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Don't mess with Olympia

Submitted by Rick on Wed, 12/28/2005 - 7:37am.

From The Seattle PI:

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Mike Wood and his wife were just stopping by the bank, when they saw a man run out the door with another close behind. They quickly realized they were watching a robbery in progress and decided to drive after the fleeing suspect.

When they reached him, Wood jumped out of the car, grabbed the robber's arm and twisted it behind his back. Then he reached his other arm around the man's neck and wrestled him to the ground.

Wood's quick action and the skills he picked up watching his 15-year-old son, Harrison, in martial arts class helped nab a robber with a record.

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"The more time you have to th

Submitted by Rob Richards on Wed, 12/28/2005 - 9:09pm.

"The more time you have to think about it, the more you realize how stupid it was," he said.

That quote kind of sums it up for me, and it comes from the man himself. He would have been, sadly, a national joke had he been shot during the altercation. This is the kind of thing Letterman and Leno jump all over. What kind of a message is he sending to his son? The kid's going to think he's a super hero.

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