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Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby Gary on Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:07 pm

Improvised weapons with a holiday twist! Makes me laugh because I once grabbed a wiffle ball bat when some hoodlum went running through my backyard. Chased the guy off and then realized what I had in my hand.
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Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker
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SACRAMENTO (AP) — A man using a candy cane lawn ornament fended off a knife-wielding neighbor who had been attacking holiday guests at a Sacramento home.

Police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong says the man used the two-foot-tall plastic ornament to subdue the attacker until officers arrived.

He says the 49-year-old suspect became intoxicated, went over to a neighbor's home on Thanksgiving and began waving a kitchen knife at people gathered on the lawn.

He cut several peoples' clothing before one of them decided to fight back.

Police say the man with the knife was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The guest who took up the candy cane was not arrested because police determined he acted in self-defense.
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby juz on Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:24 pm

eat your heart out Willy Wonka!
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby cerebus on Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:54 pm

Sweet... ;D
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby nianfong on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:59 pm

if he were REALLY serious he should have picked up the holiday garden gnome. those things are vicious
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby edededed on Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:51 pm

Might be able to gore someone with the pointy hat, if it's hard enuff...
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby Ben on Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:01 pm

That's sweet, No pun intended.
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby cerebus on Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:16 pm

nianfong wrote:if he were REALLY serious he should have picked up the holiday garden gnome. those things are vicious


Heh, heh... "Slain by Elf..." ;D
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby Dean on Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:07 pm

Yes, sometimes you have to use what's at hand. :)
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Re: Man wielding candy cane lawn ornament subdues attacker

Postby juz on Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:25 pm

Dean wrote:Yes, sometimes you have to use what's at hand. :)


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