She couldn't have been as no bookcrosser would use books as a weapon, they would use the dog or her walking stick.
Seriously tho, she was very lucky he didn't seriously hurt her. Yvonne/Woosang 30 June 2005 http://bookcrossing.com/friend/woosang http://www.cliff1976.com/BC/BCWish.asp?BCUser=woosang At 11:36 AM 30/06/2005, Freya wrote: >Woman, 73, Fights Off Man With Books, Kick > > >SAN DIEGO (AP) - A 73-year-old San Diego woman fought off a man who tried >to steal her dog by beating him with a bag of books and kicking him in the >groin, police said. > >The woman, who was not identified by police, was pushing a shopping cart >around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday when a man on a bicycle snatched a bag from her >cart that contained her 12-year-old Yorkshire terrier, according to San >Diego police Sgt. Jim Schorr. > >It's not clear whether the man realized there was an animal inside the bag. > >As he rode away, the woman swung her book bag, knocking the man off his >bike, then kicked him in the groin and reclaimed her dog and her bag. > >The man retaliated by hitting the woman in the head and escaping on his >bike, police said. > >Neither the woman nor her dog were injured. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
