Woman to robber: Let's have a talk about Jesus before you leave

After a little Jesus talk, the would-be robber said: "You wanna know something? It's not real. It's a BB gun. That's how great I am at this." The woman who talked him down wished him "a good one," and said "May God bless you." CBS News | (Miami Herald)

Comments

[G W C]

Stupidity won. The Invisible Sky Wizard had nothing to do with this.

[USMerc]

Jim!!! I love that clip art!!! Jesus saves--the party!!! He also saves souls...I bet you didn't know that...He saves souls, and redeems them for valuable prizes!

[QuestionerofGWC]

GWC, really? Stupidity won? So if "intelligence" would have won, what would have happened? He went through with the robbery? Then he'd be wanted? Then he'd have even bigger problems than just worrying about his family being evicted? I don't get you comment.

Seems to me your own hatred leaves you looking rather stupid...

...I'm just saying. I mean I'm sure you're not, but it doesn't make much sense that when a story has a good ending, you call stupidity the winner. I feel for you.

Regards.

[Jim Romenesko]

>> Love the clip art!!

Yes, Jesus saves souls -- and brings ice to parties! (You have to click on the image to see the ice bags.)

[Notch Johnson]

I hate the phrase "I'm just saying"
I doesn't make the horrible insult you've just unleashed suddenly seem okay.

[Notch Johnson]

It

[LimeGreenLizard]

Come on, Notch. That wasn't a "horrible insult". Rather like a wrist slap, and well aimed.

Stupidity didn't win. And even if there is no God, then psychology won. Reason won out over intense emotion. Regardless of a person being a criminal, most have a sense of right and wrong in the depths of their heart/mind. For a victim to find the strength of resolve to use reason over fear to dissuade a criminal by appealing to his sense of morality takes some guts. And a strong sense of reading body language. And perhaps being able to spot the difference between a BB gun and the real thing. The kind Christian lady may have turned his life around.

Just sayin'. ;~)

[LysDexik]

@LGL
Yessir I bet she had more gonads than most people i know.
It did take a hell of a lot of courage (Mentally) to not lose your cool and talk a person out of committing a terrible mistake.
When a gun is put in your face under those circumstances, (Real or Not), it takes a person who is totally secure in their beliefs, be it god, budah, a cow, a snake, a freakin snail, it does not matter, to be able to remain calm enough to be able to talk a person out of doing something of this nature.

just my 2 pennies

[rayray]

God Bless Her.

[Notch Johnson]

UPDATE: After this, the would ne thief robbed a Payless Shoe Store.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/30/1753002/jesus-saves-a-storekeeper-from.html

[Rock Marine]

She told him to sit at the picnic table and pet the family dog.

[arthurtwoshedsjackson]

I was actually too late the minute he decided to tell her he had a gun.

Yes, nice story. If he's identified, should he be charged? Should he be treated different than anyone else who may have gotten cold feet in the middle of a robbery? Or does the tape mean he should get probation?

[Take no Prisoners]

Wonder what ole Israel would have done if the clerk was a Palestinian...