Mysterious Samurai Saves Police in UK

TV3 News NZ ^ | 16 February 2007

[burzum]

A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England.

A group of men had forced their way into a house and were ransacking the place when passing plain-clothes officers were alerted by a woman inside screaming.

The criminals outnumbered them and were armed with a hammer, knives and chains and attacked the Police officers.

As one of them stabbed at a Policeman with his knife, a mysterious do-gooder appeared from nowhere and attacked him with a samurai sword.

One of the burglars began running away but was stopped by the stranger who struck him on the arm with the sword.

Two of the criminals were arrested, but in true hero style the samurai disappeared before police could speak to him.

A third man was arrested later and two more are still being hunted.

[ExGeeEye]

Doesn't make him gay, but...does raise certain...questions.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Samurai Jack?

[gotribe]

The guy's watched Kill Bill too many times.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

I think Superman decided he shouldn't interfere in human destiny too much or something like that. It would be too easy for him with his powers to become a dictator himself.

[tgusa]

Moral: don't bring hammer, knives or chains to a sword fight. Or for that matter, to a gun fight.

[Stonewall Jackson]

Whatever you do, don't say this to Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Flash, Aquaman, Wildcat, Wonder Woman, Sandman, Starman, Damage, Stargirl, Nightwing, Starfire, or any of their non-caped superhero brethren.

They might have to hurt you.

[USF]

Now if I was one of these two unarmed cops, and this samurai guy saved my partner and I, there's no way I would arrest him for having a sword.

After words of words of gratitude, I would advise him to disappear before any backup cops (who may arrest him) arrive.

IMHO, A very likely scenario in this case.

[agere_contra]

Oddly enough it's very easy to buy a Samurai sword in Britain. Nor is there a legal issue in owning one. This is the reason why home-defence and vigilante cases in the UK often resemble scenes from "Kill Bill"

Britain is the new Water Margin: no guns, but loads of cool martial arts!

[steve8714]

It's no big deal unless he were blind. Then I'm impressed.

[Squeako]

Has anyone pinged that Freeper who was into swords? Speed addict or something? He said he was a felon who couldn't own guns, but was into martial arts. He said the time it takes to cross a room with a sword is just a fraction of what it would take to draw a gun and fire.

Anyone know who he is?

[M1thumb]

He must have been out murdering or robbing and just popped in for some action because weapons are inherently evil and have no place in civilized society.

[SolidWood]

Ha! You guys have to see this Superman comic from 1940:

This was before Hitler invaded the Soviet-Union, and therefore Superman ARRESTS both Hitler and Stalin!

[Charles Martel]

Sounds as though Sean Connery kept a souvenir from the Highlander set, eh?

[Blue Jays]

Hi Squeako-

Your intended pingee has been pinged. Ane he is a big motorcycle fan, too!

~ Blue Jays ~

[Squeako]

Looks like he got zotted. I Googled what I thought was his username (since there appeared to be none with the name I could find) and found a thread at ConservativeUnderground.

One quote was, "Because it came after he was called out and banned by Jim Robinson himself at FreeRepublic. I swear you guys are sounding like the DUmmies protecting their precious Will Pitt.".

So, I searched for the one you mentioned and followed a couple of posts. It appears to be the same guy. Zotted.

[Blue Jays]

Oops, I hate when that happens!

[Alouette]

if he didn't have a cape then he isn't a superhero. That's the rules.

Only supervillains have capes. Capes are vanity and fashion statements and endup getting sucked into a jet engine or caught on the rotors of a helicopter.

[LZ_Bayonet]

"After words of words of gratitude, I would advise him to disappear before any backup cops (who may arrest him) arrive."

Agree, but let's act like their supervisors and avoid asking the cops if that happened.

[BuffaloJack]

Spiderman incognito.

[Bender2]

Just doing my job!...

You... got a problem with that?