South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest fails

[jimlongley]

My whole life I've heard the saying "there's no cure for stupid". This guy proved there is at least one.

That's not a cure, it's a fix.

[Target1911]

Its sad indeed. He should have found a chic with better aim.

[ffemt300]

News of the stupid...

[jmra]

My whole life I've heard the saying "there's no cure for stupid". This guy proved there is at least one.

That's not a cure, it's a fix.

True

[Austin83]

People never cease to amaze me

[Jumping Frog]

Speaking of stupid, there's some terrible reporting going on with this incident.

Turns out that they weren't using a bullet proof vest, they had an old flack jacket.

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While they were a form of light body armor when they were issued, flak jackets are not remotely bulletproof vests. Flak jackets were designed to stop small, low-velocity pieces of shrapnel from exploding artillery shells and hand grenades, not bullets

Also, turns out she was lying to cover for someone else. She was being held Friday on a charge of being an accessory after the fact to a felony. A different man did the shooting.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wom ... es-n107846" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[WildBill]

Curiouser and curiouser.

[mamabearCali]

OMG! An old flack jacket......Can we get any stupider? It is a heartbreak but sometimes Darwins rules apply. If you are stupid enough to put on a flak jacket and say "shoot me" then perhaps the human genome is better without your DNA.

[J Wilson]

While in Nam we tested a flack jacket and a helmet.A 7.62 out of a M14 will go completely thru either one.
Nobody was dumb enough to wear either one while the test was done.

[Dragonfighter]

And here's the deceased individual..

This link needs a warning label.

All I get is "Content Not Found".

Still works for me.

You have to log in.
Saw it after I did.
A real genius, this one.