Karate school robbery leaves thief hospitalized

[Andrew Green]

BOGOTA (AFP) - A feckless stick-up man chose the wrong target when he was beaten and hospitalized in an attempted robbery of a karate school in Bucaramanga in northwestern Colombia, police said.

"The man entered the academy with a firearm, but could not intimidate the dozens of students, who fortunately reacted and disarmed him," said Colonel Julio Cesar Santoyo, police commander in the province of Santander.
Police arrived at the scene only to take the would-be robber to hospital for treatment of multiple contusions at the hands of the karate students.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070907/tod-colombia-crime-offbeat-879dccc_1.html

 

[shesulsa]

Sweet!

 

[Kacey]

As ye reap, so shall ye sow... that'll teach him to watch where he's going!

 

[Drac]

Love it...

 

[CoryKS]

Free first lesson!

 

[exile]

NOW try to tell me that karate is ineffective for real self-defense! :lol:

 

[Andrew Green]

NOW try to tell me that karate is ineffective for real self-defense! :lol:

It was the multiple attackers that got him

 

[Sukerkin]

Oh that brought a much needed chortle I can tell you - :lol:.

Whilst maybe not quite a candidate for the Darwin Awards (because he survived his stupidity) it certainly has the taste of that sort of idiocy .

 

[terryl965]

It was the multiple attackers that got him

Yes but all Karate people

 

[Big Don]

Free first lesson!

If he comes back he'll have to pay cash!

 

[Tames D]

Sure. But did they have proper alignment of their neutral bow?

 

[Carol]

I loved this! My company does business in Colombia as well...some of my counterparts got a good laugh out of the article