HERE’S MORE of that “vigilantism” that Robert Spitzer was complaining about:

The male victim, whose identity wasn’t disclosed, told police the attacker pushed a gray pistol into his stomach and demanded the keys to the car.

The unidentified woman reached into the car and pulled a pistol from the glove box, according to a sheriff’s report. She fired five shots at the attacker, who dropped his pistol as he ran away. He fled in a burgundy Buick.

“We’re kind of hailing (the man and woman) as heroes,” Lott said.

He said police don’t encourage people to go out and “just start shooting,” but they do encourage people to protect themselves.

This is a distinction that Spitzer still hasn’t learned to make. Fortunately, the unidentified woman did better: “Jeffcoat, who is accused in 10 armed robberies in Richland County and Columbia in less than a month, has an arrest record dating back 12 years.” (Via Dave Hardy.).