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[quote]Shocking footage of an inmate strangling a guard at a Florida jail before other prisoners battled to save him has been released. Skip related content
Surveillance cameras spotted Douglas Burden, 24, charging at 64-year-old Kenneth Moon in Orient Road Jail, Tampa.
Mr Moon was the sole guard in a prison block that houses 62 inmates, when Burden pounced, Central Florida News 13's website said.
The attacker quickly swung an arm around the jailer's neck, put the older man in a choke hold and started strangling him.
Jerry Dieguez Jr, detained over an armed home invasion charge, was the first rescuer to reach Burden and hit him with a "haymaker" punch, according to Tampa Bay Online (TBO).
The blow sent all three men crashing to the ground.
Two more inmates, an alleged killer and a man accused of drug trafficking, then helped prise Burden's arm off Mr Moon's throat, before another prisoner radioed for help.
Guards eventually restrained the attacker, who has been held since March 14 over driving and drug trafficking charges.
The prisoners who stopped Burden were credited with saving their jailer's life.
"Their past acts aside, you know, you've got to applaud them for what they did," Jim Previtera, of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, told TBO.
He said Mr Moon was in a martial arts-style choke hold that "cuts off the blood supply and, if it's applied properly, can actually crush the windpipe or the trachea".
The sheriff's office is to send letters to the rescuers' lawyers to be used in court on the inmates' behalf.
Prison guard Anthony Brown said: "You would think that they would walk away, so somewhere in their hearts, there must be some goodness."
Burden is facing a new charge of battery on a law enforcement officer, following Monday's attack.
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where is video?
Hope for humanity... gained.
Seriously, this has made my day.
Hope they don't drop the soap from now on, because they are not going to be liked by the rest of them.
Awesome
Faith in humanity rising for once.
Video
[QUOTE=Beafman;18202772]Hope they don't drop the soap from now on, because they are not going to be liked by the rest of them.[/QUOTE]
This is jail not prison, rape or violence doesn't occur much in jail.
Interesting though, I wonder what the motive was, he just put himself in for probably 10 more years for nothing.
[QUOTE=lintz;18202802]Faith in humanity rising for once.[/QUOTE]
This has nothing to do with humanity why do you people always say this shit. Humanity has not changed since it began. People do dumb shit and people do good shit.
[QUOTE=Perfumly;18202817]This has nothing to do with humanity why do you people always say this shit. Humanity has not changed since it began. People do dumb shit and people do good shit.[/QUOTE]
Agreed
Most would have walked away, these guys are pretty cool, and I actually don't think the other people will dislike them. It's not like killing the jailer will get them out of there anyway.
[quote]"Their past acts aside, you know, you've got to applaud them for what they did," Jim Previtera, of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, told TBO.
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My thoughts exactly.
the dude was a little old to be a guard
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that punch was ridiculous
Haha, I just watched the video, and god I laughed at that punch.
What a punch.
Also, a pretty cool thing they did.
wait, why the hell is a 64 year old man in charge keeping dangerous murderers in check?
I think those inmates deserve a lighter sentence.
Getting tired of you faggots who think their saints and write the same bullshit again ''faith gained\lost in humanity'' fuck off.
was a setup
That's gotta be the nicest thing i've ever seen in a prison.
love how people apply the fallout karma system to all of these fucking threads
They just want less jail time.
It seemed as if the prisoner who punched the dude had no second thoughts as he acted so quickly. Made my day.
That was the silliest looking punch I have ever seen.
I saw this on CNN ,and first words out of my mouth were... "God bless you inmates who saved that officer."
Even the lowest are capable of redemption. After all, that's what prison's for: redemption of the person for their past misgivings.
[QUOTE=Smirnoff Joe;18203714]Even the lowest are capable of redemption. After all, that's what prison's for: redemption of the person for their past misgivings.[/QUOTE]
Exactly, I would say release them all but I don't exactly know what they did to be in there, but they sure as hell deserve a phone call to family and a pat on the back.
Well, they're showing signs of reformation, definitely. That warrants some kinda reward, anyways...
[QUOTE=AteBitLord;18203727]Exactly, I would say release them all but I don't exactly know what they did to be in there, but they sure as hell deserve a phone call to family and a pat on the back.[/QUOTE]
A murderer, a drug trafficker, and an armed home invader, read the article.
Murderer doesn't deserve anything. The home invader, meh. Drug trafficker should have a shortened sentence.
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