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Title: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Tapewolf on May 17, 2009, 02:57:17 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8054448.stm

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Noone on May 17, 2009, 03:17:35 PM

That article made me think of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: superluser on May 17, 2009, 04:32:39 PM

This reminds me of the case of another man who claimed to have eaten his weapon, in this case a bomb. I suppose he thought he was pretty smart until they sent in the bomb-disposal robot (http://www.csmonitor.com/photosoftheday/index.php?image=7&date=specials/robotics/).

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: techmaster-glitch on May 17, 2009, 04:34:16 PM

Quote from: superluser on May 17, 2009, 04:32:39 PM
This reminds me of the case of another man who claimed to have eaten his weapon, in this case a bomb. I suppose he thought he was pretty smart until they sent in the bomb-disposal robot (http://www.csmonitor.com/photosoftheday/index.php?image=7&date=specials/robotics/).

Holy hell, that is AWESOME.
Robot really do solve anything! :robo

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: TheDXM on May 17, 2009, 04:38:41 PM

That'll be a story in the lock up...

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Sofox on May 17, 2009, 05:06:57 PM

This is so reminding me of that car commercial, a basically a in a Chicago 40s mob sorta atmosphere, a guy holds up a driver with what looks like a concealed weapon underneath his coat. When he gets pulled over by the police, they find out its a banana.

...hmmmm, this guy was British, Britain and Ireland share a lot of commercials, maybe that's where the guy got the idea from. Unless anyone can think of other examples of people doing this.

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Tapewolf on May 17, 2009, 05:10:50 PM

Quote from: Sofox on May 17, 2009, 05:06:57 PM
...hmmmm, this guy was British, Britain and Ireland share a lot of commercials, maybe that's where the guy got the idea from. Unless anyone can think of other examples of people doing this.

I'm not sure he was British... it happened in North Carolina.

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Tipod on May 17, 2009, 05:25:39 PM

Wow, what was the thought process behind him eating the banana? Was it like "oh crap, better get rid of the evidence," or "man I'm hungry"?

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: rabid_fox on May 17, 2009, 05:30:27 PM

He loves him some potassium.

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Brownie on May 18, 2009, 02:03:48 AM

LOLOMGWTFBBQ?!

But that's a new ieda...Edible weapons. That way, it would be very hard to match the weapon to the crime. Unless they don't bruch their teeth...

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Alondro on May 18, 2009, 09:38:02 AM

Winter is great for disposable weapons.

Icicles. They melt without a trace. >:3

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Netrogo on May 18, 2009, 10:11:26 AM

I saw the banana news story on the subway tvs when I was on my way home the other day. Burst out laughing right there on the platform too.

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: LionHeart on May 19, 2009, 01:12:19 PM

Maybe he thought he could get his sentence reduced on a peel...

Title: Re: Armed robber overpowered, eats weapon
Post by: Turnsky on May 19, 2009, 01:25:27 PM

Assault with deadly fruit..

Robbery with intention to nom.

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