That'll learn ya, durn ya !

Two hapless criminals picked the wrong place when they held up a McDonald's in France.
Eleven armed members of an elite paramilitary force happened to be eating inside.

The pair allegedly burst into the Ecole-Valentin branch of the fast-food restaurant in the eastern French city of Besancon on Sunday. They fired a shotgun at the ceiling, yelling at the customers inside to get on the floor, the city's prosecutor Edwige Roux-Morizot told CNN.

One of the robbers then stole about 2000 euros ($2,269) from the registers before the men ran away, she said.

Unfortunately for them, among the 40-odd customers grabbing burgers at the time were 11 members of the GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group), an elite special operations unit of the national gendarme which specializes in counter-terror and hostage situations.

Nine of them, who were wearing plain clothes but carrying weapons, chased the robbers, said Roux-Morizot.

They caught one when he stumbled on stairs.

But the other robber, armed with the shotgun, kept running. At one point he took aim at the crack special forces officers, said the prosecutor.

Big mistake.

The GIGN officers yelled at him to stop and fired warning shots to deter him, she said. But when he took aim again, they responded with a "neutralization shot" to his abdomen.

The suspects -- both of whom were born in 1991 and were known to police -- were then taken to hospital and charged with armed robbery, Roux-Morizot said.

She said the officers had delayed intervening earlier in the robbery because of the threat posed to the customers. None of the staff or customers were injured in the robbery.

No doubt the robbers are ruing their trip to the Golden Arches that day. But, as they say, we're lovin' it.

Skeptical wrote:

Two hapless criminals picked the wrong place when they held up a McDonald's in France.
Eleven armed members of an elite paramilitary force happened to be eating inside.

The pair allegedly burst into the Ecole-Valentin branch of the fast-food restaurant in the eastern French city of Besancon on Sunday. They fired a shotgun at the ceiling, yelling at the customers inside to get on the floor, the city's prosecutor Edwige Roux-Morizot told CNN.

One of the robbers then stole about 2000 euros ($2,269) from the registers before the men ran away, she said.

Unfortunately for them, among the 40-odd customers grabbing burgers at the time were 11 members of the GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group), an elite special operations unit of the national gendarme which specializes in counter-terror and hostage situations.

Nine of them, who were wearing plain clothes but carrying weapons, chased the robbers, said Roux-Morizot.

They caught one when he stumbled on stairs.

But the other robber, armed with the shotgun, kept running. At one point he took aim at the crack special forces officers, said the prosecutor.

Big mistake.

The GIGN officers yelled at him to stop and fired warning shots to deter him, she said. But when he took aim again, they responded with a "neutralization shot" to his abdomen.

The suspects -- both of whom were born in 1991 and were known to police -- were then taken to hospital and charged with armed robbery, Roux-Morizot said.

She said the officers had delayed intervening earlier in the robbery because of the threat posed to the customers. None of the staff or customers were injured in the robbery.

No doubt the robbers are ruing their trip to the Golden Arches that day. But, as they say, we're lovin' it.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/europe/france-mcdonalds-special-forces-trnd/index.html

Skeptical wrote:

Two hapless criminals picked the wrong place when they held up a McDonald's in France.
Eleven armed members of an elite paramilitary force happened to be eating inside.

The pair allegedly burst into the Ecole-Valentin branch of the fast-food restaurant in the eastern French city of Besancon on Sunday. They fired a shotgun at the ceiling, yelling at the customers inside to get on the floor, the city's prosecutor Edwige Roux-Morizot told CNN.

One of the robbers then stole about 2000 euros ($2,269) from the registers before the men ran away, she said.

Unfortunately for them, among the 40-odd customers grabbing burgers at the time were 11 members of the GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group), an elite special operations unit of the national gendarme which specializes in counter-terror and hostage situations.

Nine of them, who were wearing plain clothes but carrying weapons, chased the robbers, said Roux-Morizot.

They caught one when he stumbled on stairs.

But the other robber, armed with the shotgun, kept running. At one point he took aim at the crack special forces officers, said the prosecutor.

Big mistake.

The GIGN officers yelled at him to stop and fired warning shots to deter him, she said. But when he took aim again, they responded with a "neutralization shot" to his abdomen.

The suspects -- both of whom were born in 1991 and were known to police -- were then taken to hospital and charged with armed robbery, Roux-Morizot said.

She said the officers had delayed intervening earlier in the robbery because of the threat posed to the customers. None of the staff or customers were injured in the robbery.

No doubt the robbers are ruing their trip to the Golden Arches that day. But, as they say, we're lovin' it.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/europe/france-mcdonalds-special-forces-trnd/index.html

nightlight88 wrote:

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.




Bullshitte, 'no guns in citizens hands' is the goal of many on the left.

Jammer wrote:

nightlight88 wrote:

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.




Bullshitte, 'no guns in citizens hands' is the goal of many on the left.

Actually no guns whatsoever is the utopian plan of the liberals.  They want to rid the world of guns just like they did nuclear weapons.

Jammer wrote:

nightlight88 wrote:

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.




Bullshitte, 'no guns in citizens hands' is the goal of many on the left.

Actually no guns whatsoever is the utopian plan of the liberals.  They want to rid the world of guns just like they did nuclear weapons.

Jammer wrote:

nightlight88 wrote:

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.




Bullshitte, 'no guns in citizens hands' is the goal of many on the left.

Actually no guns whatsoever is the utopian plan of the liberals.  They want to rid the world of guns just like they did nuclear weapons.

Clicker wrote:

Jammer wrote:

nightlight88 wrote:

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.




Bullshitte, 'no guns in citizens hands' is the goal of many on the left.

Actually no guns whatsoever is the utopian plan of the liberals.  They want to rid the world of guns just like they did nuclear weapons.

Nukes are still in the hands of everyone who had them before the SALT treaties and more have been added to the club since then.  The no guns goal is unattainable, all they'll do is keep guns from law abiding citizens and create a feeding smorgasbord of victims for criminals.

Jammer wrote:

Clicker wrote:

Jammer wrote:

nightlight88 wrote:

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.

Are you saying that Democrats are the only ones interes in nuclear disarmament?



Bullshitte, 'no guns in citizens hands' is the goal of many on the left.

Actually no guns whatsoever is the utopian plan of the liberals.  They want to rid the world of guns just like they did nuclear weapons.

Nukes are still in the hands of everyone who had them before the SALT treaties and more have been added to the club since then.  The no guns goal is unattainable, all they'll do is keep guns from law abiding citizens and create a feeding smorgasbord of victims for criminals.

WOW, you mean the "nuclear free" zone thing didn't work?  I thought the liberals said if we got rid of ours then the bad guys would get rid of their nuclear weapons.  HUH!!!!

Dr. Jones wrote:It's interesting that you would bring this story up.

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.

#2  Notice how the situation was handled by these highly trained individuals.  They did nothing.  They sat on their hands and let the robbers go about their business, even though shots were fired.  They waited until after the robbers had left the store to pursue.

Skeptical wrote:

Dr. Jones wrote:It's interesting that you would bring this story up.

#1  Having highly trained individuals carry guns has never been an issue.

#2  Notice how the situation was handled by these highly trained individuals.  They did nothing.  They sat on their hands and let the robbers go about their business, even though shots were fired.  They waited until after the robbers had left the store to pursue.

Sorry bubsy but has nothing to do with your #1 or #2 but the mental image of these two bunglers robbing a place full of trained but concealed carry people and found something close to the mental image the story conjured up even though the action did take place outside McDonald's