It's not uncommon for potential victim's of a crime to fight back and turn the tables on would-be criminals.
Many times, it has an element of humor. Sometimes the entire periodic table.
Take this story out of Florida:
A 91-year-old man trying to defend his home got out of bed naked and held an intruder at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
Robert Thompson said he woke up early Saturday morning and heard his dog barking.
He told police the intruder tried to get away through a screen door.
So Thompson grabbed the telephone and dialed 911.
He then grabbed his .38 special revolver, confronted the man and fired a warning shot.
The man stopped, and Thompson kicked out a chair and said "Sit down." The suspect did as he was told.
When Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived, they pulled their guns on him and told him to drop his.
When he did, the gun went off and bullet fragments struck him in the leg.
He was taken to the hospital.
Deputies said the intruder, identified as Jose Pasqual, 26, was intoxicated at the time.
Thompson was back on his feet today, attending his regular ballroom dancing class.
And what a great story for Mr. Pasqual to tell his fellow inmates in the holding tank.
"Yeah, so I was breaking in and this naked old man with a gun caught me."
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