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    Police arrest man accused of light saber assault at Toys R Us

    "An elegant weapon from a more civilized age"Police in Portland, Ore, were alerted to a disturbance in the Force Wednesday night after a man allegedly went on a rampage with a plastic light saber at a local Toys R Us store.

    After fielding a 9-1-1 call, police officers made their way to the scene, only to find that the attacker had left the store and was continuing his assault in the parking lot. And according to the local police report, the situation only became stranger after that:

    Officers arrived and attempted to take the suspect into custody but he continued to swing the light saber and was yelling incoherent statements. One officer attempted to use a Taser but it was ineffective. A second officer used a Taser which made good contact but the suspect used the light saber to break one of the wires.

    Yes, that's right: The attacker used his light saber to deflect two Taser blasts.

    The police officers were eventually able to subdue the 33-year-old man, who has not yet been named publicly. Thankfully, Yoda's adage that "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering," was not followed to its conclusion. Portland Police Sgt. Pete Simpson said that none of the victims of the light saber attack needed medical attention.

    The light saber has carved out quite a place in American popular culture. The infamous "Star Wars kid," was one of the Internet's first memes and even President Obama flashed a toy light saber on the White House lawn.

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    120 comments

    • Mark  •  Nairobi, Kenya  •  3 mths ago
      I wonder if it was the cool battery operated lightsaber that makes the wooooooow, woooooow, woooooooow sound as it slices through the air?
    • Gary  •  Pittsburgh, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Ha ha ha. This is one of the best stories yahoo has ever done.
    • Phil  •  5 mths ago
      I can't stop laughing.
      • bkmtech 5 mths ago
        What is funny is that police officer had to use a taser to subdue the guy.

        Brian K Mcclung
        San Pedro, Ca
      • ME 5 mths ago
        Um the tasers were useless. The first one missed and he severed the wire on the second one with his light sabre! LOL This is what happens when Darth Vader falls off the wagon. Hilarious.
    • Michelle  •  5 mths ago
      This will be my husband when he finally snaps...
      • Jw C 5 mths ago
        LOL my wife said the same thing about me. Infact all of my kids agreed with her.........
    • Jeff  •  Seoul, South Korea  •  5 mths ago
      It must have been the Toys R Us ad song that relentously plays over in store speakers that made this guy crack..."I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid...
      • David 5 mths ago
        It's a good thing he doesn't drive an icecream truck
      • Jeff 5 mths ago
        heh heh, No telling what damage he could cause
    • Irish lass  •  Philadelphia, United States  •  5 mths ago
      This is funny beyond words
    • Valentin G  •  New York, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Can you only imagine the ribbing in the squad room for the two heroes confronting the light saber attac?
      • XOREX 5 mths ago
        Those poor people who fight for freedom for us should get the finest we can give them to shorten their mission. We had a huge banner on an aircraft carrier proclaming we had one the war, nine years ago, yet still our children are being killed by IED's every day. No material that our intelligence gave our military was true about them having weaopns of mass destruction.
        Xorex of northern CA.
      • Jw C 5 mths ago
        Xerox, you are aware that US troops are leaving Iraq by the plane load?
    • kay  •  Greenville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Lightsaber is ONE WORD!!! For the sake of the Force, get it right! It's right there on the package in the picture!
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        settle down, fanboy. settle down.
      • kay 5 mths ago
        FanGIRL, thank you very much. I'll calm down when they get it right.
      • Jw C 5 mths ago
        You tell them Kay!
    • blueyes  •  5 mths ago
      Lightsabers don't kill people, people kill people.
    • Jhimmi  •  5 mths ago
      "One officer attempted to use a Taser but it was ineffective."
      Must be a Ground type.
    • Tom Foolery  •  5 mths ago
      The guy mistook Toys R Us for Nuts R Us.
    • PPM  •  Troy, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Even young padawans know a taser is no match for a lightsaber!
    • Jeff from Queens  •  San Jose, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I've got to fly soon so I'm gonna bring my lightsaber with me and see what the TSA has to say about this
    • JAMES JAY  •  Lansdale, United States  •  5 mths ago
      This is priceless. The "light sabre" deflected two taser blasts! As Obi-wan Kenobi said, "Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized day." I would love to see a video!
    • JulieL  •  Atlanta, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Now why cant this happen while I am at Toys R Us??? LOL
    • Mongo  •  Oklahoma City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      "the force is strong in this one, it is..."
    • Snafu B  •  5 mths ago
      Disarming two Imperial storm troopers...typical...
    • Carlos B  •  5 mths ago
      I was wondering whatever happened to Pee-wee Herman
    • John  •  Fort Myers, United States  •  5 mths ago
      May the police force be with you.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      They tazered a guy..... for attacking people with a toy lightsaber?!? WTF seriously?? They should of used equal force.... like a Nerf gun lol!
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