Shocking Theft

The criminals hold the tasers now! Watch out would-be targets, if last year the machete was the weapon of choice, one mugger in Brooklyn may be unintentionally spearheading a taser trend. The Brooklyn Paper notes that on October 2nd "a stun-gun-toting purse snatcher shocked a victim on Bayard Street [at Graham Avenue] before running off. The woman was walking home from a bar at around 3 a.m." The robber ran off with her purse, cash and cell phone after she collapsed to the ground. Serious buzz kill.

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By Jen Carlson in News on October 7, 2009 9:35 AM

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nikakanick

is this going to make a full rubber suit fashionable ?

Steven

As they keep saying always walk in groups and with your friends.

pissflaps

ima hook my electrodes to that fuckers balls

Amanda Harletsch

living in ny is a pleasure, specially when you have to walk home.

Soggy

That really sucks, but I wish more criminals would use tasers instead of guns/knives. It would prevent a lot of the tragedies we've been seeing. Of course I would prefer that they didn't commit crime at all!

PathToWisdom

What a great investment for wannabe thiefs.

Even if it costs $1,000 each.

Buy 10, go to a bank, taser the guards.

and employees.

What's better, taser the money truck drivers.

What's better, taser the cops, steal their guns.