Sunday, July 24, 2011

Don't Mess With Marines. Even Old Ones.

Snarky sends in this story that, while not a DGC addition, merits sharing nonetheless.

Armed crook loses life in tangle with Marine vet

Kenneth Kobobel Sr., a 72-year-old Marine veteran, had yet to put on his eyeglasses when he heard a knock at the door of his office in a northwest Houston strip mall around 9:45 a.m. on Friday.

The great-grandfather was chatting with his brother inside the office, making plans for the day, and figured the towering man waiting outside was one of his workers coming to collect his Friday paycheck.

Thought #1: 9:45 AM robbery? Man, the crooks get to work *early* in Texas!
Thought #2: Great-grandfather at 72? Man, the dads get to work *early* in Texas!
Thought #3: "When the man with a .45 meets a man with a Buick, the man with a .45 is a dead man".

Don't ever point a gun at a Marine, you'll just make him mad...

That is all.

5 comments:

Bubblehead Les. said...

Even in Texas, the second the Perp left, and the old man was out of danger, his getting into his car to track him down, run him off the road and causing Fatal Injuries could send him to Prison for Manslaughter. He better hope some D.A. down there doesn't want to "Send a Message" to the Citizens that the "Only Ones" are allowed to fight crime.

Ruth said...

According to his statement the robber fired at him before he actually ran him down, assuming the police can verify that, and he doesn't state anything further that might imply he started out with the intention to do more than track him he'll likely be fine.

Timmeehh said...

"while not a DGC addition"

Why not? He killed the goblin.

Kobobel, who owns the small strip mall on Little York that houses his business office, a church and driving school, said he's "emotionally tore up" about the man's death.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7665645.html#ixzz1T4cbKW7p

KBCraig said...

Being a great-grandfather at 72 isn't so surprising; that's 18 years per generation.

Loretta Lynn was a grandmother at 29!

Skip said...

Hey, I'm a great grandfather and mid sixties.
It may happen to you too. My mom was a grandmother at 37.