U.S. senior tourists break mugger’s neck

mimo2005 · 02-22-2007, 08:44 PM

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a group of muggers in Costa Rica, killing one of the assailants, police said Thursday.

The tourists’ bus was held up by three men armed with a gun and knife in the Caribbean coastal town of Limon after the group arrived on a cruise ship Wednesday, said Limon police chief Luis Hernandez.

Hernandez said a retired U.S. serviceman whom officials estimated was in his 70s put one of the attackers — aged 20 — in a headlock and broke his clavicle.

After the other two assailants fled, the tourists drove the injured man to the local Red Cross branch where he was declared dead.

Authorities said they did not plan to file charges against the tourists, who left on their cruise ship after the incident. Hernandez declined to give their names or hometowns.

“They were in their right to defend themselves after being held up,” he said.

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**Joefireline** · 02-23-2007, 06:49 AM

Wow..

bry623 · 02-23-2007, 06:56 AM

I bet they were from Texas!

**bruiser** · 02-23-2007, 07:40 AM

The old man needs to be tried for murder by excessive force. How dare him defend his possesions. He should have just handed everything over, as should all of them, and there would have been no problem.

mimo2005 · 02-23-2007, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruiser

The old man needs to be tried for murder by excessive force. How dare him defend his possesions. He should have just handed everything over, as should all of them, and there would have been no problem.

He will not be tried because it is self defense , and i understand that you are joking ...

~~Nik00117~~ · 02-23-2007, 07:59 AM

That guy got pwned...

I bet those younger guys are like "*** a grandpa just killed our ring leader!"

02-22-2007, 08:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	U.S. senior tourists break mugger’s neck SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a group of muggers in Costa Rica, killing one of the assailants, police said Thursday. The tourists’ bus was held up by three men armed with a gun and knife in the Caribbean coastal town of Limon after the group arrived on a cruise ship Wednesday, said Limon police chief Luis Hernandez. Hernandez said a retired U.S. serviceman whom officials estimated was in his 70s put one of the attackers — aged 20 — in a headlock and broke his clavicle. After the other two assailants fled, the tourists drove the injured man to the local Red Cross branch where he was declared dead. Authorities said they did not plan to file charges against the tourists, who left on their cruise ship after the incident. Hernandez declined to give their names or hometowns. “They were in their right to defend themselves after being held up,” he said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17284416/ __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

02-23-2007, 06:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,717 OS: winxp pro sp2	I bet they were from Texas! __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

02-23-2007, 06:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Wow..

02-23-2007, 07:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,977 OS: xp	The old man needs to be tried for murder by excessive force. How dare him defend his possesions. He should have just handed everything over, as should all of them, and there would have been no problem.

02-23-2007, 07:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	That guy got pwned... I bet those younger guys are like "*** a grandpa just killed our ring leader!"