An Indiana Wrestler Took Down A Man Who Was Assaulting A Subway Employee With A Textbook Tackle
On March 22, Gabriel Pitzulo walked into the Subway on E. Hanna Ave. on Indianapolis’s south side for his usual lunch break. Upon his arrival, he saw Daniel Saunders verbally and physically assaulting a Subway employee.
“I had walked in and he was visibly assaulting, you know, throwing stuff. I believe I saw him spit at her,” explained Pitzulo. “How I was raised, you don't do that stuff. It was kind of go time from there.”
According to Pitzulo, Saunders was attempting to leave the store to potentially cause more damage.
“I was afraid that he was either leaving to get something to harm her," Pitzulo said.
Pitzulo immediately tackled Saunders to the ground and held him there until police arrived to make a formal arrest minutes later. Pitzulo, a former wrestler and football player, used his sports experience to handle Saunders.
“I did combat sports for quite a while, so I was completely controlling,” shared Pitzulo. “He (was) trying to bite me and I didn't want to punch him or anything. I didn't want to hurt him too bad. I just held him in place.”
It’s no secret around here that I’m of the opinion that if you eat at Subway (Jussie Smollet’s favorite restaurant) by choice than you are a savage. But one thing I definitely don’t hate on and never would are the sandwich artists who work at Subway. Those are good people just trying to make an honest living.
If you’re the type of person who thinks you can verbally and/or physically assault somebody who’s just doing their job, like a food worker, and that you belong in society, than you are outside of your mind.
We see far too many videos like that on the internet these days of vile excuses for humans conducting themselves that way and not nearly enough videos like this where heroes like Gabriel Pitzulo step in and do the right thing.
And make no mistake about it, Gabriel is a hero whether he thinks so or not.
Distict Manager Aara Khan was thankful for Pitzulo’s courage.
“It could’ve turned out very dangerous,” explained Khan. “Luckily he was here at the right time and the right place.”
Khan considers Pitzulo a hero.
“You can be a hero anytime, anywhere you go. Right place, right time and that guy is a hero.”
Pitzulo was just trying to do the right thing.
“All glory to God, man,” shared Pitzulo. “He's always protected me and put me in situations he knows he can notice that I can handle. I don't feel like a hero, but I'm glad I did.”
Breaking down the game film I gotta say Gabriel displayed excellent form with that tackle. His low center of gravity allowed him to gain leverage but that’s as textbook as a wrap-up and take down gets.
Daniel Saunders picked the wrong Subway on the wrong day to fuck with.
So shout out to Gabriel for being a good citizen and doing the right thing. World needs more Gabriels.
P.s.- can’t do a blog about somebody named Gabriel and not include this video
P.p.s. - I’m no legal expert but I’m 99% sure that if this happened in Chicago, with our new SAF-T Act, this guy would have been immediately released and Gabriel would be the one arrested and charged with assault.