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‘Are you scared now?’ 79-year-old man pulls gun on Walmart worker he thought had a ‘bad attitude,’ cops say (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Well, the guy was on a mobility scooter, not pedestrian. And armed with a gun. Chasing isn't a joke. It took a month, but the job is done!

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a mobility scooter is a good guy with a mobility scooter.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I want to see that hot pursuit in action. A chase through town, at times reaching jogging speeds with no concern for bystanders.

[–] forrgott 3 points 2 days ago

Something like this?

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Does that make the scooter a technical?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I assume plenty of overtime was required