morgana

Bummer about the arm dude.


33 posted on 02/11/2017 1:28:45 PM PST by glorgau
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To: Steely Tom
Technically, the thief stopped being a threat when he exited the vehicle and ran away.
Cops and DAs can get pissy about that.
And shyster lawyers will try to try to exploit that sway the jury with arguments about ‘disproportionate force.’
34 posted on 02/11/2017 1:32:20 PM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: Alberta's Child
Can he still be charged with armed robbery?

One-armed robbery. At the Six-nine precinct he's known as the one-armed bandit.

35 posted on 02/11/2017 1:50:29 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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To: LydiaLong

Dunno, sounds to me like he’s been “disarmed”


36 posted on 02/11/2017 1:57:25 PM PST by correctthought (Is it wrong to shoot a marxist/anarchist?)
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To: Morgana

Jordan is SO yesterday. Probably wouldn’t have been a problem with a pair of Air Sikma’s.


37 posted on 02/11/2017 2:02:03 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Morgana

What is it with those people who committ violence over a pair of shoes?


38 posted on 02/11/2017 2:02:23 PM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
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To: Morgana

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Costly pair of Jordans.

Sharia by accident?
.


39 posted on 02/11/2017 2:04:53 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Morgana

No point in him owning a pair of Air Jordans now - how’s he going to tie them?


40 posted on 02/11/2017 2:17:11 PM PST by GreenHornet
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