*Sniff* I love a story with a happy ending.

[Projammer]

Let’s see what happens when you try to pick the pocket of an “ex” marine.

Shoulda stayed in bed.

I would have paid money to be there.

[silenus]

snerk

Once a Marine, always a Marine. I hope the pickpocket gets 15 years, too.

[Tuckerfan]

“I wouldn’t want my wife to give me hell for lettin’ that guy get my money,” he said with a smile.

I guess it’s true what they about no one being tougher than the wife of a Marine.

However, even if he hadn’t been in the Marines, his bio indicates that he’s not someone you should mess with.

He’s anything but an easy mark: Barnes served in the Marines, was an accomplished Golden Gloves boxer and retired after 20 years as an iron worker.

[Khadaji]

You are allowed to quote some of the article:

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Bill Barnes says he was scratching off a losing $2 lottery ticket inside a gas station when he felt a hand slip into his front-left pants pocket, where he had $300 in cash.

He immediately grabbed the person’s wrist with his left hand and started throwing punches with his right, landing six or seven blows before a store manager intervened.

“I guess he thought I was an easy mark,” Barnes, 72, told The Grand Rapids Press for a story Tuesday.