Rudy Sandoval: American Hero

Rudy works the counter at the Pizza Patron in Denton Texas, but 17yr old Rudy Sandoval is a real American hero.

A couple of Friday’s ago, Ben Ramirez walked into the Pizza Patron wearing dark sunglasses and a wig and carrying what appeared to be a handgun. Ben demanded the money from the cash register and slapped Rudy in the face.

Rudy responded to the affront by fighting back. He struck his assailant several times — until Ben lost consciousness. Ben woke up a few minutes later, before the police had arrived. He immediately ran from the restaurant and got into a black pickup truck where two of his accomplices were waiting.

Another brave Texan was outside and noticed what was going on. He convinced two more Texans in an automobile to follow the black pickup truck. They identified the truck and it’s location to police and Ben Ramirez was arrested.

In total, four brave Americans helped that night to preserve all of our liberty. As John Locke wrote hundreds of years ago, “Where there is no law, there is no freedom.” These individuals acted, at risk to their own persons and property, to uphold the rule or law and to protect the freedom of Americans to enjoy pizza in peace.