I’m sorry — not sorry — that I like to see the good guys win.

I live in a blue state where criminals are coddled and let right back onto the streets minutes after committing violent crimes. When I go to a movie, I am not interested in some Hollywood slop about the nuances of criminals and murderers — I want to see the hero take them out and crush Evil.

Leftists would almost certainly call me simple-minded, but a quick look at decades of box office receipts shows that I am hardly alone.

Sometimes it's satisfying to see thugs get what’s coming to them, the consequences they’ve earned through their brutality and utter disregard for innocent people. The story of Daniel Penny, the hero who took out a psychotic assailant on a New York City subway, profoundly moved me because instead of being lauded by Empire State officials, he was prosecuted by yet another George Soros-financed soft-on-crime prosecutor, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Amazingly, it was too far a reach for even a NY jury, and Penny was rightfully acquitted.

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Luckily, Bragg has no jurisdiction in Ocala, Florida, because he’d probably bring charges against these bad boys who took down a psychopathic, axe-wielding, presumably drug-addled assailant at a car wash they were working at Sunday night:

An ax-wielding Florida man allegedly stormed toward two teen brothers closing an Ocala car wash Sunday night before being quickly overpowered by the older brother, an 18-year-old MMA-trained military recruit.

Video released by the Marion County Sheriff's Office allegedly showed the suspect, later identified as Bryce Thayer, 36, approaching car wash workers Leodan Pino, 18, and his 16-year-old brother as they were closing for the night.

Officials said when Thayer was told to leave the property, he became "irate" and approached the brothers "in a threatening manner" while wielding an ax.

He was told to get lost:

"I was locking up all the doors, and I heard some screaming, someone yelling something," Pino told FOX 35 Orlando. "He's obviously not in the right state of mind. … He walks up to the tunnel, and that's when I tell him, ‘You have to leave, man. You got to leave.’"

He really should have listened.

NEW: 18-year-old car wash employee who trains in jiu-jitsu tackles a man armed with an axe who was threatening people

Florida deputies said the man lunged at Bryce Thayer, 36, to disarm him and brought him to the ground while a second victim removed an axe from his grip

Thayer… pic.twitter.com/2UT4YtOr1X

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) March 11, 2026

The tweet continues:

Florida deputies said the man lunged at Bryce Thayer, 36, to disarm him and brought him to the ground while a second victim removed an axe from his grip

Thayer faces charges of drug paraphernalia possession and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill

He is being held on a $65,000 bond

The brave young military recruit and trained fighter explained his reaction:

"Once he lowered, that's when I shot the take-down, and I got on top of him and I controlled the situation," said Pino, who is trained in mixed martial arts (MMA). "Once I realized he wasn't letting go, that's when I threw a couple elbows until he was incapacitated. … I got him to his back, put him in a body triangle, held a rear naked choke on him and waited until the cops got there."

Ah, so satisfying. When did it become unfashionable to appreciate justice in this country?

Times are a-changin', though, and more and more voters are rejecting the “We must have sympathy for the killers, rapists, and murderers in our midst" ethos of the modern progressive.

“Do the crime, do the time” was a perfectly good motto — and I would add, do the crime, pay like this guy did. The crime rate would go down real quick.

Editor’s Note: The American people overwhelmingly support President Trump’s law and order agenda.

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