The attacker, chasing one victim into the store's parking lot, was subdued by Chris Cope, manager of a financial services office in the same small shopping center, Higgins said.
I wonder how many people saw what was going on, and were powerless to stop it? (Rather, THOUGHT they were powerless to stop it) Were these people resigned to simply watch this human be murdered?
"When he turned around and saw my pistol, he threw the knife away, put his hands up and got on the ground," Cope told The Associated Press. "He saw my gun and that was pretty much it."
Criminy, good thing. Had he been required to shoot this psychopath he may have been sued by his family.
Police arrived within minutes and took the attacker into custody.
emphasis mine
Within minutes eh? Well, I guess they were almost there in time, so we can't blame them for trying. I guess; unless you're bleeding to death from a slit throat in your own driveway...
So, it's an alright story about an honest, law abiding gun owner who quite possibly saved someone's life while the police were notably absent. But wait; what's this?
"We commend him," [officer] Higgins said. "But we don't encourage people to take that kind of risk. He could have been hurt."
CORRECTION!
Risk??? The kind of risk that quite possibly saved the life of that victim? So does that mean that they encourage people to watch powerlessly, and franticly hit redial on their 911 busy signal? I guess so, because the police had the situation completely under control. Oh wait, they weren't even there yet. Hmm...
Oh, but he could have been hurt! He could have been hurt?! What about the victim he saved?! I suspect that HE was in danger of being hurt.
"Well, I have a gun, and have the power to save that person from grave bodily harm, and stop this rampage; but what if I get hurt???"
unbelievable.
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Unfortunately, TOO believable in today's world. When did black and white become pink and yellow (emphasis on yellow)??
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