[Deepblue]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13048641/?GT1=8211

ATLANTA - A group of robbers in Atlanta picked the wrong victim.

Police say former Marine Thomas Autry fought off four attackers on Monday night with a pocket knife. They say he killed one and seriously wounded another.

Detective Danny Stephens said Autry was walking home from his waiter job when attackers armed with a shotgun and a pistol chased him. The detective said Autry pulled the knife out of his backpack when the group caught him.

Stephens said the 36-year-old’s “training kicked in and he knew what to do.” He kicked the shotgun out of one attacker’s hands and stabbed a 17-year-old girl who jumped on him, as well as a man who also attacked.

The suspects fled, but police said they found them at a hospital, where the girl was pronounced dead.

Stephens said they face robbery and aggravated assault charges and are suspected in other robberies over the past week. Autry will not be charged.

Evidently knives > guns.

[Mars]

It's true, in the hands of a skilled fighter.

[Turambar]

or the ppl with the guns didnt really want to shoot anyone, but were just using them for intimidation

or, knives > guns (V for Vendetta)

[Mars]

I woud've shot if it looked like the guy was going to be able to stab me.

[SadisticSid]

Perhaps they didn't have the sense to keep their range advantage, and clearly they weren't expecting resistance. How deliciously wrong they were.

[Rictor]

Thomas Autry = Steven Seagal

[Nuclear1]

Thomas Autry = Steven Seagal

Correction: Thomas Autry = My New Hero

[Mars]

This reminds me of the people who tried to rob an olympic sprinter and ended up on the Darwin Awards Honorable Mention.

[Flipside]

Thing is, in the UK this guy would hae been arrested and charged with manslaughter at the least. I'm divided in my opinion on that, obviously the Police have investigated the incident enough to be perfectly happy that it was self defence under American Law.

[Deepblue]

So it's illegal to defend ones' self in the UK?

Seems pretty retarded.

[Flipside]

Not illegal, but whenever a death is involved, in particular, it all gets very very messy, since, remember, in the UK the guy shouldn't have been carrying the knife any more than the kids should have been carrying the guns.

[Rictor]

Personally, I think the UK is going waaaay overboard with its nanny-statism. I recently read about a national week of "knife amnesty". Oh noes, knives! Next thing you know all pads of paper will be rounded off at the corners and pointy, dangerous pens will be replaced with fun, safe crayons for everyone.

[Flipside]

LOL Knife Amnesties make me laugh anyway, cos it's usually open season for muggers for weeks afterwards.

Yeah, though I must admit, I'm having a good laugh at our current mini-Clinton situation

[Wild Fragaria]

Thomas Autry = Steven Seagal

Meh, Seagal    Chuck Norris or Jackie Chan is better.

[redsniper]

What do they mean 'pocket knife'? Like a good old folding knife that you put in your pocket, or more of a multitool swiss army knife kind of thing with the little pansy blade. 'Cuz if he killed someone with a swiss army knife:

[Grug]

Personally, I think the UK is going waaaay overboard with its nanny-statism. I recently read about a national week of "knife amnesty". Oh noes, knives! Next thing you know all pads of paper will be rounded off at the corners and pointy, dangerous pens will be replaced with fun, safe crayons for everyone.

LoL. Better than hundreds of deaths by guns and knives every day all over the news though no?

Anyone with martial training is handled a little more sternly when it comes to self defense here. I know of Commando's who's fists are counted as lethal weapons. So if they hit anyone they can be charged with attempted murder.

[Janos]

or the ppl with the guns didnt really want to shoot anyone, but were just using them for intimidation

or, knives > guns (V for Vendetta)

They were dumb.

If you have a weapon and you show it you damn well better be ready to use it. Gun is the worst possible weapon for intimidation, because as soon as you draw one and someone calls your bluff you're in a world of ****.

[MatthewPapa]

hahah thats a great story

i wish things like this would  happen more often  its the ultimate irony

[Kosh]

or the ppl with the guns didnt really want to shoot anyone, but were just using them for intimidation

or, knives > guns (V for Vendetta)

They were dumb.

If you have a weapon and you show it you damn well better be ready to use it. Gun is the worst possible weapon for intimidation, because as soon as you draw one and someone calls your bluff you're in a world of ****.

In the US, if someone pulls a gun on you they often are willing to use it.

[Ford Prefect]

And in the Soviet Union, guns pull out you!