I was at an overnight LAN party at my university when some thug came in off of the street and tried to take our cash box (totaling more than $400). He just grabbed it and tried to run off, but some vigilent gamers by the door managed to trip him up on his way out.
A girl I know who happened to be sponsoring the event grabbed him, twisted his arm around, and threw him to the floor. At that point, myself and about 5 other gamers jumped on him and held him until police arrived. I ended up getting out of the dogpile and rounding up larger, more athletic gamers (who knew? They DO exist) to act as enforcers if he managed to wrestle free.
I was tempted to give him a, "Boot to the head," since I was wearing my brand new combat boots that night, but I figured it would hurt our case if I had. I have to admit... I have never been more tempted to seriously injure someone in my life - especially since he deserved it.
The best part was that he was still belligerant when the police tried to take him away, so he got maced a few times.
On the downside, he pissed on the floor. I'm not sure whether he was just that intoxicated or just that terrified, but if I had to guess, the former was the most likely.
The moral:
Don't fuck with gamers!
I have a photo of him on my old cell phone - being held by a pile of nerds. I'm hesitant to post it though since I'm not sure whether charges are still pending; even though it was over a year ago. Needless to say, I take a glance at it whenever I need a laugh. He looks so stupid.
If I can find my old phone, I may download the photo and post it here if the people involved in the incident say it's ok.
