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Girl beats back muggers with marching band baton

Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:05 PM EDT
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— Don't mess with the marching band.

That's what California authorities are saying after a 17-year-old girl used her marching band baton to beat back two would-be muggers.

Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Michael Rust says the Quartz Hill girl was walking to school April 24 when two men approached her from behind, tried to grab her coat and demanded money.

Instead, one got a punch in the nose and the other a kick to the groin. Rust says the girl then beat both of them with her band baton before she ran away.

The men had not been caught. But Rust says there's a clear message to take from the encounter:

"The moral to this story is don't mess with the marching band girls, or you just might get what you deserve. Final score: marching band 2, thugs 0."

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Information from: Antelope Valley Press, http://www.avpress.com

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GeminiGirl

WOOT!!! Good for her!

  • 3 votes
Reply#1 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:13 AM EDT
hhabilis

Band geeks ROCK!

  • 3 votes
Reply#2 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:40 AM EDT
douglasq

"One time...at band camp...I fought off these two muggers. It was really neat."

  • 2 votes
#2.1 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:59 PM EDT
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imoff2dloonybin

And they say band isn't worth anything...

  • 2 votes
Reply#3 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:05 AM EDT
Lynn3765

Problem is, the would be muggers will find out who the girl was and then sue her for assault.....

Glad to see people aren't afraid to fight back rather than give in.....surrender doesn't always work.

  • 2 votes
Reply#4 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
Gnostix1

Ummm... is the person who thought up this headline related to the person who came up with "tea-bagging" as protest movement?

    Reply#5 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:41 PM EDT
    DolceSpiritus

    Ahhh Gnostix! You "beat" me too the punch! I read the title twice before clicking on the link. The title to this article ROCKS! As a former band geek, this is great. The title however, is a little weird.

    • 1 vote
    #5.1 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:58 PM EDT
    Gnostix1


    Hey Janet (Yes Brad?), I've got something to say.
    I really loved the skilful way
    You beat the other girls to the bride's bouquet!

    Once a band geek.... 35 yrs later I still have a kink in my spine from carrying around that damn sousaphone. It was not exactly a babe-magnet.

      #5.2 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:58 PM EDT
      DolceSpiritus

      LOL! I played the piccolo....no back kinks, only high frequency hearing loss from the shrill shrieking piccolo.

      it was not exactly a babe-magnet

      I dated a tuba player! It was awesome....

      • 1 vote
      #5.3 - Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:03 PM EDT
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      ruthlessmoose

      And school boards want to cut funding for highschool music programs... for shame!!!

      • 1 vote
      Reply#6 - Tue May 5, 2009 3:37 PM EDT
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