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scrubadub t1_j56c845 wrote

Slightly more info: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/cyclist-stabs-would-be-robber-with-own-knife-philly-police/ar-AA16zsH9

>A 31-year-old man was riding his bike on the 1200 block of Walnut Street in Center City at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, when a suspect approached him with a knife, the department said. 

>The victim lunged for the knife and struggled briefly against the suspect before prying it from his hands and stabbing the would-be thief in his neck and back, authorities claimed. 

>The suspect made one final effort to ride away on the 31-year-old's bike, but was easily knocked off, police continued. He was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital where he was placed in critical condition and remains in police custody, according to officials. 

>The cyclist, meanwhile, was treated for minor injuries, police said. 

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nowtayneicangetinto t1_j56zslw wrote

Stabbed in the neck and back? Holy shit. Adrenaline is a hell of a thing. I would like to see some sort of interview with the guy. Does he have any training in self defense? Either way, I'm glad he's okay 👍

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Bisexual_Republican t1_j57w1ip wrote

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>level 3KenzoWap · 2 hr. ago

I'm willing to bet he has no more training than pure civil rage, pent up from years of watching the police do next to nothing to stop the increase in violence because they hate Krasner, and the idea that if he didn't act here, he may die and never see his family, his wife, or his kids again.

A civilian took not just justice into his own hands here, but his own survival.

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BleuBrink t1_j589r19 wrote

Stabbed in the neck and back...and tried to ride away. Good way to bleed out more.

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PuggyPaddie t1_j5bk9ok wrote

I bet it was a kid or a very young adult..they are WAYYY too confident in this city at times. Like I get it kid you’re hard…but you’re not a grown man…

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karenmcgrane t1_j5739x1 wrote

> The suspect made one final effort to ride away on the 31-year-old's bike, but was easily knocked off

So this robber has just been stabbed in the neck and he makes one last attempt to steal the bike and actually gets on it and starts trying to ride away — while, again, bleeding profusely from the neck — and the guy shoves him off the bike?

Imagining this whole scene happening is just wild. I'm so glad the guy is okay and I hope he gets whatever counseling he needs. I can't imagine it's easy, physically or mentally, to actually have to stab someone in self defense, it's traumatic.

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scooter_se t1_j57bwj8 wrote

I mean at that point I can understand being like “okay there’s no WAY I’m letting you take the fucking bike at this point”

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karenmcgrane t1_j57e2bs wrote

I'm imagining the scene like, buddy you're not going anywhere, blood is spurting from your carotid artery, but the robber is wobbling away on this bike — he can barely keep himself upright — so our hero guy walks over and pushes him off the bike and he falls in shambles into the street with the bike on top of him.

I'm not trying to make light of this but if you saw this scene in a movie it would be hilarious.

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emet18 t1_j57d8ko wrote

I would need counseling because my erection did not subside within 4-6 hours after I Samurai Jack’d the asshole who tried to steal my bike

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karenmcgrane t1_j57eq95 wrote

See now I'm imagining that the hero guy develops a heretofore unknown thirst for blood now that he's had this experience. He could have gone his whole life not knowing how great it feels to stab a guy, but now nothing else will compare.

If the hero guy is reading this, sorry, I really don't want to be disrespectful of what you went through, it's just that this story is wild.

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ThisHatRightHere t1_j57c8u8 wrote

This guy really fucked around and found out. One would hope this is a cautionary tale for people who attempt armed robbery, but the type of person who commits a crime like that isn’t one to learn from their mistakes.

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acesilver1 t1_j57k250 wrote

That robber is lucky he didn’t die. Critical condition for a stupid bike.

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