Walker: This is what happens when you bring an imaginary gun to a fistfight.

to be fair he did bring a box cutter to the fistfight, but box cutters can only take out planes and tall buildings.

I bounced a nutter from a pub once who claimed he had a gun. Turns out all he had was a bag full of paper towels. When the cops showed up they turfed him HARD.

Ever hear a human skull hit concrete at high speed?

It's a rather disturbing sound.

FTFA: Shipley, who's no stranger to pain after playing rugby for years, took the situation into his own hands.

Donkey punched I'll bet, what!?! I'm jusk saying.

Donald White is not black, what does that make Frank Black?

Moral of the story is, don't rob this guy, he knows Pharma-Jit-Su

haz a sad

Pharmacist Bill Shipley encountered a man wearing a black stocking over his head on Wednesday morning.

"At first, I thought it was the delivery man delivering our medications that we get every morning," said Shipley.

But our delivery man normally wears a white stocking over his head, so I knew something wasn't right.

Happily, it wasn't Walmart.

Says he robbed a CVS earlier, makes sense he got away with it there. They fire employees for doing anything besides bending over and taking it.

ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

He probably kept his distance and disoriented him with the first couple of jabs then rushed him.

When fighting a guy with a bat or club move in close.

When fighting a guy with a knife stay out of reach.

Better yet... try not to fight guys with bats or knives.

Mirrorz: Sadly the Pharmacist will probably be later charged with assault and successfully sued by the robber and his family. I hope he beats them up after that too.

how 'bout SHUT UP and bask in the warmth of this story

He'll have something to think about in prison

here to help: Ever hear a human skull hit concrete at high speed?

It's a rather disturbing sound.

I've probably forced myself to forget the sound, but it is always followed by "Ooohhh!" from all onlookers in unison.

ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

Maybe it was still closed and so the Pharmac felt safe filling his prescription for whoop-ass delivered by trans-dermal application.

Good for him for standing up to the robber. That being said I like not being stabbed with things, and if it wasn't my money I'd be losing (and I'm assuming if I owned the place I'd have insurance) then I'd let the guy rob the place and try not to get stabbed or shot.

Hero's die young. You can cling to your honor 6 feet under, or you can be smart.

Oh good done right unlike the pharmacist from Oklahoma. then a left then a couple rights then a left then a right hand on neck with three more lefts.

here to help:
Ever hear a human skull hit concrete at high speed?

It's a rather disturbing sound.

yes


and yes, it is

dandude23: Moral of the story is, don't rob this guy, he knows Pharma-Jit-Su

you, sir.

Have an internets.

ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

sounds like he just sucker punched the dude. i'm sure the strung-out robber was expect just to be handed some pills and wasn't thinking anyone would resist. instead the phara-dude walked over and cold cocked him on the nose. surprise wins.

ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

Attacking someone with a box cutter, in a stand-up fight, is harder than it sounds. It's shaped so that it cuts when pulling towards you with your thumb up and fingers down. Using that to slice someone else basically means swooping your arm out in a big circle and hoping to get the guy as you come across your chest. Pretty easy to avoid that, and hard for the attacker to recover for another swing when their arm is crossed over. Coming up behind someone and cutting the throat, however, is a piece of cake if you have surprise.

/pretty easy to cut yourself accidentally when opening boxes.
//especially if the blade is bit dull
///roll d20 for surprise

Note to self: Do not try to rob or even fark with Bill Shipley. That's an ass-kickin'.

FrancoFile: ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

Attacking someone with a box cutter, in a stand-up fight, is harder than it sounds. It's shaped so that it cuts when pulling towards you with your thumb up and fingers down. Using that to slice someone else basically means swooping your arm out in a big circle and hoping to get the guy as you come across your chest. Pretty easy to avoid that, and hard for the attacker to recover for another swing when their arm is crossed over. Coming up behind someone and cutting the throat, however, is a piece of cake if you have surprise.

/pretty easy to cut yourself accidentally when opening boxes.
//especially if the blade is bit dull
///roll d20 for surprise

Plus, I've found that depending on the model you have, either the cutting surface is real shallow or the blade is flimsy. Anyone who tries to rob an experienced fighter with a box cutter is going to get one try before the blade breaks, or he's gonna make a bunch of little 1/2 inch deep cuts and hope to get lucky.

A strong man's fists are a more reliable weapon in a face-to-face fight than a box cutter is. Disorient him, disarm him, and take him to the ground.

Seen changing his name to Donald Black-n-Blue

Mirrorz: Sadly the Pharmacist will probably be later charged with assault and successfully sued by the robber and his family.

Umm, yeah, punching addicts in the face instead of letting the police handle things should expose you to litigation. Its one thing if you're being physically threatened, or if you're on your personal property, but Shipley was at work, and that box cutter wasn't getting used for anything more nefarious than chopping up the product after the addict got it.

I know Americans look for any excuse to assault someone, though. You really should get that checked out.

Psychos!

factoryconnection: but it is always followed by "Ooohhh!" from all onlookers in unison.

Yup. I've seen a lot of fights but that take down made my stomach turn.

Jack Black 62:
I would rather die in combat then live as a coward.

MY HERO!!!
/Swoons

If only everyone was as heroic as you, this world would be a better place.
(i.e. without people like you)

Jack Black 62: I would rather die in combat then live as a coward.

Why is it heroic to defend the property of someone who would, almost certainly, screw you over if they felt they could make money out of it?

dandude23: Moral of the story is, don't rob this guy, he knows Pharma-Jit-Su

Moral of the story is, next time rob an ex-soccer player

Jack Black 62: CrazyCracka420: Good for him for standing up to the robber. That being said I like not being stabbed with things, and if it wasn't my money I'd be losing (and I'm assuming if I owned the place I'd have insurance) then I'd let the guy rob the place and try not to get stabbed or shot.

Hero's die young. You can cling to your honor 6 feet under, or you can be smart.

I would rather die in combat then live as a coward.

I don't think some meth head waving a knife in a store counts as combat.

although my subscription to ITG monthly has lapsed, so who knows.

ShawnDoc: Jack Black 62: ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

Coward

Damn right. My life is worth more than a bottle of pills. I'm glad it worked out of the guy, but its not a risk I would take.

Could be the dude just likes punching people and he saw this as a chance to punch a guy full force without risk of charges. He might have gotten cut but he probably figured his reflexes would save him. Apparently they did. I, for one, approve of our druggie-punching pharmacist.

Jack Black 62: CrazyCracka420: Good for him for standing up to the robber. That being said I like not being stabbed with things, and if it wasn't my money I'd be losing (and I'm assuming if I owned the place I'd have insurance) then I'd let the guy rob the place and try not to get stabbed or shot.

Hero's die young. You can cling to your honor 6 feet under, or you can be smart.

I would rather die in combat then live as a coward.

Well, pick one. You can't do both.

That kind of thing just isn't cricket.

Treygreen13: Whiskey Dickens: Mirrorz: Sadly the Pharmacist will probably be later charged with assault and successfully sued by the robber and his family.

Umm, yeah, punching addicts in the face instead of letting the police handle things should expose you to litigation. Its one thing if you're being physically threatened, or if you're on your personal property, but Shipley was at work, and that box cutter wasn't getting used for anything more nefarious than chopping up the product after the addict got it.

I know Americans look for any excuse to assault someone, though. You really should get that checked out.

Psychos!

1/10

2/10. Extra point for being Canuckistani.

"In 1997, a year after prescription drug maker Purdue Pharma first brought oxyContin (the first branded version of Oxycodone) to market, the total production quota approved by the Office of Diversion Control was 8.3 tons. By 2011, it had risen to 105 tons, an officially sanctioned 1,200 percent increase over the same period that saw Oxycodone emerge as what Haislip calls "the Cadillac of America's prescription drug abuse crisis."

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/essays/feds-refuse-to-limit-productio n -of-deadly-oxycodone/1199540

"Is DEA going to reduce manufacturing quotas for oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin®?

All quotas are reviewed annually to ensure that the amount of controlled substances produced are sufficient to meet the legitimate medical, scientific, research, and industrial needs of the U.S. This review includes a yearly forecast of expected changes in medical use, data from prescription and hospital use, as well as abuse, trafficking and diversion data. Quotas may be increased or decreased depending on expected needs or excessive supplies. Excessive inventories of any controlled substance heighten the chances of possible diversion.

In the case of oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin® , all relevant data is being reviewed."

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugs_concern/oxycodone/oxycontin_f a q.htm

This is once again the government putting profits above health / safety.

This headline almost perfectly describes my approach to customer service.

here to help: I bounced a nutter from a pub once who claimed he had a gun. Turns out all he had was a bag full of paper towels. When the cops showed up they turfed him HARD.

Ever hear a human skull hit concrete at high speed?

It's a rather disturbing sound.

Yes. It sounds like... you just got your ass kicked. Followed by the usual words, "Lets get the fark outta here"

Jack Black 62: ShawnDoc: Jack Black 62: ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

Coward

Damn right. My life is worth more than a bottle of pills. I'm glad it worked out of the guy, but its not a risk I would take.

I would rather die in combat than live as a coward.

Personally, I'd rather go home and see my wife and kids than risk my life over a bottle of pills. Is that cowardly?

Jack Black 62: ShawnDoc: Jack Black 62: ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

Coward

Damn right. My life is worth more than a bottle of pills. I'm glad it worked out of the guy, but its not a risk I would take.

I would rather die in combat than live as a coward.

Why not do both? Go ahead and start running, we'll aim.

Smeggy Smurf: Yes. It sounds like... you just got your ass kicked. Followed by the usual words, "Lets get the fark outta here"

Fortunately I've only been taken down a couple of times in my life and I managed not crack my noodle on the concrete.

One of the first things any good self defense school will teach you is how to fall properly.

That and to avoid fights at all costs.

Rye_: Jack Black 62: ShawnDoc: Jack Black 62: ShawnDoc: I want to know how he avoided being cut with the box cutter? I'd have just given the robber the medicine and filed a claim with my insurance rather than risk a 3' cut in my torso.

Coward

Damn right. My life is worth more than a bottle of pills. I'm glad it worked out of the guy, but its not a risk I would take.

I would rather die in combat than live as a coward.

Personally, I'd rather go home and see my wife and kids than risk my life over a bottle of pills. Is that cowardly?

Nope. If someone came in to my office with a knife etc demanding all the computers etc I would gladly let them have it if it meant living.

I'm not putting my life on the line for other peoples crap, or for easily replaceable stuff

LaraAmber: Why not do both? Go ahead and start running, we'll aim.

How can you kill basement dwelling concern trolls?

Lead them less.

/paraphrase

Treygreen13: Whiskey Dickens: Mirrorz: Sadly the Pharmacist will probably be later charged with assault and successfully sued by the robber and his family.

Umm, yeah, punching addicts in the face instead of letting the police handle things should expose you to litigation. Its one thing if you're being physically threatened, or if you're on your personal property, but Shipley was at work, and that box cutter wasn't getting used for anything more nefarious than chopping up the product after the addict got it.

I know Americans look for any excuse to assault someone, though. You really should get that checked out.

Psychos!

1/10

Seeing as I'm not trolling, you get a -1/10.