"Alert" Florida man uses his own gun to stop bank robber

"Me, being from New York, I’m always on alert," says Ruben Torres. He knew something wasn't right when he saw a guy put a Wal-Mart bag over his head. (WFTV.com)

Comments

[Joe]

I just don't understand the point of robbing a bank without a gun or weapon or something. I'm glad they robber wasn't armed and they didn't open fire. That's just the thing we need more of: shootouts with innocent casualties.

[IronOre]

Silly Joe, no one is innocent. We're all guilty of something!

[yomama]

Now....if it had been a Dolce & Gabbana bag the guy may have gotten away with it.

[American Veteran]

He could've claimed he was an Ain'ts fan.

[Notch Johnson]

Should have shot him dead and save the taxpayers a lot of money.

[Phranqlin]

I'm imagining the bank robber staggering around suffocating with a plastic Wally World bag over his head. Lucky the pistol-packin' dude caught him when he did.

[Sheila]

In the good old days, bank robbers were smart enough to wear a porous nylon stocking for a disguise, not stupid enough to resort to a suffocating plastic bag.

[Farmer Bob and the City]

All bank robbers to undergo mandatory sterilization.

[twerp]

The Wal-Mart bag over the head gets to me too. Apparently the suffocation hazard warnings meant for children need revised.

Caution: Suffocation hazard. Keep out of reach of children and really stupid adults.

[The Hermit]

I've had a couple of blind dates that needed a bag over thier head to proceed.. but I digress.