# First a knife, then a gun, and now a crutch attack in Times Square **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072 "2012-08-29T20:58:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/1 "2012-08-29T20:58:59Z")
[Video here](http://newsone.com/2032918/time-square-crutch-fight-youtube/) This is too funny for words! Where but in NYC? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/2 "2012-08-29T21:05:21Z")
Those crutches didn’t hold up as fencing weapons very well. Guy should take them back for a refund. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/3 "2012-08-29T21:19:51Z")
When crutches are outlawed, only crippled outlaws will have crutches. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/4 "2012-08-29T21:28:18Z")
He was swinging the barricade board for a brief time! No, those crutches weren’t holding up well at all. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/5 "2012-08-29T22:54:43Z")
Just like a tourist , brings a baricade to a crutch fight. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/6 "2012-08-29T22:55:22Z")
I knew crutches were dangerous. I mean, studies show the vast majority of crutch owners are injured! ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/7 "2012-08-29T23:03:59Z")
There’s a light sabre version of that out there somewhere, too. Even more awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/8 "2012-08-29T23:13:27Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > There’s a light sabre version of that out there somewhere, too. Even more awesome. You can buy them at [Crutchfield](http://www.crutchfield.com/S-l9wQB3oS2M0/). ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/9 "2012-08-29T23:51:08Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Those crutches didn’t hold up as fencing weapons very well. Guy should take them back for a refund. He won’t walk away from the fight so easily after that one! ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-a-knife-then-a-gun-and-now-a-crutch-attack-in-times-square/633072/10 "2012-08-30T10:11:22Z")
I walked past Times Square last weekend, but I totally missed that one.