# Man in wheelchair takes down would-be robber.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 12, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-in-wheelchair-takes-down-would-be-robber/560382 "2010-11-12T02:58:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-in-wheelchair-takes-down-would-be-robber/560382/1 "2010-11-12T02:58:01Z")

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Robber gets put in headlock and wrestled to the floor by a true bad-ass.

[Story and video.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/11/larry-skopnik-wheelchairb_n_781818.html)

Sorry about the long ad, here’s a [better link](http://linkive.com/home/browser/MTQ2NzIx/Comedy/Guy%20In%20Wheelchair%20Stops%20Robber).

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**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-in-wheelchair-takes-down-would-be-robber/560382/2 "2010-11-12T03:14:59Z")

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“That’s handi-capable, **BITCH!!”**

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-in-wheelchair-takes-down-would-be-robber/560382/3 "2010-11-12T08:04:36Z")

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Never get up close and personal with some whose arms do the work of his legs, all day, every day. I’d as soon steal a banana from an orang-utan.