What an interesting afternoon!

[DoctorQui]

Went into town today on my bike, while riding home through the shopping precinct saw two policemen chasing a bloke who was too fast for them. As I cycled past the policemen I asked 'is he a suspect?' at which they both shouted 'YES'. So off I rode and ploughed into him. He then turned on me at which point I switched into MA mode, took him down with a yokogeri to the knee and held him on the ground face down in an arm and wrist lock with my foot between his shoulder blades.

The police came running up cuffed him with the comment, 'Blimey pal, that was impressive!'. They then asked me for my name but i simply said that I was just a citizen and rode off like the proverbial mysterious masked man (without the mask). I kid you not...it was straight out of a movie!

Adrenalin is still pumping...I haven't done anything like that since I was a policeman way back in the early 90s!!

[darksoul]

That is AWESOME! Great job, Qui!

[Dobbersky]

LOL, awesome, what gets me was how many saw the incident but didn't bother to assist.

Well done Qui

OSU

[blacknebula]

Good for you!

[DoctorQui]

LOL, awesome, what gets me was how many saw the incident but didn't bother to assist.

Well done Qui

OSU

Me too!

Actually he was shouting 'help' so much, it looked like a couple of people were coming over to 'break up the fight'. I had to shout that the police were just there, nodding toward them as they ran up.

[bushido_man96]

Cool to see someone help out like that. Most times, people will mind their own business and not make it their problem; not that its a bad thing to do so, as not everyone is really geared to do that sort of thing. But it is nice to see this worked out well.

Some things to keep in mind is whether or not they would be toting weapons, or may even be trained themselves. But I won't lecture on those kind of things. Your decision worked out well for you this time around. Just remember things don't always end like they do in movies.

Good job!

[evergrey]

OSU! *bows to you*

[madtanker]

That was outstanding! It is amazing how many people refuse to get involved, and it is scary some times when you do. I have almost gotten in trouble for a similar situation. I saw a man wrestling with another man in a K-Mart parking lot. When I drove up I asked if there was a problem, determined to call 911 from a distance; however, the larger of the two (the aggressor) was also winning the fight. I had to get out and took the man down with a wristlock and held him for the police. When they got there, they admonished me for 'taking the law into my own hands'; meanwhile the security officer and manager from K-Mart were thanking me. The man had a U-Haul full of merchandise, and was ready to hurt the security guard... Just be careful, sometimes no good deed goes unpunished... All the same, congrats, just be careful.

[DoctorQui]

Cool to see someone help out like that. Most times, people will mind their own business and not make it their problem; not that its a bad thing to do so, as not everyone is really geared to do that sort of thing. But it is nice to see this worked out well.

Some things to keep in mind is whether or not they would be toting weapons, or may even be trained themselves. But I won't lecture on those kind of things. Your decision worked out well for you this time around. Just remember things don't always end like they do in movies.

Good job!

I didn't give him he chance to go for a weapon, he took a swing and I took him down straight away. I'm a former police officer so have previous experience of this sort of thing anyways, albeit many moons ago!

The movies comment was only to add comedic value to the tale. Other than what happened it was all very fast and boring really! It was just good to know that MA training does pay off and can be instinctive in such a situation!

@Madtanker - why the hell would the police give you a blasting for 'taking the law into your own hands' is it not a civic duty to uphold law and order, are there no citizen's arrest laws in the States? Such a response would certainly make me not bother in the future!

In my situation, the two people I was assisting were policemen who knew very well what I was doing!

[madtanker]

Cool to see someone help out like that. Most times, people will mind their own business and not make it their problem; not that its a bad thing to do so, as not everyone is really geared to do that sort of thing. But it is nice to see this worked out well.

Some things to keep in mind is whether or not they would be toting weapons, or may even be trained themselves. But I won't lecture on those kind of things. Your decision worked out well for you this time around. Just remember things don't always end like they do in movies.

Good job!

I didn't give him he chance to go for a weapon, he took a swing and I took him down straight away. I'm a former police officer so have previous experience of this sort of thing anyways, albeit many moons ago!

The movies comment was only to add comedic value to the tale. Other than what happened it was all very fast and boring really! It was just good to know that MA training does pay off and can be instinctive in such a situation!

@Madtanker - why the hell would the police give you a blasting for 'taking the law into your own hands' is it not a civic duty to uphold law and order, are there no citizen's arrest laws in the States? Such a response would certainly make me not bother in the future!

In my situation, the two people I was assisting were policemen who knew very well what I was doing!

Here in the US, some officers get threatened when a civilian helps out; plus, there was a small side issue. I am a concealed carry licensed firearm owner, and he was mad that I was carrying a weapon also. The weapon was locked in the car BEFORE the confrontation (I knew the perpetrator was not carrying, and I knew that if there was a chance that he could get it, I would be worse off... Like I said, split-second decision making) which some police officers also feel threatened by... The idea that a 'mere person' and not a 'cop-god' can carry like they can. (I have three other horror stories that go along with concealed carry, but let's stay here for now...). Most police are hard-working people, but some feel that they and only they should be the law... I was not trying to be a hero, except to the guy getting his (%&@^&%$) kicked...

He asked why I was not minding my business, etc... I told him that it looked serious, and (as I found out later) there was another 'guard', that left this poor guy and was found hiding in the mens bathroom... The guard was asking for my mane, the manager was promising rewards (I gave my name because here in the US, you kinda have to, but I refused any gains from it) and everyone went home safe... I felt better, but I know that sometimes you have to worry about retribution from unexpected places.

I will post another thread about getting 'involved' with bad results from the police...

In the end, the risk was worth the 'reward'...