A pleasant change of pace

[dianeduane]

(Like those UK commercials that showed things like giant hedgehogs running over tiny little trucks.)

Normally any time we hear the word "samurai" in a TV news story, Peter and I both wince, expecting to hear about somebody who's run amuck somewhere with a cheap katana. But today, for a change, it's something different.

Police are trying to trace a mysterious samurai sword-wielding vigilante who came to the rescue of two officers when they were being attacked by an armed gang.

The officers had been set upon after they tried to disrupt a burglary at a flat in Laygate, South Shields.

...One of [the burglars] lunged at a policeman with his knife - but just as he did so, a mysterious do-gooder appeared from nowhere and attacked [the burglar] with a samurai sword.

One of the burglars ran off, but was stopped by the stranger, who hit him on the arm with the sword.

He was arrested, along with another man from the flat, but in true superhero fashion the samurai man disappeared before police could speak to him.

Going to be interesting to see how this unfolds...

Comments

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

How very odd. Well, one hopes he is a good type and not an insane type. Or at least a good crazy type...

[yume-no-kage.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* If this was in my area I'd be calling a few friends to make sure it wasn't them. Or rather, one of them in particular.

*wanders off muttering about lovably crazy friends*

[miss-next.livejournal.com]

Mysterious? How is it that he wasn't identifiable? Was he wearing a mask?

I haven't seen these hedgehog commercials of which you speak, but I do have a much-loved postcard, sent to me years ago by my mother, showing a hedgehog walking over a toy car. The caption on the back is "Hedgehog's Revenge". I really do like hedgehogs. :-)

[starkruzr.livejournal.com]

That is awesome.



(That was the first phrase that came to mind when I read this story, but I can't remember for the life of me where it's from.)

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Duncan McLeod of the Clan McLeod was unavailable for comment.

[katerinfg.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful story! Would you mind if I link to your post from my journal?

[anamin.livejournal.com]

Wow. Sort of reminds me of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. . .

[feorag.livejournal.com]

The police probably want to charge the sword-weilding stranger with assault with a deadly weapon or something.

[squirrelette.livejournal.com]

That is a change from the usual "sword wielding maniac" tabloid story. I wonder if it was another gang member who changed his mind about his mates attacking the cops. The rest of them seem to have been armed with rather low-tech tools.

[soleta-nf.livejournal.com]

Haaaaa, that is AWESOME.

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Why do I think "Crocodile Dundee" and knife comparisons.
I don't blame the guy for running off though it probably stopped him from being brought up on charges of "assault with a deadly weapon". Mind you having been rescued by him you can't help wondering if the police wanted to let him escape or were just disappointed they didn't get a chance to thank him.