Hopkins student with sword kills burglary suspect

Washington Times ^ | 15 Sep 2009 | Ben Nuckols

[bushpilot1]

BALTIMORE -- A Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed a suspected burglar in a garage behind his off-campus home early Tuesday, hours after someone broke in and stole electronics.

Some shocked neighbors said they heard bloodcurdling screams in an area just blocks from the university.

[Batman11]

Old news.

[Paladin2]

"Three young men, including one in a Hopkins T-shirt, were sitting on the front porch of the home Tuesday morning. A police officer was standing in the doorway, and a single police car was parked nearby. The men refused to talk to an Associated Press reporter. "

Smart kids.

[bushpilot1]

My mistake..I did a search.

[FrdmLvr]

"You take kids who are paying $50,000 a year (in tuition) and then put them out in a very dangerous city environment, it's almost like a clash of civilizations," he said.

What does that have to do with the situation of the guy breaking in and stealing the kid's stuff?

[DannyTN]

Samurai Home Owner

[loungitude]

someone broke in and stole electronics.
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Wow! electronics! That sounds exotic and expensive, and very futuristic.

[Greysard]

The burglar would have better chances of survival if the student had a gun. Cold weapon in even somewhat trained hands is extremely deadly due to large wounds. However the student was somewhat reckless in taking a long sword to an indoor fight. I'm guessing that student had a katana, since they are popular, and a samurai's other sword would be a tanto. Here is a comparison.

[csvset]

Mr. Guglielmi did not know why the student kept a sword.

Why not?

He said he may have had some martial arts training but was not an expert.

He's expert enough. Would it be cruel to put a notch on the handle? Just asking.

[Candor7]

All swords should be banned , NOW!

(sarc.)

[Ken H]

The MSM has to put everything in the context of a leftist metanarrative. Here, let me give it a whirl:

One man came from a background of privilege... private schools, expensive cars, $50,000/year tuition. Another man came from a world that was not so privileged. He was poor, he was black, he was a troubled young man who was working to turn his life around. One tragic night, those worlds collided.

(should I go on?)

[ktscarlett66]

Why shouldn’t he have a sword? My FIL had 3 of them, that my BIL sent during the years he was stationed in Japan. The other BIL bought a beautiful display rack for them and they hung over FIL’s desk for years. My older son has one also, that he bought when doing martial arts. I don’t think it’s *that* unusual an object.

[Candor7]

I am glad you posted it. I had not seen this before.I am an old martial artist and swordsman.

From what I could gather the perp got a single slash coming from above diagonally which opened up his torso, and his hand got in the way, almost severed.

The kid knew the rudiments of a proper strike.

The perp. likely died in a couple of minutes.

A good sword can come in handy if one knows how to use it, but give me a .45 Colt Commander any day.

[count-your-change]

A future surgeon? Maybe he was just performing a pre-expiration autopsy.

[Frank_2001]

“he was a troubled young man who was working to turn his life around.”

If he were indeed WORKING, rather than doing B&E’s, he’d probably still be around...

Leftists are IDIOTS.

[Sender]

This is my playtoy, as I can't afford a real Japanese katana.

[Oztrich Boy]

Yes, the intruder is still dead.

[CondiArmy]

Thanks for reposting. I missed the first, and I love stories with happy endings.

[ponygirl]

“Use the force, Luke!”