Walgreens worker disarms shoplifting suspect who grabbed gun from cop

[n2doc]

With two Chicago police officers beaten and on the verge of getting shot by a shoplifting suspect, Ray Robinson knew he needed to join the fray.

Undeterred by the sound of a single gunshot that missed its mark, the short and slender Walgreens employee rolled on the ground with the officers and the 6-foot-3, 250-pound customer he had just helped moments before, forcing the man's fingers off the trigger as the man was about to fire a second time.

The mere seconds before he was finally subdued seemed like an eternity to Robinson. He later noticed that his work uniform was covered in the blood of one of the officers, who according to charges was punched by Thomas Thompson.

"They need help. They don't have this. And I knew the one cop was hurt," a soft-spoken Robinson, who is about 5 foot 6 and 130 pounds, said in an interview Sunday. "I just knew they needed help."

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[lpbk2713]

1. If Walgreen's is like a lot of other big retailers ...

they will fire him for violating company policy in getting physical with a shoplifter.

[n2doc]

3. And if they do so he will be quickly hired at better pay by someone else n/t

[Orsino]

2. Took a good guy without a gun to stop the bad guy with the gun taken from the other good guy.

Just don't ever hint that guns are any part of the problem.

[malaise]

5. +1,000

[onehandle]

4. Unpossible. Guns always win. nt

[progressoid]

6. "I would not recommend it. Things could've come out way different."

Uh huh.

[hunter]

7. Most cops would do a much better job if they didn't carry guns.

Most people are not competent to handle guns, and maybe half those who are competent are amoral sociopaths.

It's not always bad to have an amoral sociopath on your side, but I'd always choose the highly ethical and competent guy with the gun.

Highly ethical and competent people with guns are a rare breed. I've met a few in my life and some of them have rejected guns altogether after they've found themselves in situations where they had to shoot people.

I've had two employers who were Vietnam War combat vets who never touched a weapon after they came home. I've also known a few World War II and Korean War vets who simply wouldn't talk about their wartime experiences, or guns, ever.