In two separate incidents, would-be laptop robbers are thwarted by victims and witnesses, Dallas police say

Finally... victims who fight back... what a concept. As you read this blog entry on the particulars, keep in mind what could have been done with a self defense weapon! First case, the guy wouldn't have to be down on the ground to hold his attacker for the police. Rather, he could have done a finger capture and lock out his attackers arm. As the second attacker came on the scene, using the same self defense weapon, with the first attacker attached... he could have fending him off. But, when help jumped in, can you imagine what two good guys with self defense weapons could have done to two bad guys! We need more success stories like this.... and we need to get our self defense weapons in the hands of potential victims...

In two separate incidents, would-be laptop robbers are thwarted by victims and witnesses, Dallas police say: "

They say never to resist a mugger. But in two separate incidents yesterday evening, victims and witnesses resisted would-be robbers and won.

The first happened about 6 p.m. in the student lounge of El Centro College in downtown Dallas. The victim (I'll presume he was a student, though I haven't verified that) was typing on a laptop in his lap.

--Steve Thompson/Reporter"