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Unwilling victims.(Brief article)

The New American

| October 30, 2006 | Williamsen, Kurt | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Three robbers in San Francisco ran into back-to-back reluctant victims on June 27. Just after 3:30 a.m., the robbers, one of them armed with a shotgun, stopped a man to rob him. The robbery victim, however, didn't initially see the shotgun, and he lashed out at the robbers with his flashlight.

When he did see the shotgun, he took advantage of a brief lull in the fracas to flee, reported CBS 5. From a distance away, the victim then had the unusual vantage point of watching as his would-be muggers tried to rob more victims and received street justice instead.

As he watched, the three robbers stopped a couple and tried to grab a backpack from them. The man ...

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