Sometimes, bad guys just pick the wrong victims. This was certainly the case with Masina Tupea, who is a nationally ranked weightlifter from Hawaii.
The incident occurred while Tupea and her family were vacationing in New Orleans, LA. While strolling through the Big Easy, career criminal Augustus Taylor attacked. Taylor punched Masina's mother and snatched her purse before taking off running.
Not anticipating that anyone would give chase, Taylor was shocked when Masina came after him. Masina easily caught up to the criminal but he wasn't going down without a fight and threw the first punch. Masina fought through the blow and took the would-be-robber down.
Taylor begged for Masina to let him go, but she held him down until police arrived and made an arrest.
“’How dare you?’ I’m yelling in the street,” Tupea said. “You messed with the wrong family. You messed with the wrong family.”
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What do you think of Masina's actions? Let us know in the comments.
Should have broken the felon permanently, if not killed it.
Good for her! Should have beaten up this guy!
I'm surprised the young lady did nothing more than hold the criminal down until the police arrived. He should have not been able to walk for a long time!!
I agree she should have broken something that way he will think twice about doing it again.
She should have killed the POS. It would just be a case of taking the trash out!!!! One less DEM SUPPORTER to deal with!!!
So much brainpower, eh? Oneof those who can't make a comment withou bringing Democrats into it. What a sorry loser you are.
Yes you are Thomas
It's probably true he's a Demon Rat supporter since he's non -working trash.
dude, the crook was a DEmocrat. You want to hide his identity? Pull your underwear higher
If Larry G is a "loser," what does that make you? She put a robber out of commission -- at least temprarily -- , and you are complaining????!! Do you not value your own safety?? That robber will be off the streets for a while, even if only for a few days. Take your complaining somewhere where only an ultra-super-hyper liberal can hear you -- and that from a **maximum of one foot away** -- we aren't the least interested in what you have to say about that woman and her and her friends' reaction to being assaulted.
A knee drop to the throat seems like a great idea. Dead perps don't have to worry about that inconvenient bail money thing!!! Drop the POS off here in central AZ. there are lots of abandoned mine shafts here to get rid of him on a permanent basis! I believe in strict gun control, Good gun control makes for tight groups, tight groups result in DEAD aggressors!!! Simple equation: if you don't attack an innocent CITIZEN you won't end up dead.
Good for her!!! A real heroine !!!
Either got to be a nationally ranked weightlifter or a concealer carrier to fend off the street scum.
A broken arm or leg would be appropriate in this situation but that might be cited as cruelty to dumb animals.
BRAVO!!!
Unfortunately, the damn perp will probably sue, and win in this new woke society, where in the criminals have ALL the rights.
Only if the jury is a woke bunch of troll's
Thank god the Family were all safe and good for her take-down of career criminal!!!!!!
She did what need to be done. More criminals need to be taught this lesson.
That was a good thing, Should have punched him in the balls and made him cry like a baby.
About time too good guys won
I can see it now. Some Cajun lawyer, of dubious parentage, has obtained a warrant for the arrest of this vicious teen-age felon for the assault and battery of a harmless citizen minding his own business on the streets of The Big Easy when . . . .
The streets just aren't safe anymore.
Couldn't of said it better
If so the lawyer needs disbared
I WOULD OF PUT THE HURT ON HIM MORE. BROKE HIS FINGERS,NOSE. TOES.. OF COURSE ALLPARTOF THE TAKE DOWN. THE PERP BEING A DEMOCRAT, KNEW MO ONE WOULD OPPOSE HIM, HE HAD A BAD CHILDHOOD,RAP SHEET WHICH WAS A MISTAKE, HE HAS A LOW ESTEEM,ADD,ADHD,BI POLAR, DIDNT TALE HIS MEDS.. LMAO
THE LADY WHO TOOK Him DOWN, WE NEED MORE HEROINES LIKE HER.
The sad part is he can be a habitual criminal and they still let him out with a small sentence or none at all. Criminals have more rights than the victims.
Some woke DA will let him plead out.
I am glad that she took that criminal down
We need more strong women to defend themselves and their family
You cannot depend on someone else
Love it!
She should have broken every bone in his miserable body before she called the police.
I day more power to her
My kind of gal
Yeah for her.Everybody however , does not have that option .
Probably kneeled on his neck while mom booted his nuts might have left a lesson imprinted in his brain !!!!
She comes from a place (Hawaii) where there is lots of rough and ready fighters. Go over there and play games and you are guaranteed to get your ass kicked.
Should have broken his arms and legs. 👍
He will be on the streets again real soon. Like cockroaches, you can't get rid of them.
Not a good idea, but she sure showed the scum .
Too bad she didn't have a gun.
Go Masina!!
Justice was served if the prosecutor and Judge do their jobs well.
Don't hold your breath with these liberal judges and prosecutors.
Awesome job Masina 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love articles like this, where the crook is at the losing end! Bravo Marina!!👏🏻 Job well done! You should teach others.
Should have beat the hell out of him. It is a wonder they didn't charge her with all of the worthless WOKE idiots people are electing now.
Grew up in Hawaii. You don't mess with family.
THE ATTACKER GOT LESS THAN HE DESERVED. KUDOS MASINA !!!
GO GIRL!! should've done more than HOLD HIM DOWN... Thugs like Taylor will never reform, they should be incarcerated permanantly or eliminated!
I salute her for her actions, she should teach others how it's done !!
Awesome. He learned a lesson. Never poke the bear’s mom. The mom’s daughter will get you. #thugbeatbygirl❤️
Good for her. Too bad she didn't mess him up badly. Crime is running rampant and thieves need to learn if you rob this will happen.
Love that girl. All women should take self defense classes and carry either bear spray or stun gun.;
Good for her! She should have given this POS the beating of a lifetime, he would have relived it on a daily basis while doing the time.
I think she did the right thing and she told him right... He messed with the WRONG family. Now he is going to pay and go to jail. He didn't realize that he was messing with a weightlifter's family but he found out fast. Good for her and I am glad she didn't let him get away with it.
Way to go.
Women or Men for that matter from Hawaii will always chase a theif down and when they catch you it will be ugly . Good people who don't take any shit !!!!!! I was in a head on Collision on Oahu with a drunk injured 4 people , I local guy chased the guy down and brought him back to the Police with a good beating !!!
Good for you.