Woman beats robbery suspect with his own gun

New York Post ^ | 8/20/2017 | Daniel Prendergast and Emily Saul

[simpson96]

Three citizens takin' care of business.

Wish there was video of this!

[rktman]

Wait what? A shotgun in Long Island? Did any of the 3 employees touch it? They could be prosecuted.

[Grampa Dave]

"Damn, this really went south. I must have picked the wrong store!"

[Bringbackthedraft]

I guess he needed a meth refill?

[Red Badger]

Some people are too stupid to be criminals......................

[SecAmndmt]

I was thinking the same thing.

FWIW, it could be worse. IIRC, in Canada or parts of Europe, one would be charged with assault/battery for the act of self-defense.

[momincombatboots]

Feel good post of the day! Thanks for including the mug shot. I bet he got beat up by a granny. Absolute justice.
Citizens are the first responders.

[simpson96]

[Governor Dinwiddie]

What kind of criminal robs a thrift store? He must have flunked out of crime school. He was not beat up for being a crook. He was beat up for being stupid.
 

[Dawgreg]

LOL.......this is too funny!

[aimhigh]

That clerk has great self control. Many would have just pulled the trigger of the acquired gun.

[Redwood71]

They may have some problems here. I’m not privy to New York law, but when they wrestled the gun away from the robber, he was no longer a threat. So three people beating him like they did could be considered a crime. I hate to see it that way as in my mind he deserved what he got. But my years of training as a military cop and instructor tell me it depends how the courts think it. And we all know the judges are prime to help the perp rather than the original threatened. And that, unfortunately, may not qualify as self defense. Hope they had a “throw down.”

rwood

[Keyhopper]

He was shot and killed during the struggle for the weapon.

[bgill]

He’ll be back on the streets before his bruises heal.

[lee martell]

Island Thrift was having a ‘Green Card Special’, where if you buy two Gooseneck Reading Lamps @ $2.50 each, you get a third lamp for free. Bulbs included!! She was NOT going to miss that Sale!

[Balding_Eagle]

I think that may be true here in CO also.

[Secret Agent Man]

yeah it used to be fun watching maxine waters on sanford and son.

/sarc

[monocle]

They could argue that the robber was white and, therefore, they had the right to abuse him.

[Cobra64]

I understand the “no longer a threat” position. The prosecution could argue that he was a threat with the weapon, the women had to disarm him and neutralize the threat by beating the shit out of him. Besides, he may have had a knife.

[Texas resident]

He may have been no longer a threat, but put yourself in their position. Women taking the guy down, but the cops aren’t there yet. The woman were not armed and they had no idea who this guy was or what he was capable of. Better safe than sorry. or dead.