Teen thwarts PS3 theft with samurai sword
by Peter Vrabel 
{ Jun 12th 2007 at 7:30AM }
In what has to be the most bizarre botched PS3 robbery to date, a teenager in Hialeah, FL fended off a burglar with a samurai sword. Last week, Damian Fernandez and his 15-year-old sister Deanne were home alone when the burglars knocked and then forced their entry into the house. While sis hid in a closet, Damian decided to take matters into his own hands. After the burglars ransacked their parents bedroom and were confiscating the empty PS3 box from Deanne's bedroom, Damian struck one of the burglars "in the chest" and proceeded to chase him down the street, sword poised to strike. Hmmm ... so the PS3 was in her room and yet, he chased the burglars down the street with a sword? Wow. That's once crazy, nice big brother.Come to think of it, unless you're in the Hewitt household or perhaps inside a novelty shop in L.A., samurai swords that are easily accessible are often a rarity inside homes where kids are left without adult supervision. Unfortunately for these burglars, they knocked on such a house an nearly met an untimely demise, courtesy of
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
humpty @ Jun 12th 2007 7:40AM
lmao .. i place was broken into last year.. i hope the burglar got some serious life threatening injuries and disfigurements; they're all bastards.
Luke @ Jun 12th 2007 8:09AM
I always love it when victims win - rock on.
Bugginout711 @ Jun 12th 2007 8:54AM
I have the Masamune in my house so I feel safe enough.
Linky:
http://bugginout711.googlepages.com/437x.jpg
Thomas @ Jun 12th 2007 11:21AM
Didn't know this had occured in my neck of the woods (miami) That kid looked like he had been waiting all his life to use that sword. "and when I stabbed him, we both were like.. oh my god this is so cool, now drop my PS3 punk" I'm laughing but I'm glad their safe. Too bad they couldn't slice and dice the other robber.
andyscout @ Jun 12th 2007 12:22PM
That only works if you know who stole it. My PS3 was stolen out of my dorm room while I was in class and there is nothing I can do. Even the police said that they can't do anything without a suspect.
I wish the PS3 had one of those laptop lock things. That'd be a nice way to deter burglars from stealing it.
scott @ Jun 12th 2007 8:41PM
Reading your guys' version of news is a waste of time... I should have learned to immediately click "Read" a long time ago.