A suspected thief is in police custody after being caught by public-spirited citizens following the robbery of a woman on Thomas Street, South Cummingsburg on Sunday night.
Around 8 pm on Sunday, Samantha Humphrey was standing on Thomas Street when she was confronted by two men, one of whom was armed with a knife, police said in a statement.
The men held her up and took away a cellular phone along with $6,000 and escaped. Humphrey raised an alarm and public-spirited persons who went to her assistance chased the two perpetrators and caught one of them. The man was handed over to the police but had to get treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
He was then taken into custody.
Kudos to the public–spirited citizens for doing their civic duty by apprehending one of the bandits; but to engage in “vigilante” justice is unacceptable. When the GPF engage in this practice… everyone cries torture and want the cops heads…when the public does it …it is called “roughing–up” and is considered acceptable. What a double standard. It seems the “modus operandi” of public-spirited citizens is to make sure you end up in the hospital before they hand you over to the GPF.
It’s called “go with de flow.” If one man holla out torture, a lot of people start fellin pain even if they didn’t get any licks. If someone say “tek wa you deserve” people listening gon say “he shouda dead”…people just can’t mek up them own mind.
Again I say. Once the populace exhibits this resolve against criminals, crime will go down. I assure you , the ratio of criminals to law abiding citizens is five to every two hundred. How can five cowards cause us two hundred problems, we will get rid of the scourge once united.
SWAT:
Wha wrang wid you man? De man trip an fall on he face and bruck he han an de law abiding citizens help he go to de hospital. LOL.
Way to go public spirited citizens. We need more of you. Kudos for a job well done.
satish…seems to be talking talking…..i don’t think he reads as much as he talks…with some false and untrue story…….the other day he said he did a driving test and the ploice officer who was doing the test was wearing a gun…..police don’t do driving test my friend don’t try to misl;ead people……..is dmv…..now hear he saying the first time he read this story……are you a joker satish
I REMEMBER ANOTHER CASE LIKE THAT, the second i read so far.
Beatings and jail not going to stop thief man from thiefing, especially if he is a junkie
What you are saying, Ane, is so true.
Richard Lewis – I like your diagnosis…now if he had died…can the public-spirited citizens be charged with murder? Any takers for my question?
SURE THEY CAN BE CHARGED….those who always cry holler and bawl will cry..excess use of force…ow duh man was a good man…he never missed sunday school…..the political milers will call for justice then…..
I know, Turn him lose in Brickdam and tell everybody that he raped a WOMAN who could have been their mother or sister, or daughter… Punishment completed.
citizens should treat people like these like the old saying goes….
wat is fun fuh school buy is death fuh crapo…………..
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TO GET MEDICAL TREATMENT. WHENEVER YOU CATCH A BANDIT DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO WITH IT UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVES. THISMAKES ME VERY HAPPY TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE STILL LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHERS