‘It matters to me’: Video shows Good Samaritan take gun from robber on Blue Line train

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October 16, 2019, 06:57 AM

Bulldog7972

‘It matters to me’: Video shows Good Samaritan take gun from robber on Blue Line train

quote:
Originally posted by Sigmund:
From the link in the OP:

"According to police, 30-year old Tremaine Anderson is charged with one felony count of robbery with a firearm.

He has a long history of prior arrests, including attempted robbery, battery and public indecency. A judge ordered him held without bond."

Maybe he'll stay in jail.

Probably not. The States Attorney here will probably plea bargain it down to a misdemeanor if she prosecutes it at all. The first time the witness/hero misses a court date she will have it dismissed.

October 16, 2019, 07:13 AM

bigwagon

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Originally posted by Russ59:
Kudos to him for taking a stand. Although as a guy who has paid thousands of dollars in race entry fees, I’m a bit peeved he ran as a bandit. Oh well. I’ll let it slide.

Let it slide? WTF? Did you watch the video and see he was clearly wearing a registration number? What on earth gave you the impression he was running as a bandit? You're fake news. This is exactly what the dishonest news media does. Next they will be digging up dirt that he got a speeding ticket 15 years ago. You owe this standup guy and the forum an apology.

October 16, 2019, 07:24 AM

trapper189

quote:
Originally posted by bigwagon:

Let it slide? WTF? Did you watch the video and see he was clearly wearing a registration number? What on earth gave you the impression he was running as a bandit? You're fake news. This is exactly what the dishonest news media does. Next they will be digging up dirt that he got a speeding ticket 15 years ago. You owe this standup guy and the forum an apology.

Did you read the article? Towards the end the guy, himself, admits to running as bandit. Decaf maybe?

"LaPierre said he went on to run his 12th Chicago Marathon, although he admits he's a “bandit,” meaning he sometimes runs without registering and paying."

October 16, 2019, 10:55 AM

Russ59

I didn't mean to distract from the man's heroic act of disarming the scum. As for whether he ran as a bandit, he admitted himself that he was running the marathon without registering.

It's fairly easy to pin an old bib from previous races on - race officials aren't watching that closely.

Again, kudos to the man for stepping up and preventing a crime.