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Re: Lethal thumb nail
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:01 pm
by WTR
The Annoyed Man wrote:WTR wrote:My friends chased down a robber. He had no visable weapon and was very slight in stature ( 5' 8" 120 lbs..... Heroin addict). He was chased down, cornered and they moved in to restrain him. He began flaying his hand at them wildly. He was taken down and they found he had a piece of razor blade glued under his thumb nail. His parole was violated and he was sent back to serve the remainder of a 10 year sentence.
I forgot to ask, are your friends LEO, or were they responding to him trying to rob
them or a friend?
He just picked the wrong office parking lot. They chased him down and held him for the Police.
Re: Lethal thumb nail
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:30 am
by JustSomeOldGuy
WTR wrote:My friends chased down a robber. He had no visable weapon and was very slight in stature ( 5' 8" 120 lbs..... Heroin addict). He was chased down, cornered and they moved in to restrain him. He began flaying his hand at them wildly. He was taken down and they found he had a piece of razor blade glued under his thumb nail. His parole was violated and he was sent back to serve the remainder of a 10 year sentence.
Irrespective of how efficient that may or may not be; doesn't that constitute 'aggravated assault' by the junkie under Texas law?
Re: Lethal thumb nail
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:48 am
by anygunanywhere
JustSomeOldGuy wrote:WTR wrote:My friends chased down a robber. He had no visable weapon and was very slight in stature ( 5' 8" 120 lbs..... Heroin addict). He was chased down, cornered and they moved in to restrain him. He began flaying his hand at them wildly. He was taken down and they found he had a piece of razor blade glued under his thumb nail. His parole was violated and he was sent back to serve the remainder of a 10 year sentence.
Irrespective of how efficient that may or may not be; doesn't that constitute 'aggravated assault' by the junkie under Texas law?
Citizens arrest.