Xavier Thoughts: Johns Hopkins Student Defends Self with Samurai Sword

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Johns Hopkins Student Defends Self with Samurai Sword

Labels: Self Defense

14 Comments:

DouginSalcha said...: Let me see if I got this right; the 4 students were in Baltimore? I suspect Baltimore is one of those "Gun Free" Zones? The Burgler (with a "lengthy arrest record" of 29 incidents) was hiding "crouched" under a table and "lunged" at the student who went to investigate? The student swung the sword and laserated the burgler in the upper chest and cut off his hand?

Sounds like self-defense to me; hope he doesn't get his life ruined for defending himself...; 11:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow one swat or two? Still don't underestimate the old ways.; 11:56 PM
Anonymous said...: this is around the corner from my work
"across street" from a major hospital
I guess this is a new push pin on the baltimore murder map http://tinyurl.com/2udukb
poor guy
this ain't texas...probably charge him
gotta live w/ the memories; 7:42 AM
Ed Skinner said...: He could'a used this umbrella: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO8G5zsQohg&feature=player_embedded; 8:23 AM
Ed Skinner said...: And it's interesting that the perp' was newly released from incarceration.
Justice has finally been served. Good riddance.
Hope the student is completely exonerated.; 8:27 AM
Laura said...: the thing that kills me in all of this is the perp's sister is saying the kid should be charged, and that the perp didn't deserve to die.

sure, it sucks the guy was too dumb to learn from his mistakes, but stupidity should hurt...and this will be less of a burden on us taxpayers.

someone recently compared the nastier parts of East Baltimore to a third world country, and i'm starting to agree. this place is turning into NYC in the 70s.; 9:25 AM
Kristophr said...: "Blood curdling screams".

Heh.

Catastrophic failure of the victim selection process.; 1:37 PM
Bonzo said...: The States Attorney is deciding whether to file charges against the STUDENT? Excuse me, but WTF? I reserve my right to slice and dice a 29-time repeat offender, or a first offender for that matter, in defense of my person and or domicile. If you don't want a close encounter with Sammy the Sword (or, in my case, Sammy the Sig Sauer) stay where you belong and where you have a right to be!; 1:52 PM
Brad_in_MA said...: Justice, biblical style. Gotta love it.

- Brad; 3:53 PM
Steve said...: Interesting bit of hypocrisy - JH Police responded (out of their Jurisdiction), yet the talking mouths say it's not their matter.

Prayers go out tot he student for exoneration and a return to a normal life.

Steve; 8:38 PM
JJR said...: I'm reminded of the fact that if this student were in the UK, he couldn't even legally own his Katana now.

Hell, I've got a real Scottish broadsword from ColdSteel.com, but if I hear someone breaking in downstairs, I'm reaching for my Mossy 500 in its bedside rack.; 3:26 PM
Anonymous said...: In the name of Dungeon Masters around the world, we hereby award this student one hundred experience points and two rolls on Treasure Chart 'O'.; 4:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Nice work Grasshopper!; 7:43 PM
BC said...: 29 previous incidents?

What the hell was he doing free on the street?; 8:15 PM