Liam Neeson saves dog from a group of teenagers

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/56830340/liam-neeson-saves-dog-from-a-group-of-teenagers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hollywood

Actor Liam Neeson reportedly turned real-life hero to save a dog from a group of kids in New York. Reports suggest the Taken star was jogging in Central Park, New York when he heard a woman calling for help as she attempted to stop a group of young thugs throwing rocks at a stray dog they had cornered, according to ShowbizSpy.com. A source tells the National Enquirer, "Liam charged down a path and confronted three gangbanger wannabe types. "Liam yelled that they'd better stop or he'd knock the c**p out of them - but the punks just swaggered up and warned him to mind his own business. In a fury, he warned them to back off fast - or else!" During the confrontation, police arrived at the scene, prompting the alleged attackers to back down and run off. The source continues, "Liam just shook his head and approached the shivering dog, stroking it while the policeman assessed its injuries."

[Rex]

1. I love humanitarians.

Or in this case canineitarians!

[CJCRANE]

2. "I WILL rescue the dog".

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let the dog go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I WILL rescue the dog.

[pnwmom]

3. LOL.

[MADem]

14. You WIN THE THREAD!!!! Hilarious!!!!! nt

[Catherina]

15. Just watched that last night! +1 n/t

[LittleBlue]

21. Superb

[msanthrope]

26. You won the Internet! nt

[Stargazer09]

51. Well played

Very well played.

[U4ikLefty]

52. *Drops Mic*

[Fantastic Anarchist]

58. Haha! I didn't see yours before I posted that very quote ...

and substituted "that dog" in the quote. I left in the "I will kill you" part, though.

[BeyondGeography]

4. Liam just comes across as a good man

And this won't do anything to hurt that impression.

[madaboutharry]

5. He must be a good person.

[Siwsan]

6. Somehow this doesn't surprise me

I have always gotten a really "good guy" vibe from Liam Neeson.

[frazzled]

7. See, he DOES like animals

despite attempts to cast him as an animal-slave proponent for his opposition to removing all the carriage horses.

[Cha]

34. +1

[lpbk2713]

8. Anyone who confronts any form of bullying is a fine human being in my book.

I hope the cops caught those little assholes.

[glinda]

64. Glad the dog was imaginary and did not really get hurt. lol!

[shenmue]

9. Lord have mercy

I am so glad he did this. Yay!

[one_voice]

10. He has a particular set of skills...

[Blue_Tires]

17. He also has a list...

and a track record for delivering "endangered species" to safety

[G_j]

11. good for him!

& I hope he thinks twice before making a sequel to that anti-wolf movie.

[HuskyOffset]

13. Are you talking about "Grey"?

That would be a pretty dull movie, since it would just be 90 or so minutes of looking at a pile of wolf dung, because that's all that would be left of his character.

[go west young man]

18. Too funny.

[Feral Child]

61. I'm inclined to cut him some slack.

He was devastated at the loss of Miranda Richardson in that skiing accident. Apparently he's taken on about every project he can find just to keep busy.


That said, I couldn't watch that film.

[The Straight Story]

12. I dunno about him, I still remember this:

[passiveporcupine]

16. Your whitewalls are showing

That's what I do whenever my dog shows me the whites of his eyes (usually when trying to make up to me for doing something bad). I crack up every time I see his whitewalls.

I love Liam Neeson. He was one of the good guys who was faithful to his wife. That is kinda rare in Hollywood. Plus he's just damn gorgeous!

[NastyRiffraff]

19. Ever since Schindler's List

I've loved Liam Neeson. This makes me admire him more.

It's no small thing, even for a grown, physically fit man, to wade in and confront a bunch of aggressive teenagers bent on violence.

[Cleita]

23. He's Irish. He grew up fighting especially in Northern Ireland

He would have taught those tough guys a thing or too if they had dared to mess with him.

[Redford]

30. Yep

I have the same fight gene

[RedSpartan]

47. He's also about 6'4", 225. Not someone to mess with.

[mackerel]

20. growing up in NI

he's prolly had a lot of practice

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. ...

[Brigid]

24. Do not -- I repeat do not-- mess with an Irishman.

I think it's really cool that he has become an action hero in his fifties and sixties.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

25. Liam is a good guy.

Last night I saw the latest movie in the "Liam Neeson is a Badass" genre.

It's called NON STOP and it was fun. He cracked skulls and snapped necks and all that as a Federal air marshal on a plane with, to be understated, PROBLEMS.

[dflprincess]

27. Like I needed another reason to like Liam Neeson

- and -

[Danascot]

28. You may be cool

....but you'll never be Liam Neeson getting his shoes tied by Olivia Wilde cool

[progressoid]

32. Next time I see her, I'm going to untie my shoe to find out.

Does she live in Iowa?

[VScott]

29. As reported by Hollywood.com...

as told by ShowbizSpy.com, via a source from the National Enquirer.

True, false, exaggerated?

Maybe, maybe not, but supermarket tabloid journalism just makes me

[BadGimp]

31. Liam Neeson is the new Chuck Noris

eom

[undeterred]

56. Except he is a real actor and is nothing like Chuck Norris.

[ErikJ]

59. Actually they say he took over Mel Gibson's roles.

Mel Gibson has been more or less black-listed in Hollywood. Nobody wants to work with him. Gibson hasnt done much lately and Neeson is busier than ever--at 61 years old!

[Oakenshield]

33. He always struck me as a classy fellow.

Good on him for helping the dog.

[seveneyes]

35. group of young thugs?

[LondonReign2]

38. Do you have a different term for a

group of people throwing rocks at a stray dog?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

60. If they're young and throwing rocks at dogs ...

... then they are ipso facto "young thugs."

[CFLDem]

36. And of course the young geniuses

probably didn't have a clue who he was.

[lumberjack_jeff]

37. That Jedi training was about to be put to the test.

Luckily the stormtroopers arrived.

[cbdo2007]

39. c**p??

crap?? They really had to censor crap. hahahahahahahaha

[magical thyme]

40. damn...I've nursed a crush on him forever

now, it's just plain

[Brigid]

41. Resistance is futile.

[juajen]

42. Guess we got the answer to "who doesn't like Liam Neeson?

Wonder what they think now that this is all over the internet? I've got to believe that poverty makes thugs like this; but, maybe they're rich kids with nothing to do.

[Alameda]

43. Nice story, and I wish it were true....but

Liam Neeson denies he saved stray dog from 'teenagers throwing stones at it'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2585898/Liam-Neeson-denies-saved-stray-dog-teenagers-throwing-stones-it.html

[joeybee12]

44. Shit...I was wondering what happened to the dog...

the OP link is so brief...guess because it wasn't true.

[Brigid]

46. Aw, man!

But that's OK, I still love him. I wonder how the story got started?

[RedSpartan]

48. ...print the legend.

[Beacool]

45. It's good to know that an actor, whose work I admire, is a good person.

Bravo, Liam!!!

[freshwest]

49. I did this as a kid, before being a teen. They started throwing the rocks at me, but then ran off.

After that, they threw stones both real and verbal at me on a regular basis. I asked my father what did the names they called me meant.

He said, "It doesn't matter, none of those names are you. Next time they start up, ask them, 'Who are you talking to? That's not me.'"

People do suck at times. They need a reminder there are better ways to be. It is time for people to follow role models who do the right thing by all. They should be getting attention, not sociopaths or bullies.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

50. Bill Clinton famously said "It's not what they call you, it's what you answer to." nt

[freshwest]

57. I like that! I'm going to save it. Thanks. n/t

[ColesCountyDem]

53. As a proud 'rescue dog daddy', I applaud you, sir!

I'm a small person, physically, and don't think of myself as particularly brave, but I seized my precious basset fur baby from an abusive owner twice my size. I'm 1/4 Italian, and say whatever you will about stereotypes, but Italian MEN (emphasis added) do NOT beat women, children or animals, nor do we stand by idly when we see someone else doing so.

[undeterred]

54. Not too old to be an adventure hero.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

55. What Liam said to the thugs:

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let that dog go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

[TheFrenchRazor]

62. animal abusers are psychopaths in training. nt

[Golden Raisin]

63. I used to see Liam Neeson

and his late wife Natasha Richardson in my neighborhood in Manhattan. He's a really big guy and I would not want to antagonize him, as he looks like he could really pound you into the ground if given cause. I believe he was a boxer in his youth. In any event, glad he saved the doggie.

[catchnrelease]

65. Yes

He was actually an amateur boxing champion when he was young, so I wouldn't want to mess with him if he was angry. Too bad the story isn't true, but I think he's an awesome man in any case.