Shot for his Rolex

[The Synergizer]

You would think an NFL player could just body slam the guy...

I prefer stories like this:

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/former-pro-wrestler-thwarted-a-robbery-in-florida

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Police say a robber looking for someone to buy him a beer picked the wrong man to mess with.

Instead of getting his beer, he ended up getting body-slammed by a former WWE pro wrestler.

The Miami Herald reports Shad Gaspard — who once portrayed a criminal as half of the tag team Cryme Tyme — was at the drink cooler at a convenience store Saturday when Jason Felix approached.

Felix brandished what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun. Store surveillance video showed Gaspard making quick work of disarming Felix.

The 6 foot, 7 inch-tall former wrestler then "escorted" Felix out of the gas station and threw him to ground and detained him until police got there.

Officers charged Felix with robbery.

[speeder]

A Rolex is universally recognized as being very expensive and easily fenced.

[javadog]

Lotsa good fake Rolexes out there now…

[masraum]

Originally Posted by The Synergizer

You would think an NFL player could just body slam the guy...

I've watched a bunch of videos by a guy that used to be a cop, was also a trainer for the police, and now has an MMA studio. His assertion, and it makes sense, is that most of the time if 2 people end up fighting, and one of them has a weapon, everyone focuses on the weapon which generally makes the fighting by either one less effective. The fighters are less focused on "stop the fight" and more focused on "got to get or stop him from using ". Where if you concentrated on "stop the fight" you might more quickly accomplish the second.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by The Synergizer

You would think an NFL player could just body slam the guy...

I prefer stories like this:

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/former-pro-wrestler-thwarted-a-robbery-in-florida

LOL! Awesome! And I'll bet the guy was probably 5'9 or less. I'm sure he was thinking, "I'm gonna make this big guy my beyotch."

THis one is a favorite of mine.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14859827

When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.

But after an investigation, police now say the intruder Kuhnhausen strangled was apparently a hit man hired by her estranged husband — Michael James Kuhnhausen Sr. — to kill her.

she was eventually able to get the slight Haffey into a chokehold and police later found him dead in a hallway. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation.

[berettafan]

Ok that nurse story is the greatest! Killed the hitman! Like real life John Wick!

[sc_rufctr]

According to a recent YouTube video the Watch thieves (working in teams) in London can spot a fake from across the street.

- Maybe bring back Old School cops on the beat?

Surveillance cameras can help but nothing works as well as a police presence in the streets.

[Bill Douglas]

I don't know what all the fuss is about. The last time I was in Hong Kong a Rolex only cost $25.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

According to a recent YouTube video the Watch thieves (working in teams) in London can spot a fake from across the street.

Not the good quality fakes…

[thingmon]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I don't know what all the fuss is about. The last time I was in Hong Kong a Rolex only cost $25.

And people knock Communism… ha

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by javadog

Not the good quality fakes…

The "cheap" good "reps" are about $300 USD. They use Chinese clone movements and look good.

The medium good ones, which use common Swiss movements, look excellent. They are 500-750 USD

The top ones are $1000‐1700 USD and even with the back off, are tough to tell.

[red-beard]

https://www.allswisswatches.is/swiss-replica-watches.html?dir=desc&order=price

OK, some are over $2,000

[rwest]

My fake is so good it would take a very experienced jeweler to tell it from real!




I got it for my retirement, the Mayor of the city I worked for was a watch guy too and when I went in front of the Council for my retirement plaque, I joked with him that he was supposed to have gotten me a gold Rolex since we were both watch guys and a gold watch is tradition for a retirement. My boss heard it and for a joke got this one and presented to me at my retirement coffee. City Manager took a picture of me with it on and emailed it to the Mayor.

[fintstone]

SF eliminated cash bail and banned the use of facial recognition to catch criminals. They have pretty much banned guns so only criminals have them. I guess this should surprise no one.

[Tobra]

Nobody familiar with San Francisco is surprised

[ErrorMargin]

What Rolex was he wearing?

[speeder]

Originally Posted by fintstone

SF eliminated cash bail and banned the use of facial recognition to catch criminals. They have pretty much banned guns so only criminals have them. I guess this should surprise no one.

I think I can count one true statement in this post. This should surprise no one.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by fintstone

SF eliminated cash bail and banned the use of facial recognition to catch criminals. They have pretty much banned guns so only criminals have them. I guess this should surprise no one.

Originally Posted by speeder

I think I can count one true statement in this post. This should surprise no one.

Please elaborate. The only thing I see that is not accurate is your post. This surprises no one.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-francisco-eliminates-cash-bail-all-criminal-cases-2020-01-23/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/facial-recognition-ban-san-francisco.html

https://hallinanlawfirm.com/gun-laws-in-san-francisco/

[speeder]

San Francisco has cash bail, guns are not "banned", (not sure what, "pretty much banned" means), the facial recognition statement was true and I agree with the policy. You can absolutely own guns in San Francisco and even carry with a permit, same as anywhere else in CA. Stores and businesses can employ armed security guards. You can get a job as a security guard and get a carry permit for the job if you are not a prohibited person.

So just to recap, you posted 3 claims in one short post and 2 out of 3 were pulled from your ass. When challenged, you provided a link from 2020 when they DID have a completely pscho DA, (since recalled for being too lefty even for SF), , and ignored links to the current DA who has revived more conventional and stricter detention policies for defendants awaiting trial. You had to skip right past them in your google search for SF bail policy in order to get to the old one about the previous DA:

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=does+san+francisco+have+no+cash+bail&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Sort of a dishonest argument, wouldn't you say? SF is a well known hotbed of progressive politics and many of their law enforcement policies are absolutely open for ridicule but you don't need to post misinformation to make that point.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by speeder

San Francisco has cash bail, guns are not "banned", (not sure what, "pretty much banned" means), the facial recognition statement was true and I agree with the policy. You can absolutely own guns in San Francisco and even carry with a permit, same as anywhere else in CA. Stores and businesses can employ armed security guards. You can get a job as a security guard and get a carry permit for the job if you are not a prohibited person.

So just to recap, you posted 3 claims in one short post and 2 out of 3 were pulled from your ass. When challenged, you provided a link from 2020 when they DID have a completely pscho DA, (since recalled for being too lefty even for SF), , and ignored links to the current DA who has revived more conventional and stricter detention policies for defendants awaiting trial. You had to skip right past them in your google search for SF bail policy in order to get to the old one about the previous DA:

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=does+san+francisco+have+no+cash+bail&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Sort of a dishonest argument, wouldn't you say? SF is a well known hotbed of progressive politics and many of their law enforcement policies are absolutely open for ridicule but you don't need to post misinformation to make that point.

There is nothing dishonest with my argument. It was concise and factual.

Tense is your friend when using the English language. Your statement seems to collaborate mine...you just seem not to realize it because you were so intent upon taking a cheap shot at me (and now cannot back away from it).

As I noted, SF did eliminate cash bail, they did eliminate the use of facial recognition to catch criminals, and they pretty much banned guns for the self-defense of private, law-abiding citizens. While you may believe SF laws much like the rest of CA (so normal and reasonable) ...I would contend that it is awfully difficult to buy and carry a weapon in CA cities (and especially in SF) as compared to most of the country.

There is no misinformation in my post...but nice try.