[HampshireWindowCleaning]

one of the robbers pulled a gun and the other robber pulled a knife and stabbed the guy trying to help.the guy who was stabbed almost died .

I think you've just proved why JD is right, and why trying to play the hero is a stupid thing to do.

[richard groves]

That took some balls !
I wont make assumptions of your brother, only that I've never been that up close to a hand gun to be able to spot a fake one  

He did'nt even look particularly phased in the security video either !
"Having a bad day and here we go, I knew what was gonna happen next" lol
good on him, how many of us see things we dont agree with and have the guts to face off and say NO I am not going to stand by and watch you get away with this ?
Hope the bank showed him some appreciation too

[duncan h]

glad he did it, but if it was a real gun,he could be dead. Balls or no balls. At least he will make a few £ out of it. How the F888 do you spot a fake gun. MADE IN CHINA lol

[CleanClear]

How anyone can find fault with what he did is beyond me. I think it was a brave thing to do, and a right thing. Good on him.

[ben M]

How anyone can find fault with what he did is beyond me. I think it was a brave thing to do, and a right thing. Good on him.

you say that because he is not dead!

[richard groves]

There are good reasons not to be a have a go hero clearly, but your brother for whatever reason had spotted the gun to be a fake.
Criminlals these days know that no bank cashier is going to put their life on the line, same goes for the public and chance of a police officer happening to wander pass is virtually nill.  Fear is the only weapon they need these days to get what they want, and this guy got more than he had planned on, classic !  

[CleanClear]

How anyone can find fault with what he did is beyond me. I think it was a brave thing to do, and a right thing. Good on him.

you say that because he is not dead!

Correct. Your intuition holds you in good stead.

[richard groves]

How anyone can find fault with what he did is beyond me. I think it was a brave thing to do, and a right thing. Good on him.

you say that because he is not dead!

Correct. Your intuition holds you in good stead.

let me get your coat for you Ben 

[PoleKing]

How anyone can find fault with what he did is beyond me. I think it was a brave thing to do, and a right thing. Good on him.

you say that because he is not dead!

Correct. Your intuition holds you in good stead.

I disagree, even if he did die, it's still the right thing to do just a bad outcome.
What if you were there, thought about jumping the robber 'cause it was a fake gun then thought, 'nah, I can't be ar$ed' and the robber then punched someone to death or something. You'd always think 'if only...'
OP-good on your brother.

[Paul Coleman]

No comments from me regarding supposed stupidity because I don't think that stupity or intelligence are the issues.
Quite frankly, I would rather be a live "coward" than a dead "hero".

[Window Lickers]

The fella he nabbed was probably a carpet cleaner. So, no worries there, we can all go home.

[Tom White]

How anyone can find fault with what he did is beyond me. I think it was a brave thing to do, and a right thing. Good on him.

you say that because he is not dead!

Correct. Your intuition holds you in good stead.

I disagree, even if he did die, it's still the right thing to do just a bad outcome.
What if you were there, thought about jumping the robber 'cause it was a fake gun then thought, 'nah, I can't be ar$ed' and the robber then punched someone to death or something. You'd always think 'if only...'
OP-good on your brother.

Geezus; I agree with PoleKing; I think I'm going soft?

My brother stopped six lads breaking in a chemist some years back (they were breaking in for the drugs) and ended up in hospital with many stitches in his head.  He received a commendation for bravery from the Chief of Police of Northumbria which hangs proudly in his downstairs toilet.

Was he stupid?  Yes.  Was he brave?  Yes.  Am I proud of my brother?  Yep.

In this day 'n' age we need all the have-a-go-heroes we can get. 

[SeanK]

I was going to disagree with Poleking but after a bit of time I realised that guys like
this don't think they just do and worry about the outcome later.
At the end of the day if anyone of us got into trouble its guys like this who we would want
close by to help out.
When you think about it most heroic acts are foolish but where would we be without them.

[PoleKing]

Steady on lads. 2 of you agreeing with me? Is this a wind up? 

[keyser soze]

i totally agree with pole king . good on the op brother. id be  proud of him too . i bet he's not scared to go up a ladder either....

[Fin Clearview]

Well done to him Tony - I'd like think I would do the same but who knows in the heat of the moment.

[LT carpet cleaning]

Thats my brother!!!

No he's not a member on here Tosh.

Read all about it in his exclusive interview with the Sun tomorrow.

And he is gonna be on ITV breakfast tomorrow morning.

Tony

Fect me, I'd enjoy myself on ITV breakie, its a fanny fest.
Gets my heart going in the morning

Fab of Eamonn Holmes are you?

Hey Hummer, step into 2014, it's fan, I mean fab

Anyway enjoy Eammon.

[LT carpet cleaning]

Say what you like Tony but I think it was stupid! I didn't use the word hate by the way and their is a big difference between cowardice and engaging ones brain!
Best of luck to you and your brother, he got lucky this time.

You clearly did not understand the context in which i was using the word "hate"

I do however find your assertion of my brothers stupidity a touch offensive given that, and I am assuming, you dont know him.

Perhaps if it was your mother or wife working in a bank who had been affected by this robber then you may be more grateful (and graceful) for my brothers actions and the fact that he will not be able to rob another one for a while.

If you like I could give you his number and you could arrange to meet him to discuss his stupidity!!!!

Tony

Sorry, but hes a fool. Not interested in meeting him.

[G Griffin]

Surely the moral of the story is to have your handgun in a brown paper bag when robbing a bank.
A sawn off is the way to go but you can get away with a banana in a brown paper bag if you're on a budget.

[Tom White]

Sorry, but hes a fool. Not interested in meeting him.

I'd rather meet a brave fool than a clever coward any day.