Comments | visgoth: Public, because I hope someone finds this worth linking.

visgoth

Public, because I hope someone finds this worth linking.

Dec 17, 2010 04:56

By now many of you have no doubt heard about the Marine manning the Toys for Tots collection point who helped stop a shoplifter and was stabbed by that shoplifter in the process. He did what a Marine should do. He put himself at risk to do the right thing ( Read more... )

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cjsmith December 17 2010, 15:33:17 UTC

It's definitely worth linking. I passed it along to an individual Marine I respect.

wcg December 17 2010, 17:27:41 UTC

Thanks CJ. And thanks visgoth for passing the story along. I'll see if I can find a news source for the story.

wcg December 17 2010, 17:34:46 UTC

Here's the latest news story: http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-12-17/marines-return-best-buy?v=1292606375

The incident occurred on Black Friday, and the four Marines involved didn't impose any vigilante justice. They just secured the suspect and turned him over to local law enforcement. Corporal Phillip Duggan sustained a slight stab wound in the back while arresting the suspect. Duggan was treated and released.

visgoth December 17 2010, 20:52:59 UTC

Exactly my point. The Marines did as they should, and the email with the "additional" paragraph is, in my opinion, reprehensible, as it smears the names of these good men.

wcg December 17 2010, 17:46:31 UTC

Also, Snopes has this: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/stabbedmarine.asp