# Octogenarian delivers beating to home intruder-great news when the good folks win **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 29, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685 "2004-05-29T17:55:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/1 "2004-05-29T17:55:44Z")
The title says it all-[the man defended himself and his home](http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2922948a11,00.html). Good on him! ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/2 "2004-05-29T18:00:51Z")
HA! That is great! Look at his face, all piss and vinegar. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/3 "2004-05-29T18:18:30Z")
Good for him! I wonder if he wants an adopted American granddaughter? ---
**Author:** ![Granuaile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@Granuaile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Granuaile)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/4 "2004-05-29T19:10:52Z")
I love hearing stuff like this. Kicking ass and taking names at 80…too cool. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/5 "2004-05-30T02:20:10Z")
Waitamminnit… the intruder was “taking off his trousers and shoes”??? 😕 Sounds like the whack to the head may have even actually _helped_ his consciousness status. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/6 "2004-05-30T02:52:38Z")
[mock horror]Why that’s _terrible!_ Did you read this? > [@](#): > > “I have never been scared of anything. I’ve had knives held at my throat … I’ve seen ships go down in one flash, no survivors,” the 80-year-old former navy man said. That 80 year old man was a trained killer! The intruder was an alcoholic who couldn’t have possibly known what he was doing, nor what kind of opponent he was facing! They should have arrested the octogenarian as well. Violence is _wrong!_[/MH] In all seriousness, I have to say, that the world needs more guys like Mr. Fuller. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/7 "2004-05-30T03:42:24Z")
Funny. First thing I thought was Lawsuit! just because that’s how it usually goes. Great to hear the old man got him good. I love the fact he was just scrubbing away at the evidence when the police showed up. 😛 We all know you have to get at a blood stain \*before \*it sets in. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/8 "2004-05-30T07:27:55Z")
Well, it’s not exactly like this was a professional home invasion burglar at work, here. It was some drunk asshole who went to the wrong house. I doubt Mr. Fuller was ever in any actual danger. Still, good on him for giving the guy the asswhipping he deserves. I wouldn’t want to be that dude when word gets out that he got the smack down from Grandpa Simpson. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octogenarian-delivers-beating-to-home-intruder-great-news-when-the-good-folks-win/247685/9 "2004-05-30T12:07:39Z")
Yay for Grandpa! And he did it with his pants partially zipped. I would have passed out alone from the thought of a remote chance of seeing Gramps tallywacker.