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Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 10:19 pm
by jimlongley
jmra wrote: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.
:evil2:

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 2:39 am
by Target1911
Its sad indeed. He should have found a chic with better aim.

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:18 am
by ffemt300
News of the stupid... :headscratch

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 5:49 am
by jmra
jimlongley wrote:
jmra wrote: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.
:evil2:
True

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 2:15 pm
by Austin83
People never cease to amaze me :shock:

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 3:55 pm
by 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.

http://bearingarms.com/woman-jailed-kil ... sked-shot/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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
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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;

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 5:13 pm
by WildBill
Curiouser and curiouser.

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 5:47 pm
by mamabearCali
OMG! :banghead: :banghead: An old flack jacket......Can we get any stupider? :banghead: 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.

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 6:31 pm
by 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.

Re: South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest f

Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:13 pm
by Dragonfighter
jmra wrote:
WildBill wrote:
jmra wrote:
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.