Hum Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) ? Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun. The Leon County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside Tallahassee on January 2, produced the cattle prod and demanded money from the clerk. Officials say he shocked the clerk several times before the clerk pulled a handgun. Authorities say Tomberlin fled and another employee tried to restrain him, but he eventually escaped in his truck. Deputies stopped Tomberlin's truck but he fled on foot. The sheriff's office says Tomberlin was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Waiting for the anti-gun morons to show up and say how the thief wouldn't have a cattle prod if it weren't for the clerk having a gun. Japlabot 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted January 10, 2013 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2013 why arent there any Anti cattle prod folks. Japlabot and Hum 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Waiting for the anti-gun morons to show up and say how the thief wouldn't have a cattle prod if it weren't for the clerk having a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Never bring a cattle prod (knife, club, etc.) to a gun fight. *RedBull*, blank and redvamp128 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted January 11, 2013 Member Share Posted January 11, 2013 Never bring a cattle prod (knife, club, etc.) to a gun fight. Amen, Doc. :D *RedBull* 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I was going to say, better ban all cattle, but then I realised that Vegans would actually agree with that :| Can't please everyone in this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Til I Die Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 He shocked the clerk several times... not sure how the clerk "won" in this situation :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 He shocked the clerk several times... not sure how the clerk "won" in this situation :p Well the Guy got arrested, I'd call that a Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Never bring a cattle prod (knife, club, etc.) to a gun fight. Oh I dunno.. Mythbusters proved you could win that! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Til I Die Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Well the Guy got arrested, I'd call that a Win. I agree with that part. The employee who restrained him before he "eventually" escaped (implying he was held for a while) probably had more to do with the guys arrest than the gun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Oh I dunno.. Mythbusters proved you could win that! :p It's called the Tueller Drill (after the Utah cop who developed it) and is used to establish the radius within which a person with a knife has the tactical advantage. Highly variable based on an individuals reaction time, holster & weapon type etc. but generally between 15 and 25 feet. The idea is to learn that distance for you and react before that perimeter is breached. Mine is 16 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredFrost Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 And if the thief had a gun and shot the clerk several times instead of just shocking him? would this be the same story? You need to think before you try to make a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 why arent there any Anti cattle prod folks. They are busy eating cheeseburgers. :laugh: jnelsoninjax 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Method Man Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 He shocked the clerk several times... not sure how the clerk "won" in this situation :p Cattle prods are weak. They shock but they don't really hurt or wound, that's why they are used with cattle. It's a high voltage but low current charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted January 12, 2013 Member Share Posted January 12, 2013 Never used a cattle prod but ran head first into an electric fence once. It ate me up. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 ^ Peeing on electric fence wire is a trip. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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