Saturday, August 13, 2011

Here's One From An Unexpected Place...

Chiefjaybob sends in a DGC addition, but this one's from Chi-town...

Robber shot dead, clerk wounded in liquor store holdup

An armed robbery erupted into gunfire at a Gresham neighborhood liquor store, with a robber shot dead while struggling with a clerk, who then was seriously wounded by the robber's partner, police say.

Two armed robbers approached the store in the 1300 block of West 87th Street around 10 p.m. Thursday, according to police, citing preliminary information. One of the robbers went inside and grabbed cash from the register, police said.

So both robbers had guns - in clear defiance of the lack of concealed carry in Illinois - and the clerk still tangled with them? Pretty ballsy move IMHO. This stands in stark contrast to the "curl in a fetal position and wait for help" advice we're given by authorities in these sorts of cases - and this clerk certainly fared better than the four killed in the NY pharmacy, the 13 killed at Columbine or the 32 killed at VA Tech.

Fight back. Fight back with whatever you have at your disposal. Don't just stand there hoping for a white knight to rescue you - be your own knight. Relying on the good graces of someone already breaking multiple laws is not a winning strategy - preparing for your own defense is an order of magnitude better.

Like my 12 ounces of protection, for instance...

Dead Goblin Count: 187

That is all.

5 comments:

SHARON said...

So, does that make the dead goblin count 187?

Jay G said...

Good catch, thanks!

Old NFO said...

There are NO white knights anymore... dammit

libertyman said...

The south side of Chicago --- isn't that the baddest part of town?

Bubblehead Les. said...

Still trying to figure out how Smith was able to make a 12 oz. Flamethrower.