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Truer now than ever before:

Probably very true in this case:

• Three masked “yutes” learned a painful lesson aboard a CTA bus Saturday night: not every victim goes quietly. Chicago police said the trio tried to rob a 54-year-old man riding a northbound Ashland bus near 57th Street around 11:22 p.m. But instead of handing over his valuables, the man allegedly pulled a knife from his bag and fought back, leaving two of the robbers nursing their injuries in police custody.

  According to a CPD media statement, the three male offenders approached the man and demanded his property while aboard the bus. Investigators said they began taking items from him, including a chain necklace that was later recovered from one of the suspects. That’s when the victim decided he wasn’t going down without a fight.

  Police said the man reached into his bag, pulled out a “sharp object,” and struggled with the robbers. During the melee, the suspects battered the victim before fleeing the bus.

  Officers were initially dispatched after a panic alarm from the bus generated a “person with a knife” call. But as they investigated, they learned that three ski mask-wearing teenagers had targeted the passenger and gotten more resistance than they expected. Police recovered a knife at the scene.

Good thing there weren't any "No Knives" signs on the bus!

But if we ever take a CTA bus again....