Thug gets his just deserts

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A Florida would-be robber was taken to the hospital after the people he attempted to rob fought back.


Police responded to a call where officers found Adrian Mangual-Ayala, 16, being forcefully restrained on the ground.


Mangual-Ayala had asked the two victims cashing a check at a supermarket for a ride.


The victims agreed and let the teen ride in the backseat.


As they were driving, Mangual-Ayala took out a firearm, put it to the driver’s head demanded money, and threatened to kill the victims.


The driver threw money at Mangual-Ayala while the passenger jumped into the backseat to disarm him, police say.


A struggle continued between the teen and the passenger outside of the car and Mangual-Ayala was restrained until police arrived.


The suspect was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital where he was treated, released and arrested.


Mangual-Ayala faces charges of two counts of robbery with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm for somebody under the age of 18. He was also charged with violating probation.




http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/florida-attempted-robbery-victims-fight-back-sends-suspect-hospital
 
Aoxomoxoa said:
http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/desert_dessert.htm
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just deserts (plural only)

(idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.

It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.

Usage notes

Deserts here is the plural of desert, meaning "that which one deserves". "Desert" is now archaic and rarely used outside this phrase.

The spelling just desserts is non-standard. It is sometimes used as a pun in, for example, restaurant names.

Synonyms

payback, poetic justice, comeuppance

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/just_deserts
 
Ghost of Watermark said:
dessert is so tasty you go back for seconds. two s's.
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However, one gets their just deserts... the root word being the same as the one for deserve.

Desert - accent on the first syllable is a dry arid land.
Dessert - accent on the second syllable is a tasty treat.
Desert - accent on the second syllable and pronounced the same as "dessert" is a deserved reward or punishment. It's a less often used word, but it is correctly spelled with one "s" and pronounced the same as the treat.
 
Damocles said:
However, one gets their just deserts... the root word being the same as the one for deserve.

Desert - accent on the first syllable is a dry arid land.
Dessert - accent on the second syllable is a tasty treat.
Desert - accent on the second syllable and pronounced the same as "dessert" is a deserved reward or punishment. It's a less often used word, but it is correctly spelled with one "s" and pronounced the same as the treat.
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Don't forget this one:

Desert: transitive verb. 1. : to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return <desert a town>. 2. a : to leave in the lurch <desert a friend in trouble>. b : to abandon.

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desert
 
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