Burglar Tries To Steal Xbox 360, Pulls Knife, Gets Stabbed A Shitload

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December 6, 2011 at 5:30 pm

An overnight worker in Chicago came home to discover a 20-something year old burglar attempting to make off with his flat-screen TV and Xbox 360 in a suitcase. That’s when all hell broke loose.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the resident confronted the burglar in the apartment foyer, and the crook pulled a knife. Then, to defend himself, the resident pulled his own knife.

The fight carried out into the street, and it was broken up after officers spotted the two.

The burglar was repeatedly stabbed and was taken to the hospital, where he was placed in critical care. The victim, the Tribune reported, explained what happened to the police. No charges have been filed.

Cops: Burglar loses knife fight after taking resident’s TV, Xbox [Chicago Tribune Thanks, Dave!]

(Top photo: Crocodile Dundee)

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39 responses to “Burglar Tries To Steal Xbox 360, Pulls Knife, Gets Stabbed A Shitload”

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Sam

December 6, 2011 at 6:02 pm

Serves the burglar right.

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1. Crypted
  
  December 6, 2011 at 6:04 pm
  
  i agree
  
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2. [Razor]
  
  December 6, 2011 at 6:07 pm
  
  I also agree. You wanna break the law, you wanna rob a guy, you wanna pull a knife on him when he tries to protect his property? You deserve to get stabbed.
  
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3. Some guy
  
  December 6, 2011 at 8:15 pm
  
  + 1 to that.
  
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4. Pariah
  
  December 6, 2011 at 9:22 pm
  
  He deserved nothing less. Wanna break into someone’s house and take their stuff? Pay the price.
  
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5. Thom
  
  December 7, 2011 at 8:49 am
  
  I doubt you’ve been to the US recently. The guy genuinely could have been stealing just to eat. I’m hesitant to judge. I also agree that the other guy had a right to defend himself though.
  
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  1. shodannet
    
    December 7, 2011 at 10:31 am
    
    So the fact he pulled a knife and decided to fight it out still means its ok?
    
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PiMan

December 6, 2011 at 6:14 pm

… How small was the TV to fit in a suitcase?
Alternatively, how big was the suitcase to fit the TV?

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Quirkhall

December 6, 2011 at 6:25 pm

If this happened in Australia and the burglar died from his injuries, the resident would be convicted of manslaughter. Such is the screwy country we live in.

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1. David
  
  December 6, 2011 at 6:30 pm
  
  Actually if this had happened in australia the victim would be going to jail . . . Victims of crime here have no rights when it comes to reasonable force.
  
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2. McGarnical
  
  December 6, 2011 at 6:52 pm
  
  I think you’re right. Defence of property is really tricky. Dammit, I want to be able to say “Get off my lawn”.
  
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  1. GUE57
    
    December 6, 2011 at 7:19 pm
    
    It wasn’t in his house where he pulled he knife, it was in the foyer. So the home owner brought a knife with him, In Australia, that would be premeditated murder if the burglar died of his injuries!
    
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    1. David
      
      December 6, 2011 at 7:44 pm
      
      Not necessarily. The accused could argue self defence, in that he reasonably believed he would suffer grievous bodily harm or death after the burglar threatened him with a knife. It is a complete defense to murder/manslaughter.
      
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      1. Maniacal
        
        December 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm
        
        I did machete/knife/arnis training. Defence argument is invalid if you are carrying the knife. It’s called intent. Even if its in your drawer beside your bed, and you grab it to defend yourself, it’s intent. Grab it from a display rack in open view/access or the knifeblock in the kitchen however, and it can be argued as defence.
      2. Maniacal
        
        December 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm
        
        Even aware of this fact as explained by my instructors, I still keep a knife/machete/arnis within reach beside my bed. You walk into my room unannounced when I am asleep and you will be going to hospital, regardless of any law to the contrary.
3. Allan
  
  December 6, 2011 at 7:23 pm
  
  There is a point where defending yourself crosses the line into “Die you XBox stealing bastard!”, that’s when things can get a little out of hand.
  
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Scott

December 6, 2011 at 6:27 pm

Don’t get between a man and his XBOX dammit

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klanky

December 6, 2011 at 6:37 pm

You tried to steal an American’s video games? Dear god, what were you thinking

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Lobo

December 6, 2011 at 6:44 pm

Did anyone else do their crocodile dundee ‘that’s not a knife’ bit after seeing the pic?

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1. Jono
  
  December 7, 2011 at 1:16 pm
  
  sure did haha
  
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Korwin

December 6, 2011 at 6:52 pm

Dude must have his 1H skill at 100. Burglar should spend more time leveling Light armor.

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1. Akra
  
  December 6, 2011 at 6:55 pm
  
  The Burglar might have been leveling it, but then must have took an arrow to the knee
  
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  1. Bejigger
    
    December 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm
    
    Lucky it was only his electronics and not a bloody sweet-roll.!
    
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    1. James W
      
      December 6, 2011 at 7:55 pm
      
      Classic reference of the day to you sir *nods head*
      
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  2. McGarnical
    
    December 6, 2011 at 8:38 pm
    
    I love how quickly we got a replacement for “Die criminal scum”.
    
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2. bazuden
  
  December 7, 2011 at 12:36 am
  
  Burglar needs to level his Sneak.
  
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Chris

December 6, 2011 at 7:04 pm

I used to burgle then I took a knife repeatedly.

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1. Zico
  
  December 6, 2011 at 10:59 pm
  
  lol
  
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NotFrank

December 6, 2011 at 7:17 pm

see this would have been justifyable homicide IF, read the IF part again, IF they’d left the commando perk in the game

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Alex

December 6, 2011 at 7:27 pm

Just lucky it wasn’t a playstation!

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1. Some guy
  
  December 6, 2011 at 8:15 pm
  
  Don’t get me started!
  
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Parabol

December 6, 2011 at 7:48 pm

He clearly didn’t want to lose his Skyrim save file. Or his ME2 one, this close to ME3.

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1. McGarnical
  
  December 6, 2011 at 8:39 pm
  
  If it was a playstation he probably would have let it go because his Skyrim save is probably borked anyway.
  
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  1. Merc
    
    December 6, 2011 at 10:43 pm
    
    +1
    
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Stevorooni

December 6, 2011 at 7:53 pm

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1. xXNapsterManXx
  
  December 6, 2011 at 8:53 pm
  
  LOL me too pretty much the Segal knife fight from Under siege lol
  
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Joshy206

December 6, 2011 at 11:16 pm

Headlines like this are why people think games cause violence. He tried to steal a TV too, and would likely have tried for more had the owner not returned.

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Vergas

December 7, 2011 at 12:39 am

If someone stole my Xbox 360, I’d leave threatening messages for them on my Xbox Live Account.

Then hope they were stupid enough not to turn off/change the settings on my phone which they were sure to have stolen as well and proceed to forward their location to the police.

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Kristakis

December 8, 2011 at 1:51 pm

I used to steal Xboxes but then I took a knife to the knee…

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Burglar Tries To Steal Xbox 360, Pulls Knife, Gets Stabbed A Shitload

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