MetroPCS employee quickly dispatches armed robber in south Philly

September 02, 2019, 02:19 PM

LS1 GTO

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
When the clerk tip toes past the expiring BG, I keep hearing this in my head:

I see a little silhouetto of a man!
Scaramouche! Scaramouche!
Will you do the fandango?

I can't dance, I can't talk.
The only thing about me is the way I walk.
I can't dance, I can't sing
I'm just standing here selling everything.

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

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The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...

September 02, 2019, 03:20 PM

229DAK

quote:
Maggot thought it was going to be another easy one that day.

Douchbag strolls in, shows the gun, drops the bag on the counter (assumes he tells the guy to fill the bag), walks to the other side of the counter, taking his eyes off of the victim, giving the victim his chance. The punk made a big mistake, thinking the guy was an 'easy' score. He got exactly what he deserved.

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September 02, 2019, 04:22 PM

Strambo

quote:
Originally posted by David Lee:
I counted 14 and possibly 15 rounds fired.

I counted 15...to slide lock. That is my only critique. "Tactically" being at slide lock left him nothing in reserve in case the perp had any accomplices. Legally, all those rounds after the perp drops and is inert could be a problem. criminally or civilly.

Based on his movements it looks like he had quite the adrenaline dump and was very target fixated.

Understandable, but this is why force on force training is important. It gets you better at being able to think and function beyond just a pure marksmanship level (if that) in a violent incident.

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September 02, 2019, 04:42 PM

RAMIUS

quote:
Originally posted by Strambo:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by David Lee:
I counted 14 and possibly 15 rounds fired.

Legally, all those rounds after the perp drops and is inert could be a problem. criminally or civilly.

/QUOTE]

No Charges.

https://www.fox29.com/news/da-...-in-southwest-philly

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September 02, 2019, 10:09 PM

ARman

I hope MetroPCS doesn't do anything to the employee defending himself, and as for the bad guy I hope that it hurt a lot before he died.

My only critique is this is why an extra magazine could be helpful.

Otherwise, good shoot, glad that the employee was unhurt. The only real tragedy was the copy machine got killafied.

ARman

September 02, 2019, 10:56 PM

flashguy

quote:
Originally posted by ARman:
I hope MetroPCS doesn't do anything to the employee defending himself, and as for the bad guy I hope that it hurt a lot before he died.

My only critique is this is why an extra magazine could be helpful.

Otherwise, good shoot, glad that the employee was unhurt. The only real tragedy was the copy machine got killafied.

ARman

They'll probably make the clerk pay for it . . . .

flashguy

Texan by choice, not accident of birth

September 03, 2019, 12:12 AM

Balzé Halzé

quote:
Originally posted by Strambo:
Legally, all those rounds after the perp drops and is inert could be a problem. criminally or civilly.

Not a chance. Maybe if he slowly walked over to the scumbag, stood over him, and did a mag dump, but that clearly was not the scenario here.

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September 03, 2019, 01:49 AM

dsiets

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
quote:
Originally posted by Strambo:
Legally, all those rounds after the perp drops and is inert could be a problem. criminally or civilly.

Not a chance. Maybe if he slowly walked over to the scumbag, stood over him, and did a mag dump, but that clearly was not the scenario here.

Yeah. W/ all the past LE shootings at close range resulting in misses, 15 shots does not equal 15 hits. In a matter of seconds, how do you assess that?
Stop and check the perp after every shot to see if they hit or nullified the threat? Dude's fighting for his life. Not the other's.