Dude Terrorizes The Apple Store With A Sword
Huff Po - A man in New York City was arrested on Friday after police say he terrified shoppers by swinging a samurai sword around an Apple store. Footage of the incident shows the man walking down the glass staircase of the Manhattan flagship store, yelling and lunging in all directions while wielding the large weapon. Authorities identified the suspect as Hsu Chien, 30, according to Pix11. Witnesses said Chien threatened employees for an iPhone and counted out loud as if he had a bomb. Nancy Birnbaum, who lives in Manhattan, was in the store around 4 p.m. when the suspect began to make a scene. “His face looked a little contorted and twisted,” she told reporters. “I thought he was doingsome sort of performance art, but then he pulls out this sword with a huge 2-foot-long blade and it was dead obvious that it was a real sword.” Police officers already present in the store subdued the suspect and arrested him with the help of additional law enforcement called to the scene. No one was injured in the incident. Authorities charged the suspect with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing, according to ABC-7. A spokesman for Apple Inc., which is based in Cupertino, California, confirmed the incident but declined to comment further.
Theres been a lot of hubbub the past year or so around the police using excessive force with criminals. What they can and cant do. Whats over the line and whats not. You’re telling me you would have a problem if police just shot this guy? I wouldnt have any problem AT ALL with cops lighting this guy up. Maybe not shoot to kill. You dont need to put one in this guy’s head. But I would have no problem with cops showing up on this scene and taking their guns out right away. You wanna be an asshole and swing your sword around the most popular store on the planet in the busiest city on earth? Fine. Then we shoot you. Like Indiana Jones
Thats what you get for being an asshole. And speaking of assholes, what in God’s name are all the people in the Apple Store doing? Let me get out my iPhone camera and hang around at the bottom of this staircase to see how this plays out! FUCK that. Some lunatic starts swinging a sword and counting out loud like he’s got a bomb I am OUT. And if hes blocking the exit I’m hiding behind some Genius Bar nerds. Not trying to get a front row seat to the ninja show.