Police arrest man accused of light saber assault at Toys R Us

[Ar-Pharazon]

Story

Police in Portland, Ore, were alerted to a disturbance in the Force Wednesday night after a man allegedly went on a rampage with a plastic light saber at a local Toys R Us store.

Officers arrived and attempted to take the suspect into custody but he continued to swing the light saber and was yelling incoherent statements. One officer attempted to use a Taser but it was ineffective. A second officer used a Taser which made good contact but the suspect used the light saber to break one of the wires

Does this kind of thing happen a lot in Portland? Is it that boring there?

What's next, a Lego assault tank?

 

[Itisnotlogical]

Those things can really hurt. Wait until you've been whacked in the knuckles a few good times.

Doesn't seem like the guy was in his right state of mind. I hope he gets the help he needs.

 

[Hound of UIster]

The Force was not with him.

 

[Davros]

I remember some great Light Sabre fights back when I worked at Toys By Roy. But everybody involved in our battles were willing participants.

This was back around 1984 so they were slightly different model than the current version.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

He was seduced by the Dark-side of the force.

 

[ArcherFanForever]

The Force was not with him.

And if it was, he did not use The Force correctly....

 

[MANT!]

Wait, he must have Jedi skills..he managed to deflect TWO TASER BOLTS...

 

[SeerSGB]

and was yelling incoherent statements.

I know the dialogue in the prequels is bad, but I wouldn't call it incoherent <eg>

 

[Dream]

This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

 

[Admiral Shran]

His anger did not make him powerful.

 

[Data Holmes]

I want to know where the security footage is.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

That's no moon. That's a police station!!!!

 

[M'Sharak]

He was seduced by the Dark-side of the force.

The Dark Side, or was it the Dork Side?

 

[Locutus of Bored]

I want to know where the security footage is.

You can see here an Officer Palpatine of the Portland Police Department attempting to subdue the alleged perpetrator with his taser:

There is some controversy however as eyewitnesses close to the scene allege that the subject had already thrown away his lightsaber prior to the taser being deployed by police.

 

[Kirby]

^^^
Well played, sir!

 

[Unicron]

This thread is funny.

 

[scotpens]

Apparently the guy lost his shit when he found out the true identity of his father.