I'm not used to newspaper reports having a punchline

[andrewducker]

via my brother Mike, who never actually posts any more, so I'm not linking to his LJ.

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[pseudomonas]

That's a bit excessively grim. I mean, Robber Gets Comeuppance fine, but that's damn close to attempted murder.

[andrewducker]

You'll be glad to know then, that it's not quite accurate:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/stabbedmarine.asp

Oh LOL

[zornhau.livejournal.com]

Very lol. :)

[genre-savvy.livejournal.com]

Good news: The story is almost true.

Bad news: It is also partly false, including the thief's name. Stabbed Marine @ snopes.com

[andrewducker]

Thanks for that!

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

That is just awesome.

[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

Does the Darwin Award have a junior level?
Or maybe he was just sparing those Marines the trouble it would have taken to do that to him themselves.