Cup of tea halts thief in mid burglary

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by jessica.lam | July 8, 2008 at 09:22 am
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A cup of hot tea, perhaps?

A cup of hot tea, perhaps?

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In a hold-up situation how would I react? Fight of flight? Clearly this lady has got the guts and the nerve to do what I have only imagined doing - confronting the culprit.


A Japanese woman and her six-month-old baby escaped unhurt from a knife-wielding thief this week after the mother calmed him down with a cup of tea and a chat.

The 30-year-old Tokyo woman was walking along a corridor in her apartment building with her daughter Monday when a man brandishing a knife demanded money, the Asahi newspaper said.

When the housewife told him she had none, the man barged into her apartment. Hoping to calm him, the woman made the thief a cup of tea, whereupon he put his knife away and began a 20-minute monologue about his life.

The woman then gave the man 10,000 yen ($93.34) and ran outside to call the police from a pay phone, the report said.

Police rushed to the scene, but the thief had fled and is still being sought.

Source: reuters.com


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artmad
artmad

at 00:02 on July 10th, 2008

I always knew that a good cup of tea would come in handy. Can't beat a good english cup of tea.

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Ember999
Ember999

at 01:15 on July 10th, 2008

I guess the guy just wanted a cup of tea and a chat!


My advice to anyone with problems? Drink tea, lot's of tea!

*Chuckle*

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~W~
~W~

at 03:33 on July 10th, 2008

Tea is good for your soul.

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P e ® s o n
P e ® s o n

at 03:33 on July 10th, 2008

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maria.bozina
maria.bozina

at 04:18 on July 10th, 2008

How terrible! She couldn't do differently.

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tiga132
tiga132

at 05:30 on July 10th, 2008

You can ask me one question -
"What you want to be happy today?"
and answer with pleasure -
"A cup of sweet tea!"

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Ember999
Ember999

at 05:47 on July 10th, 2008

I agree. Your comment has made me fancy a cup of tea, so off I go to make one :)

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kiyoshi.be
kiyoshi.be

at 05:35 on July 10th, 2008

That's why I like tea ^_^

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Anonymous
Anonymous (not verified)

at 05:49 on July 10th, 2008

nothing like a nice cuppa

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Amez9
Amez9

at 06:36 on July 10th, 2008

My grandpa made this for my grandma's back yard!

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findGnomes
findGnomes

at 11:10 on July 10th, 2008

What "Over a cup of tea," can't do.

withlove_hala
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at 12:05 on July 10th, 2008

jay.el, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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kdsglass
kdsglass

at 07:50 on July 11th, 2008

Indeed - as I learned from my grandmother many years ago, tea fixes just about everything.

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sherab_chen
sherab_chen

at 16:37 on July 12th, 2008

If anyone invites you for a cup of tea, be sure to ask what tea it is! Mindfulness is the spirit of tea.

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