Atlanta Woman Uses Stun Gun To Help Officer In Distress
I read this story on Sunday about a woman who saw a policeman struggling with an attacker and grabbed her stun gun and went to his aid.
Tanisha Cross never thought the stun gun she received for Christmas would come in handy so soon.
Cross said she was headed to Wal-Mart in Lithonia with her mother when she noticed a DeKalb County police officer being attacked by a suspect.
“I just told my mom pull over, … let’s try to help,” said Cross.
The 20-year-old mother, who received the stun gun as a gift from her husband, said she kept it in a diaper bag.
Cross said while others gathered to watch, she sprung into action.
“I went straight for my kid’s diaper bag and I got it and asked it if he [officer] wanted me to do it and he said, ‘Yea,’” said Cross.
Cross said the officer had a hard time defending himself because the attacker had taken the officer’s radio and managed to rub pepper spray in the officer’s face and eyes.
Jolting the attacker, Cross’ timing couldn’t have been better. Cross said she stunned the suspect in his arms and legs.
Cross said she stunned the attacker to where the officer regained his composure and fought back until a security guard came to their aid.
“He’s brave,” she said. “He did his best to keep him from his gun. He handled the situation very well. I was just glad I could help him,” said Cross.
Cross doesn’t consider herself a hero.
“I’m just a bystander trying to help do the right thing,” said Cross.
I’ve got another one about a little old lady who used a pepper spray on a guy robbing the convenience store she was in. I will post it later.
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Isnt this a heart warming story!? We posted this on our Twitter account called PersonalDefense on Jan. 27th to share with our Twitter friends. What a GREAT article! Mike, thanks for posting it here for all to read…
Tammy Spicer
What a great post Mike. The way I see it, if more bystanders or civilians in general, would take the time to help one another like Cross did. The world would be a better place. It’s these kind of stories that keep me motivated to keep doing what I am doing.
Thanks Mike and talk to you soon.
Ken Potter
Great post Mike. Keep these coming. Everyone deserves the right to own these types of products.
Paul C
It’s sometimes hard to find stories where people actually went out of their way to help someone in danger. It is really nice to see there is good in this world.
I’ve noticed so many situations where people didn’t help simply because they didn’t think they could. This woman from Atlanta is awesome! A real hero.
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Martin B
Great Story Mike. Further proof for the need of self defense products especially in today’s economy. We all need that comfort of security.
John Scotton
It would be great if more people would get involved and do the right things like Tanisha Cross. Maybe if more people had a stun gun, they would.
Linda Morella
Great story! I think we’re going to see more of these in the news with the economy the way it is. Thanks.
Linda
Paul Swinarski
I love to hear these reports of citizens taking responsibility to arm themselves with personal self defence weapons . When we do so , we can also come to the aid of anyone . It could , as we see , can be a matter of life or death . The stun gun is a great self defence weapon . I just pray that the legislators in NEW YORK some day have this view . If this incident had happened in NY it may have ended in a tragedy.
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Lynn Marchand
While some people may not believe they would ever have a need for a stun gun, or other defensive product for that matter, this story just goes to show that you may find yourself in a position that you are not worried for yourself but for someone else.
Ms. Cross may very well have saved this officer’s life and possibily the lives of innocent bystanders! Had the attacker been able to get the officer’s gun…the results could have been horrific.
As the saying goes, “It’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it!”
Stan Markovsky
Mike,
I love hearing stuff like this. As a former police officer in Houston, I can easily attest to the successful use of muscle disruption technology (tasers, stun guns, etc.). Not only from a law enforcement perspective but from a civilian one as well. It is just another notch in the perverbial belt of how these and other weapons in the hands of the police and law abiding citizens are only a danger to those that are a danger to the rest of us. Good for her. God Bless.
Roger
Great story! Maybe after stunning him, a couple of whacks with an expandable steel baton
expandable steel baton would have been in order
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You really have to give a round of applause for a bystander to step up and help out like this. The outcome could have been way different if she had not helped the officer and maybe a child might be without a Dad. I feel all people should have some form of non-lethal personal protection. Good for her thank God for Good Samaritans.
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Good for her! I think it’s great when citizens help out the police like this. She didn’t just stand there like the others, she took action….and helped the cop get the bad guy.