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November 5, 2005 9:55am by David Farrar

A New York mugging

The NZ Herald has a strangely compelling first hand account of a New York mugging. Very well written.

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Gaz

Goddam, they didn’t have to shoot the bastard over a bloody ipod! I’d prefer a mugger to get away than for him to be shot dead for his crimes!
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November 5, 2005 11:01am
Geoffm

This story can not have happened – handguns have been illegal in New York since the Sullivan Law of 1911. The writer must have imagined it, since it is clearly impossible.
As for the mugger getting shot – can’t se eany problem with that. No repeat offending there. Maybe he should have got a safer line of work, or surrendered when asked.
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November 5, 2005 1:39pm
dim

Geoffm wrote: ‘This story can not have happened – handguns have been illegal in New York since the Sullivan Law of 1911. The writer must have imagined it, since it is clearly impossible.‘

It really is getting dumber in here, isn’t it?

From the article:

‘The gun was in fact a fake 9mm pellet gun, we discovered later.
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November 5, 2005 1:56pm
shiloh

See – Darwin’s theory reinforced again. Only a really really really thick jerk would risk death for a poxy iPod. Too dumb to think that one through, and paid the price.
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November 5, 2005 1:57pm
Stephen Cooper

You didn’t read the article – the “Handgun” was in fact a slug gun that looked like the real deal.
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November 5, 2005 1:57pm
maria von trapp

“This story can not have happened – handguns have been illegal in New York since the Sullivan Law of 1911”

dim and stc have already pointed out one stupid aspect of this comment (it was actually a fake gun)

the second is this: just because hand guns are illegal doesn’t mean they don’t exist in NY. duh.

cos making something illegal is an infallible method of prevention. yeah right.
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November 5, 2005 3:09pm
David Farrar

Maria – of course making something illegal prevents it. After all prostitution never existed before 2004 🙂
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November 5, 2005 4:48pm
maria von trapp

heh
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November 5, 2005 5:19pm
Oswald Bastable

The POS got what all stinkin’ thieves deserve!
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November 6, 2005 10:23am
Oswald Bastable

The POS got what all stinkin’ thieves deserve!
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November 6, 2005 10:26am
Oswald Bastable

The POS got what all stinkin’ thieves deserve!
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November 6, 2005 10:35am
Cadmus

Handguns are not been illegal in NY. You do however need a permit.
The guy looks a patsy for any mugger. He sees 3 people he fears ahead and still carries on walking towards them? I can’t believe it!
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November 6, 2005 12:46pm

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