Only one will walk away, and it’s not the mugger.
US tourist kills mugger with bare hands in Costa Rica
A US tourist realized a robbery wasn’t a joke when a masked robber put a gun to her head and a military veteran in her tour group grabbed the young assailant and killed him with his bare hands.
“I thought it was a skit. But then he pointed the gun at my head and grabbed me by the throat and I thought I was going to die,” Clova Adams, 54, told The Associated Press by telephone from the Carnival Liberty cruise ship on Friday, two days after the thwarted robbery…
Suddenly, one of the tourists, a US military veteran estimated to be in his 70s, jumped out of the van and put the gunman in a headlock, according Limon police chief Luis Hernandez.
Hernandez said the man, whom he refused to identify, struggled with the robber, breaking his clavicle and eventually killing him. Police identified the dead assailant as Warner Segura, 20. The other two robbers fled.
While none of these people would have wished this on themselves, bravo to the veteran who still does honor to his uniform.
UPDATE:
It’s always good to read the Comments, because you’ll get a gem like this from Hambo:
Snow on the roof? You bet.
Lost a step or two due to father time? That too.
Still has that right trained by Uncle Sam stuff? You better believe it, dead mugger Sparky.
I love us. Hambo lists his website as the Pigazette. I don’t know if that’s his site or just a favorite (Hambo, maybe you can let us know?), but check it out.
Liberals will no doubt want the grizzled veteran prosecuted for using his imperialistic lethality against that ‘poor, underprivileged, minority’ thug. Can the ACLU sue in Costa Rica?
I was saying to the missus just the other day that just because a buck is old don’t mean he’s harmless.
Thank God, that in a liberal world gone mad we still have heroes willing to step up to the plate. Whoever that veteran is, thank you.
Hip Hip Huraaa!
Snow on the roof? You bet.
Lost a step or two due to father time? That too.
Still has that right trained by Uncle Sam stuff? You better believe it, dead mugger Sparky.
Amen! This story is so great b/c it shows the pride we should all feel for the American military and the kind of brave people that are serving and have served.
Tammy,
I’m pleased that you like my take on this story. Sometimes I fire off a good one, and this seems to be one of those times.
You asked if the Politically Incorrect Gazette (PIG) my favorite site. It is, most of the time, but that’s understandable since I am the so-called ‘Executive Editor’ for that speed bump on the Information Superhighway that Al Gore invented for us.
The countdown has started in the Hambo household for tonight’s edition of Tammy radio. It’s required listening here in Hambo’s top secret bunker.
My condolences on the loss of your kitty. I know how that feels.
Hambo