Tall curb

[Bugscuffle]

Augusta , GA

Orville Smith, a store manager for Best Buy in Augusta , Georgia , told police he observed a male customer, later identified as Tyrone Jackson of Augusta , on surveillance cameras putting a laptop computer under his jacket...

When confronted the man became irate, knocked down an employee, drew a knife and ran for the door.

Outside on the sidewalk were four Marines collecting toys for the "Toys for Tots" program.

Smith said the Marines stopped the man, but he stabbed one of the Marines, Cpl. Phillip Duggan, in the back, however the injury did not appear to be severe.

After Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene Cpl. Duggan was transported for treatment.

The subject was also transported to the local hospital with two broken arms, a broken ankle, a broken leg, several missing teeth, possible broken ribs, multiple contusions, assorted lacerations, a broken nose and a broken jaw...  injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell off of the curb after stabbing the Marine.*

Now that was a well written Police report!!

[Abilene]

This has been around the internet for a couple years.  There has even been an Australian version.  While based on an actual event, the part about the injuries sustained by the suspect was a "feel-good" addition to the story and not true.  The suspect did receive a life sentence as a result of his criminal past.  http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/stabbedmarine.asp

[River City John]

Hmmmmm, so THAT'S what they mean when they talk about "a learning curb".

RCJ

[Stu Kettle]

  good one John - Having been on both ends of the "learning curb" I can attest that lessons learned that way are not soon forgotten.

[GunClick Rick]

Yep yep yep,they believed it when they said there would be no mo lobbyist too.

[Lumpy Grits]

The POS that stabbed the Marine got 'life' for it......

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=best%20buy%20and%204%20marines%20stabbed&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CEoQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchronicle.augusta.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime-courts%2F2011-10-04%2Fwaynesboro-man-gets-life-prison-term-stabbing-marine-best-buy&ei=UTOZUOPbL6WuigKP7ID4Bg&usg=AFQjCNGCfkk267FB1P1qzcuBT8n6d_XzEw

I think that POS should be in the GROUND!

LG