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Knife-wielding man held after standoff at Staples Center
CBSSports.com wire reports ^
| March 19, 2011
Posted on 03/20/2011 7:36:08 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
LOS ANGELES -- A steak knife-wielding man held police and security guards at bay for nearly an hour at the Staples Center in a bizarre scene that played out just before the Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, authorities said.
The center's general manager, Lee Zeidman, said the man, who was not identified, entered the venue through an employee entrance. He said security officers tried to block him, but the man was brandishing the blade.
The man ran to the arena floor, where he was met by 25 security staffers who surrounded him until police arrived. Zeidman said the man made no demands or offer a motive for his actions.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: basketball; nba; staplescenter
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Sounds more like a halftime act.
To: ConservativeStatement
...held...what, a group hug to help him get in touch with his wounded inner thug?
To: ConservativeStatement
steak-knife wieldingI said medium well!
To: the invisib1e hand
Ha! I bet a brand new guard probably wouldn’t let some of the players in.
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posted on
03/20/2011 7:42:23 AM PDT
by
Krankor
(And he's oh, so good, And he's oh, so fine, And he's oh, so healthy, In his body and his mind)
To: ConservativeStatement
Whatever...it’s Bush’s fault.
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posted on
03/20/2011 7:46:51 AM PDT
by
kjo
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on
03/20/2011 7:47:13 AM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: ConservativeStatement
He brought a steak knife to a food fight?
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posted on
03/20/2011 7:47:19 AM PDT
by
Libloather
(The epitome of civility.)
To: ConservativeStatement
Why would it take an hour to disarm this character?
Its only a steak knife, have a guard approach him from behind and just grab it. I don’t see what the great difficulty is here.
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posted on
03/20/2011 7:53:03 AM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: ConservativeStatement
Another Democrat acting out....
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posted on
03/20/2011 7:53:36 AM PDT
by
Post Toasties
(Leftists give insanity a bad name.)
To: ConservativeStatement
A steak knife-wielding man held police and security guards at bay for nearly an hour This drives me NUTS! Drop the knife....one ....two....BOOM BOOM. Now, everybody who is not a threat to society have a nice day.
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posted on
03/20/2011 7:57:57 AM PDT
by
Feckless
(I was trained by the US Government to Kill Commies and Radical Moo-slims. Now ain't that irOnic?)
To: ConservativeStatement
![](http://a.espncdn.com/media/pg3/2004/0505/photo/jack_195.jpg)
Get off the court! I came to see the Lakers!
To: DeFault User
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posted on
03/20/2011 8:11:58 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: I_Like_Spam
“Why would it take an hour to disarm this character?”
It took that long to determine if he was a left wing loonie or a right wing conservative that listens to talk radio. It's important to know so they can determine how to respond.
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posted on
03/20/2011 8:17:23 AM PDT
by
bitterohiogunclinger
(Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
To: ConservativeStatement
Zeidman said the man made no demands or offer a motive for his actions. "Some masked miscreant stapled my steak in the ceiling, and naturally I came here to find him. What do you mean, this is not Stapler Center??"
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posted on
03/20/2011 8:26:00 AM PDT
by
Hardraade
(I want gigaton warheads now!!)
To: Krankor
“I told you, I’m a POINT GUARD! Get out of my way, or you’ll get the point.”
;^D
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posted on
03/20/2011 9:09:35 AM PDT
by
RebelTex
(Freedom!! It's not just another word.)
To: Libloather
If I had been there;
“He brought a steak knife to a folding chair fight.”
To: ConservativeStatement
![](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08/14/article-1045029-0056152F00000258-387_468x286.jpg)
That's not a knife, Now that's a knife.
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posted on
03/20/2011 9:53:52 AM PDT
by
anymouse
(God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
To: ConservativeStatement
Just shoot the silly bastard. What the hell is the problem??
To: Oldpuppymax
You can’t shoot people on the court before the game. It is just not done.
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posted on
03/20/2011 10:59:09 AM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government!)
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