A 24-year old hoodlum launched a brutal assault on a 93-year old Arkansas man, beating him with a full soda can more than 50 times. The victim, knocked unconscious by the violent attack, recovered sufficiently to pull a .38 caliber handgun. When the attacker attempted to rush the man, he fired, hitting the thug in the throat.
Willie Lee Hill, 93, told police he saw the robber while in his bedroom Wednesday night. Hill confronted the man and was struck at least 50 times, police said. He was knocked unconscious.
Covered in blood, Hill regained consciousness a short time later and pulled a .38-caliber handgun on his attacker. The suspect, Douglas B. Williams Jr., saw the gun and charged the man, who fired a bullet that struck Williams in the throat, police said.
"I got what I deserved," Williams, 24, told police when they arrived, officers said. Investigators reported finding, among other items, a Craftsman drill bit set, three pocket knives and two hearing aids inside his pockets.
Paramedics took Hill and Williams to the Medical Center of South Arkansas for treatment. Doctors sent Williams to the Louisiana State University Medical Center at Shreveport, where he was listed in critical condition Friday.
Good for Mr. Hill. Some people have to find out the hard way that old need not mean helpless.
And that, kiddies, is why they teach you to at least double-tap every time you fire.
Actually, the instructor for my carry class said the rule now is keep pulling the trigger until the threat stops – or the slide locks open on an empty magazine.
When should we expect Congressional hearings concerning this epidemic of soda-can crimes and the need for Soda-Can Control laws? Obviously the Bush administration is controlled by the powerful Soda-Can lobby.
Gaius — sounds he’s ex-LA Sheriffs… but if so, he forget to add, “or until you get lucky and hit something…”