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Michigan teen fends off little sister’s would-be kidnapper with slingshot, police say
Yahoo ^ | 5/15/23 | Andrea Blanco

Posted on 05/15/2023 5:05:15 PM PDT by DallasBiff

A Michigan teen’s quick thinking saved his little sister from a kidnapping attempt.

A kidnapping suspect reportedly targeted an eight-year-old while she was foraging mushrooms in the backyard of her rural home in Alpena Township. Michigan State Police said that the alleged attacker, a 17-year-old male, came out of the woods and ambushed the little girl, placing his hand on her mouth to muffle her screams for help.

The victim’s 13-year-old brother was inside the home as the attack unfolded but heard the commotion. While inside his room, the youngest teen used a slingshot to fire two shots at the attacker, aiming first at the head and then at the chest, local news station WGTU reported.

Taking advantage of the brief window of time after the suspect was struck, the girl was able to break free and run to safety. A family member then saw the alleged attacker had used a transited trail while fleeing the scene and phoned authorities

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; donatefreerepublic; independent; nicebrother; slingshot
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God bless the big brother who saved his little sister, with a slingshot.
1 posted on 05/15/2023 5:05:15 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

David?

I’d like to know if it was a wrist rocket.


2 posted on 05/15/2023 5:09:30 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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To: DallasBiff

And if the shot that hit the teen in the head had killed him, Eric Adams would charge the boy as an adult for manslaughter, no doubt.


3 posted on 05/15/2023 5:10:01 PM PDT by Sasha_S (Inside every progressive is a totalitarian yearning to be set loose)
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To: Sasha_S

Ooops... Alvin Bragg


4 posted on 05/15/2023 5:11:28 PM PDT by Sasha_S (Inside every progressive is a totalitarian yearning to be set loose)
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To: DallasBiff

Good thing it wasn’t in York or the brother’s ass would be grass.


5 posted on 05/15/2023 5:12:49 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: DallasBiff

I didn’t know todays boys would be interested in such a low tech device like a Slingshot.
Maybe, just like the Skateboard, the Slingshot goes in and out of fashion.


6 posted on 05/15/2023 5:17:50 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: All

The pedoticians will be demeaning confiscation of slingshots tomorrow.

But good for this kid.


7 posted on 05/15/2023 5:22:49 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Sasha_S

...racist slingshot!


8 posted on 05/15/2023 5:25:59 PM PDT by JJBookman (Democrats = Party of pedos )
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To: LegendHasIt

also demanding them as well.


9 posted on 05/15/2023 5:26:50 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I was going to start procrastinating this year, I just haven't got around to it.)
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To: DallasBiff

Give his parents an A+ in parenting!


10 posted on 05/15/2023 5:33:14 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

“I’d like to know if it was a wrist rocket”.

We can hope it was. A marble or ball bearing would have done the job.


11 posted on 05/15/2023 5:37:13 PM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: DallasBiff

My uncle taught me the value of a slingshot. He was old school and grew up dirt poor where even a .22 was too expensive to shoot. It’s sort of like shooting a shotgun where you get a feel for where the round you’re sending down range will impact. It takes a little practice but it s dirt cheap and a survival skill everyone should be skilled at using.


12 posted on 05/15/2023 5:43:39 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: Sasha_S

Your automated correction function may have printed Bragg as 💩


13 posted on 05/15/2023 5:51:27 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: JJBookman

Was it a black evil looking slingshot? https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61pvuYJlkIL._AC_SL1500_.jpg


14 posted on 05/15/2023 6:01:43 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Hold on tight to your dream)
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To: Sasha_S

He would if the victim was the right color,,,


15 posted on 05/15/2023 6:20:15 PM PDT by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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He has diversified the last few years to crossbows, knives, and the like, but this You Tube Channel is a superb source for slingshot knowledge and advancement:
Jeorg Sparve

He is a very entertaining fellow too. I like his early stuff the best though
16 posted on 05/15/2023 6:20:15 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: SkyDancer

I’d be interested in a slingshot like that. Where did you find it? Make, model, info??


17 posted on 05/15/2023 6:32:40 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: SkyDancer

Found it.

https://www.amazon.com/Prootor-Slingshot-Professional-Hunting-Slingshots/dp/B0BP2926DM


18 posted on 05/15/2023 6:37:37 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: DallasBiff

Blacks again? Lack of published description supports the possibility.


19 posted on 05/15/2023 6:47:49 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: DallasBiff

That guy did a great job with his slingshot.   Next, he will have to get a training model for his little sister.


      

20 posted on 05/15/2023 6:48:45 PM PDT by Songcraft
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