Randolph Freelander
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Call the police.
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Pregnant woman ran down a fleeing man 'who stole purse from her car' in Walmart
- Thread starter adamsapple
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Call the police.
andythinkpad
Member
I don't have sympathy for the thief. I just think potentially losing a civilian law suit for huge medical cost is extremely stupid. Pregnant or not.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah 100% expect her to not even get a slap on the wrist for this. Good luck finding a jury willing to convict a pregnant woman fighting back against a thief.
This is what I'm wondering. If she comes back to the car and see's him, pulls a gun and he drops the purse and runs, not ok. If he posed a threat, probably ok. Since she was pregnant that threat isn't going to need to be that high to get itchy with the trigger I wouldn't have thought. If she was police, him running with the purse would easily have been enough to shoot him.
Don't know how I'd react in that situation. Though I'm not pregnant so I'd probably rugby tackle or run away myself. Can't honestly say that a few extra kicks wouldn't have gone in after I'd caught him though. Still not as harsh as actually running him over of course.
I'd totally run away
Thewonandonly
Junior Member
Right that's what I thought to.
Was expecting a fat lady to waddle as fast as she can and catch the criminal....
Nope she just fucking destroys him with her care like I had the same reaction as the man "holy shit"!!!!
oxrock
Gravity is a myth, the Earth SUCKS!
Well police aren't suppose to shoot unless they or someone else is in danger either. Cops aren't supposed to just have a license to shoot people at will.
Hari Seldon
Member
Yeah the DA will probably throw out a community service plea deal knowing he doesn't want to go to trial lol.
bloodforge
Member
From the title I literally thought she ran after him on foot. Nope, hits him with a big SUV.
That's a massive overreaction.
That's a massive overreaction.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Gotten his ass kicked for stealing ? Sure. But that's a good ass whopping that's well deserved. Getting run over, possibly crushed to death by a vehicle, no.
Hell, I'd say even an ass whopping can get out of hand, if someone is able to catch up with the guy, the best thing would be to pin him down and restrain him with force if needed until the police arrives.
AuthenticM
Member
I don't condone her actions, but I don't feel sorry for laughing.
That's a pretty good take on the situation.
That's a pretty good take on the situation.
I would not run someone over especially if I could prevent it. But getting robbed is no joke that is some degrading shit. Short of kids being stupid or the robber not having a knife or gun they're catching lumps. But if you tried to rob me and your a grown ass man the onus is not on me they took a risk and I one of those people who might be crazier than they are.
We use to throw house parties in college and charge for entrance. Once caught some dude trying to shove a laptop down his jeans. This idiot just stood there and then tried to bolt past me. I proceeded to help him out by kicking him down a flight of stairs and then we stomped his ass out at the bottom. Then we called the cops.
Zelenogorsk
Banned
She shouldn't have done that and i think she needs more than just a slap on the wrist, but I gotta admit i enjoyed seeing the thief get ran over.
John Rabbit
Banned
Yeah my brain was confused on being confronted of that gif in the OP. Thought this pregnant lady was sprinting like an athlete or something.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Sorry guys, I edited the first post's subject, would appreciate if any resident mod can change the topic title to reflect the same.
Original title came from a source I didn't know was banned so I had to edit the whole OP.
Calling the cops.
Ok because people here give me the impression that doing anything to someone stealing is bad. Sure you can leave it in the hands of the law but as we've seen with people getting wrongfully shot by cops that the law is flawed and bias to certain people.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Stolen purse or vehicular assault charge
decisions decisions
decisions decisions
Karsticles
Member
This lady will make a wonderful mother.
So basically the robber gets off free with all your stuff? Lol Cops never actually catch these people. Then you leave them out there to victimize more people.
Oh I know they aren't supposed to. But we all know that the police man would say stop or I'll shoot, and when the guy keeps running he gets shot. This is assuming he gets given the courtesy of a warning.
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Glad she got her purse back.
SirRattleBalls
Banned
wow the responses in this thread are amazing .. Gaf really is a wonderful place. I guarantee if it was in another part of the world and the story was
"man stole loaf of bread and has hand severed by law enforcement"
You guys would be in arms and calling it a backwards country . Bur thief steals purse and is almost murdered.. you guys don't have no sympathy.
"man stole loaf of bread and has hand severed by law enforcement"
You guys would be in arms and calling it a backwards country . Bur thief steals purse and is almost murdered.. you guys don't have no sympathy.
That baby is going to be trained to go.
Beerman462
Member
I mean it's easy to sit behind your keyboard and think.. She should have called the police or his life isn't worth the contents of her purse. These are true and logical statements.
Try putting yourself in her shoes. She's pregnant so hormones are doing weird things to her emotions. Maybe she going through a rough time with other aspects of her life. Now she dealing with someone that broke into her car and stole her purse. That makes you feel vulnerable. That's enough to flip a switch in your head.
Not saying what she did was right. But I understand.
Try putting yourself in her shoes. She's pregnant so hormones are doing weird things to her emotions. Maybe she going through a rough time with other aspects of her life. Now she dealing with someone that broke into her car and stole her purse. That makes you feel vulnerable. That's enough to flip a switch in your head.
Not saying what she did was right. But I understand.
I have negative sympathy for criminals.
Yeah really surprising to see so many people in favor of possible death penalty for STEALING. Or any serious life long impediment.
FinalStageBoss
Banned
This.
Nydius
Gold Member
Even if what you said was 100% accurate (it isn't), none of what you wrote justifies vigilante justice, or her response of using her three ton vehicle as a weapon.
Situations like this is why laws and police exist. Polite society decided generations ago that wild west justice was no longer desirable.
Sorry, I didn't spell out what I meant. There was an article not long ago detailing where a state, in an attempt to guilt women out of abortions, would make abortions murder but also make it so that women couldn't go to jail for that murder, which accidentally made it legal for pregnant women to murder people.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Small-time thieves going free or people running down other people with cars...
I'll take the former, thanks.
SirRattleBalls
Banned
Your okay with shirria law punishment in Saudi Arabia?
HawksWinStanley
Member
You can call the police and then wait at least 15 minutes for them to get there. Then by the time they get your statement and maybe have you sit with a sketch artist about half your day is gone. They'll never catch him; maybe if he's stupid enough to try it again in the same parking lot, but regardless your valuables will be gone forever.
Honestly the smartest reaction would be to take the L and make your way over to the DMV for a new license. Going after them yourself would be risky and calling the police would be a colossal waste of time.
Twilight Gap
Member
lol this country has more protection and sympathy for criminals than victims of crimes. if the police showed up and handcuffed or shot the dude there'd be protests.
That question is irrelevant.
BobTheFork
Member
New Thread title helps. NOT what I was expecting.
Pregnant lady: Don't you mean an airstrike??
Why on earth would the police shoot a purse snatcher?
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
Yah, good on her for trying to killa guy for stealing her fucking purse. A purse is not worth someone's life.
Fuck him for being a thief, but triple fuck her for being a fucking psychopath. I already feel bad for her child.
Well, if the thief was black... they might.
She had a heat of the moment response to a theft.
She isn't right for running him down. At all. But it's heat of the moment irrationality to a horrible act. She is being dealt with by the authorities under those circumstances.
Should she have done it? No, though that surge of emotion and adrenaline given the context, it makes you consider many things like it.
I hope the guys ok and they charge him according to his crime, and I hope likewise for the woman.
She isn't right for running him down. At all. But it's heat of the moment irrationality to a horrible act. She is being dealt with by the authorities under those circumstances.
Should she have done it? No, though that surge of emotion and adrenaline given the context, it makes you consider many things like it.
I hope the guys ok and they charge him according to his crime, and I hope likewise for the woman.
SirRattleBalls
Banned
No it's very relevant as the punishment you are applauding happens in parts of the world.