German 'Samurai' on the Loose in Woods Near Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - A camouflage-clad German man wielding a samurai sword attacked at least seven hikers in forests west of Berlin, performing sword tricks before ordering them to leave the woods, police said Friday.
They suspect a 46-year-old local man who trained in martial arts and survival skills in camps in Papua New Guinea and Vietnam to be the attacker.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitHe performed sword tricks? Sounds more like a free show than an attack. Perhaps he only ordered them to leave after they failed to toss some loose change in his hat.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A camouflage-clad German man wielding a samurai sword attacked at least seven hikers in forests west of Berlin, performing sword tricks before ordering them to leave the woods, police said Friday.
They suspect a 46-year-old local man who trained in martial arts and surviv ...[text shortened]... //story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040618/od_nm/germany_samurai_dc
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Is this an epidemic? Here's an account of a similarly crazy individual in Seattle, and how the police here dealt with him:
Seattle—At 11:30 AM, Tony Allison, dressed in a black leather jacket, black jeans, and sunglasses, strode down a busy downtown Seattle street wielding a newly-purchased Samurai sword. He waved the sword at anyone who approached him. Officers reported to the scene, at the corner Pike Street and Second Avenue, and so began a standoff that was to last eleven hours.
Allison, who has been trained in martial arts, was semi-circled off against the wall of a Greek restaurant by police cars in order to contain him. Once diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Allison uttered such exclamations as "Praise Apollo," and "Praise my brothers and sisters in Russia and China." He also mentioned Satan, according to Assistant Chief Harvey Ferguson.
At 12:10 PM, Allison attempted to run towards the patrol cars. At this point, the SWAT team fired at him a series of non-lethal weapons, including: rubber, wood, beanbag, tear gas and Styrofoam pellets. This kept him at bay but didn't get him to surrender. Using a net was ruled out because he was armed. Tranquilizer guns are reserved for animals, and thought to be lethal to humans, especially to sedate someone who might already be intoxicated.
Efforts to engage Allison the rest of the day—by psychologists, negotiators, friends and family—were unsuccessful. With communication difficult to establish, strategy shifted to make him uncomfortable enough to surrender. When it got colder, his head was showered with water and a large fan blew cold air at him to keep him cold and wet. By 8:15 PM, he was shivering. The officers offered him food, water and blankets to persuade him to surrender. They even offered to buy the sword from him. Nothing worked.
On several occasions, he laid down, or turned to the wall and urinated. But SWAT members resisted rushing him, fearing his sensitivity would be heightened, increasing the likelihood of lethal use of force. After night fell, several bright lights were shined directly on his eyes to obscure his view of officers positioning themselves to subdue him. At 9:45 PM, fire hoses were directed at him at full force, and knocked him down. Police commanders also sprayed tear gas. Finally at 10:00 PM, the SWAT ladder team, along with an officer with a "pike pole", rushed in to force him against the wall. Using the end of the ladder to force him down on to the sidewalk and against the wall, the pike pole was used to maneuver the sword. Allison still refused to let the sword go, but an officer successfully pried his fingers from the handle.
Allison was medicated and taken off to the Harborview Medical Center.
While some criticized the police action as unnecessarily prolonged, others in the community praised the restraint that resulted in no fatalities. This incident serves as an example to other law enforcement personnel who are charged with subduing the highly agitated and seemingly menacing but obviously ill person.
Originally posted by bbarrHere's another one, also in Melbourne, quite recent:
Is this an epidemic?
Finger severed in sword attack
10jun04
A MAN'S finger was partly severed after a fight with another man wielding a sword.
Police were called to a phone box in Wellington Street, St Kilda in inner-city Melbourne, about 10.30pm yesterday after reports about the injured man.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said the injured man had visited an address in the street and became involved in a dispute with another man, who assaulted him with the sword.
The injured man, 29, of Blackburn, fled and phoned triple-0.
He was taken by ambulance to the Alfred Hospital for treatment.
Police are investigating the attack.
Originally posted by bbarrLast year, in a local pub known infamously throughout the aera for been more like the "titty twister" than the original, a fight broke out between two groups of head buttin' monkeys,(who had come together to help a friend, who'd had a kicking) having seen this thing many times before, I tried to brake them up, then sensing the waist of effort, let them get on with it. By 10 mins one group were been chased away be the homebased gang...(remembering that both groups were only there to back up a common friend) they, not realizing the chased were tool'd up to the max, suddenly had to deal with a mad (samurai) sword weilding loop the loop, so after several minutes of watching this killbill lookalike who has resorted to this after been chased, kicked, stoned, (sword, that had just been sharpened at the local abittoir, glistening in the moonlight,like a killbill scene)this been his form of protection,alas, was not enough, standing there in disbelief I watched on as a (unarmed) friend/assosciate ran towards this sword swinging, panic stricken madman.........straight into a downward swipe/thrust,(that nearly halfed his head) but still swinging punches, resulting in the sword swinger running away, as I've looked at the deep, gaping( hanging down, it for some reason reminded me of a fat pork chop)slice of a wound,realizing that I had to keep my friend from going into shock,( the last thing wanted was a mirror) I told him it was frivolous "Don't worry,it's only a scratch" in the most down to earth way. Calmly trying to keep this 4 inch, chop like, slice of skin in place he kept folding it over and I'm unfolding it for him telling him "ehh its alright" "seen bigger on my bunion" type of crack, meanwhile people are spontanously puking allover upon seeing the wound, which isn't good considering I'm trying to keep him calm. While trying to sort transport to the hospital, as an ambulance was going to be 30 mins, he's went in a house to get a wet cloth to cover it, I've DRAGGED,FORCED,literally MANHANDLED an unwilling friend(who doesn't mind pointless violence, like most of his generation in the aera)who's still trying to resist, to look at the gaping slice of a wound, saying "See thats what happens through NOWT" hoping that he will take something from it, as in, pointless violence been pointless. He still holds, forcing him to look, against me even though he probablies realize's that some good might actually come from it, but the best bit has to be the fact that when I asked the injured kid "what the f**k were ya deeing runnin at a sword weilding maniac?"
[?b]Is this an epidemic Here's an account of a similarly crazy individual in Seattle, and how the police here dealt with him:
Seattle—At 11:30 AM, Tony Allison, dressed in a black leather jacket, black jeans, and sunglasses, strode down a busy downtown Seattle street wielding a newly-purchased Samurai sword. He waved the sword at anyone who approached ...[text shortened]... re charged with subduing the highly agitated and seemingly menacing but obviously ill person.
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"Oh...I thought it was a stick"
"Eh...(shakes head violently) sticks don't glint in the moonlight, or look like BIG SHARP samurai SWORDS"
A few year prior to this the two fighting parties used to be drinking partners, which makes even less sense. He recovered, and the ninja hasn't been seen again.
So the moral of the story.....HAVE REGULAR EYE TESTS!!😉😠😀😛