Girl beats off muggers with marching band baton

Girl beats off muggers with marching band baton


QUARTZ HILL, Calif. – Don't mess with the marching band. That's what California authorities are saying after a 17-year-old girl used her marching band baton to beat back two would-be muggers.

Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Michael Rust says the Quartz Hill girl was walking to school April 24 when two men approached her from behind, tried to grab her coat and demanded money.

Instead, one got a punch in the nose and the other a kick to the groin. Rust says the girl then beat both of them with her band baton before she ran away.

The men had not been caught. But Rust says there's a clear message to take from the encounter:

"The moral to this story is don't mess with the marching band girls, or you just might get what you deserve. Final score: marching band 2, thugs 0."

Good for her.She was brave and she used whatever she had handy as a weapon.

I just loved reading that article. I give her major kudos for using her noggin .

I love hearing about this sort of thing, got to applaud her clear head and bravery!

I too give her a and a

This gives me hope that I can use the door knob stoppers that I have.