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They Earn All the Badges: Girl Scouts Punch Thief in the FACE After Cookie Money Robbery

by Jamie Frevele | 12:27 pm, March 5th, 2012


The headline speaks for itself: Two Texas Girl Scouts, Iravia Cotton and Rachel Johnson, chased down a horrible person who stole $200 of Girl Scout cookie money from their booth. Iravia punched the guy in the face. Rachel grabbed on to the guy’s car and was dragged as he drove away. You might be wondering if they’re okay, and I kind of think they’ve proven they can take care of themselves. Man, the things girls need to do to earn badges these days!

On a serious note, both girls are just fine, so we’ll get that silver lining out of the way. Rachel was treated for minor injuries at the scene of the crime, but never went to the hospital and probably just walked it off while Iravia iced her knuckles.

Here is the story, courtesy of Mediaite: A group of Scouts had set up a table outside of a Walmart store, selling cookies to customers who were coming and going. Then, a “dark-colored, late-model Toyota Camry” carrying the nastiest, most terrible jerks in the world pulled up just before 2:00. One passenger left the car, pretending to be interested in making a purchase, and instead snatched the box containing the Girl Scouts’ cookie money and jumped back into the car.

But not before the girls got to them. Iravia and Rachel ran up to the passenger side window, the former hitting the guy in the face, repeatedly. They tried making their getaway with Rachel still holding on to the car door, dragging her for a few feet before she let go. And then they got away. Rachel issued this statement to the thief on Houston’s KHOU:

“I hope your face hurts from when Iravia punched you…jerk. I’m serious. No, one of our girls ran up, Bam! Yeah. So I hope your face hurts. I hope it leaves a scar.”

Tommy Christopher at Mediaite points out that it’s not necessarily wise to try to chase down thieves in a moving vehicle, and that “money (and even delicious Girl Scout Cookies) can be replaced.” But as scary a story as this could have been, we’re not going to sit here and pretend we’re upset that they smacked and then smack-talked these grown men who tried to steal cookie money from Girl Scouts.

In another positive turn of events, the story was covered on CNN‘s Starting Point, hosted by Soleded O’Brien, who promised to buy $200 worth of Girl Scout cookies. Girl Scout policy says that the scouts are responsible for any lost money, so this will reimburse them.

As of this writing, the thieves have not been caught. I hope they can live with themselves. Because the world is just shaking their heads at them. They will forever be the guys who stole money from Girl Scouts.

(via Mediaite)

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IGRK4BKTKC5RGO56RXTUEVFJSM ainok

    That is freakin’ fantastic.

  • Jenny Cole

    Yep they will be known as they guys who stole money from Girl Scouts, but, satisfyingly for us, they are also the guys that got beaten up by Girl Scouts. Ace. Jen x

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/HXLNAEL7G4ZLFQMTSL3GHNYOU4 Don

    Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone

  • Life Lessons

    LOVE!

  • Francesca M

    That was very brave and INCREDIBLY stupid of them. It would have been more beneficial for one of them to get the license plate. I know I should be lauding them for their bravery but really and truely sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. They could have been killed! I know I’m being a downer about this, but as someone who has worked in a pediatric intensive care unit and seen really horrible things happen to kids. I just can’t condone this. Money can replaced, girl scout cookies can be replaced, but those wonderful girls could have easily been gone. 

  • Anonymous

    I TOTALLY want to see the security footage of the altercation.  because someone’s asked walmart for that, right?

    I knew some well-meaning busybody was going to bring up how “dangerous” it was to chase these guys down, I just didn’t expect it so soon. 

    I recall a story about a guy working at Wal-mart getting fired for trying to stop a shoplifter, cause corporate policy is to avoid confrontation and let the police (and presumably the insurance companies) handle it.

    We’re all supposed to just keep our heads down and give up nowadays.  Screw that – they didn’t get hurt, applaud them; don’t tell them they were bad  because they tried to keep from being robbed.

    “The money can be replaced”…by who? The cookie elves?  If this hadn’t made the papers, they’d be out that money.

    With this and the plethora of stories about coming to the support of the LGTIforgettheotherletters scouters, it’s a good year to be a scout.

    We’re only a few years from forming the Galactic Girl Guides.

  • http://twitter.com/coreyregalado Corey Regalado

    That’s really messed up. Wish there was someone there to take down the license plate numbers.

  • http://www.facebook.com/vcarney Vanessa Carney

    “They will forever be the guys who [got punched out by] Girl Scouts.” – ftfy

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=607464418 Rusty Patti

    “smacked and then smack-talked” I love this story.When I was a Scout they didn’t offer the Asswhupping Badge. Dang it. As far getting the license plate number – another story I read said the plate was covered. 

  • Francesca M

    You bet your ass I’ll bring it up now and again and again. They are damn lucky. The money can be replaced and was replaced by Soledad o’Brien. Donations would have come in for the story still even if was about the crime and not the daring do of the girls. I’m sorry I’m a busy body. I’m sorry I’m a buzzkill. I’ve seen first hand how badly these things can go for people acting as vigilantes. And I would rather see those girls survive to grow up into amazing women.

  • http://skemono.blogspot.com/ Skemono

    The plate was covered?  *follows the links to the original news article*  You’re right, it was.

    Man.  I’m kinda intrigued by the planning that went into robbing these–what, middle-school?–girls.  Cover the license plate; work in pairs; have the getaway driver keep the car running….  They probably spent a fair amount of time cooking up this scheme.

  • Adam Whitley

    It really was a lot of planning for a measly $200 bucks.

  • Anonymous

    So, is your advice the same for all violent acts?  Should they just lie back and think of England?

  • Anonymous

    Here’s to hoping there’s footage of him getting punched by a girl scout. That needs to be played on youtube  and the news a gazillion times. Asshole needs to have the shit mocked out of him.

  • Francesca M

    Yes you ass I was a girlscout.

    AND NO.

    When someone is being attacked of course they should fight back.  When one is driving a vehicle that you know tends to win in conflicts with people. Do you know how many times you have to take care of people who are Pedestrians Vs. Cars. One doesn’t take care of cars after the accidents. When someone attacks my person and trys to physically harm me I scream bloody murder and try to kick scream and dig my way out of the situation.

    WHATEVER IT TAKES.

    But you bet your ass if someone takes my purse they can have it.  

    Sit back and think of england. You don’t know what my life has been like. You don’t know what physical assaults I’ve been through.  And before you say ‘oh its the same thing’ no physically defending myself against an attack where I might be killed is not the same thing as chasing someone down. You made the assumption that I would run and hide. There are other ways to deal with the situation that don’t involve putting yourself in physical harm.

  • http://twitter.com/Super_Widget Joanna

    Who!  Who steals girl scout cookie money!?  I mean come on!

  • Anonymous

    You both have good points, but you ended the argument with amazing maturity Francesca. Thank you. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/Gorillazfan Emily Hill

    while it is stupid to go after a thief since they could be armed but I also commend them because of the fact they be out 200$

  • Anonymous

    Agreed. The punch to the face was satisfying though :)

  • http://twitter.com/coniks2 Colleen Nikstenas

     Can I just say? if they ever catch these guys? they will never survive prison.  Come to think of it, the prison/courtwalk should be a head turner, as everyone will be laughing and pointing. *sigh, contented* I can’t wait to see that on CNN. PMSL that day.

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