Teenager defends PS3 with samurai sword

[_mrshl_]

absolutely hilarious:

A 15 year-old boy has attacked a burglar with a samurai sword after a bungled attempt to steal his PlayStation 3.

Damian Fernandez and his sister Deanne were at home alone when two burglars entered their house in Miami. They took some household items, and began to search for the console after spotting an empty PS3 box.

While his sister hid in the closet Fernandez, a brown belt in karate, decided to attack.

"I jumped off my (bunk) bed and I grabbed my sword ... and I just waited for him," he told Local10.com.

Fernandez lunged at the burglar with his samurai sword, striking him in the chest. "He freaked out," Fernandez said.

The 15 year-old then chased the burglar down the street while his sister called the police. A police dog found the burglar hiding behind a bush in a nearby house.

Javier Cotera was arrested and released early the next morning on bond.

source: vnunet.com

 

[KMC]

It's old news. Well, at least for me. I live in Miami.

 

[squeaks]

that'll teach him.

 

[.TakaM]

heh, awesome

 

[4saken]

If he stuck him in the chest, wouldn't that mean it would go through him (tip of a sword O_O?)

 

[TLSpartan]

He probaly used the flat side of the sword or it was in the scabbard still when he hit the burgular.

 

[FAST6191]

It would seem anything shaped like a samurai sword is one these days.

If it had happened round here you can probably expect the kid to get arrested.

 

[Jax]

Hide your games, here comes JT!

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

That was very honorable. The American Samurai... lol, thats catchy.

 

[Destructobot]

That kid's parents would have to be pretty stupid to let him have a sharp sword. It was probably either an unsharpenable stainless steel sword, or a wooden training sword.

 

[4saken]

What if it was some kind of antique (used only in emergencies

)

 

[reemixx]

Well whatever the hell it was made of, I'm sure he was pretty thankful for it that night lol. Hooray for wussy burglars

 

[Kyuzumaki]

lol that'll teach him not to steal!!

 

[madmk]

Awesome, I'm all for Castle Doctrine :-) Its ashame the law in this country isn't.

 

[Veho]

I would prefer a title saying "Kid clubs burglar with PS3 to protect Nintendo Wii"

 

[OSW]

how about "the boy's nintendo wii was about to get stolen so he picked up the biggest least treasured item around, throwing the PS3 at full force into the burglars face. then the boy protected his beautiful wii with his life."

 

[ediblebird]

what do you expect? the PS3 costs more than the kids house

 

[Rayder]

The way I see it, the kid was perfectly within his rights to slice and dice the bastard.

I feel it should be perfectly legal to kill someone trying to steal your stuff. They used to hang horse thieves, why is a car thief any different....or some guy trying to steal property in your house?

The laws in America are twisted and lacking in common sense. Thieves seem to have more rights than the person they were stealing from. Notice the thief in that article walked the very next day.

I'm actually surprised the kid didn't get in any trouble himself. That's usually what happens.

 

[.TakaM]

if a burglar came in my house, I've got a massive wooden sword I made back in highschool, it's pretty cool looking, and in the dark, the burglar would probably shit his pants.

or I could just use a baseball bat

 

[Hadrian]

There was some "yoofs" in my garden few months back so I got my fire cutting axe and my German Shepherd dog. Once they saw us they soon left.

Perhaps I overreacted but I did have this "what if they get to my missus" thought in my head.