Another day, another car jacking…

Mazetier was driving down South Proctor Street Wednesday night when he spotted a car on the curb and two guys standing nearby. He thought they needed help, so he stopped.

But as soon as he pulled over, the two men pounced.

“The guy comes over to my car, and unfortunately my window was open, because he cold-cocked me. I mean, just sucker-punched me. Just bam!” Mazetier said.

The punch left quite a shiner on Mazetier.

“It hurts. It hurts right now,” he said.

If the story ended there, it would be just another tragic story of the dark side of human nature, but it is not.

“When I opened the door, he started toward me and I kicked him in the balls,” he said.

When the other man charged, Mazetier put his feet up and kicked him in the belly.

The two men fled, not having gotten whatever they were looking for.

“He kind of bent a little and went down. And I went around the guy and I’m in the street, and I’m waving for cars to stop and, you know, help.”

Finally, a victim decides not to be a victim and fights back. That would be a story in itself, but when you consider who the victim was, it becomes a very inspiring story.

You see, Mazetier is a World War II veteran who also happened to spend his entire career watching over criminals imprisoned in the U.S. penal system. In short, he can handle trouble.

He was an 84 year old true-to-life Clint Eastwood type. Yes, the police caught up with the would-be hijackers and found them long-term housing. Can you imagine their status in prison when their fellow inmates find out they had their butts kicked by grandpa?