70 year old tourist kills mugger

[boogie]

Jay Henley (his reply from the IR forum) suggested I post this to the Open Forum.
http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=42069

FYI...this gives a new meaning to groups tours. Scary. Pictures from our December
Panama Canal trip on RCCL. My trip on the Tortuguero Canals was great. Never
know what could happen...anywhere.

Limon, Costa Rica, tour problem on a Carnival Ship on Friday. read it here:

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/nati...p?story=248480

We might not be able to get there by sea.

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=1949

[mobilezen]

Wow, I read this story on CNN a couple days ago and the person was 60 year's old. gotta love aging 10 years in 2 days. :D

[Jay Henley]

I just now typed in "tourist kills mugger" in google and the top two hits that came up were ABC and FOX news. both say he was around 70...... 60 or 70?, still impressive.

Originally Posted by mobilezen

Wow, I read this story on CNN a couple days ago and the person was 60 year's old. gotta love aging 10 years in 2 days. :D

[AndrewCCM]

Very interesting story. I always love it when the good guy wins.

[Toad]

When I read this story a few days ago he was 70, and I must say that it warmed my heart to hear it. If I knew the guy, I'd buy him a beer.
Toad

[mobilezen]

The whole story was suspenseful just reading it from the time the tourists got out of the car and when the attacker had his collarbone broken, etc etc. I've done a couple short films for class and I could only imagine what this looks like. Amazing story....you never know what the other person knows or what they've been through and assuming this older gentleman was an easy target cost the attacker his life.

[markfh]

Originally Posted by mobilezen

you never know what the other person knows or what they've been through and assuming this older gentleman was an easy target cost the attacker his life.

Ain't that the truth. My Grandmother who was 81 was attacked by a 20 something who dragged her into an alley. Witnesses said the guy ran screaming from the alley with her in hot pursuit.

What the guy didn't know about my Grandmother:

She walked, trotting to the rest of us, at least 5 miles a day except Sunday.

She used to play piano in speakeasy's and for Al Capone as a young woman (tough crowds all).

She carried an umbrella with her all the time.

What he found out was that she was strong and strong willed and knew how to use the umbrella. She stabbed him in the groin several times before he could get away from her.

Being in a small town we had an opportunity to visit this guy in the local pokey just to laugh our butts off at him...

My Grandmother passed when she was 98. We still laugh about that.

[mobilezen]

Originally Posted by markfh

My Grandmother passed when she was 98. We still laugh about that.

...and I bet she is still laughing her ass off.