And todays Darwin Award goes to........
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And todays Darwin Award goes to........
TAMPA, Fla. - Police say a Florida man asking if a bulletproof vest "still worked" was fatally shot by his cousin.
A Tampa police report says Joaquin Mendez, 23, put on the vest late Saturday and "wondered aloud whether it still worked."
Police say his cousin, Alexandro Garibaldi, 24, pulled out a gun and responded, "Let's see."
Officers found Mendez outside the house with a gunshot wound in his chest. Mendez died at a hospital.
According to the report, Garibaldi initially told officers he found his wounded cousin after hearing a gunshot. However, police say a witness described Garibaldi shooting Mendez.
Police say the vest was found inside the house with a gunshot.
Garibaldi was held Sunday without bond on a manslaughter charge. Hillsborough County jail records didn't show whether he had an attorney.
A Tampa police report says Joaquin Mendez, 23, put on the vest late Saturday and "wondered aloud whether it still worked."
Police say his cousin, Alexandro Garibaldi, 24, pulled out a gun and responded, "Let's see."
Officers found Mendez outside the house with a gunshot wound in his chest. Mendez died at a hospital.
According to the report, Garibaldi initially told officers he found his wounded cousin after hearing a gunshot. However, police say a witness described Garibaldi shooting Mendez.
Police say the vest was found inside the house with a gunshot.
Garibaldi was held Sunday without bond on a manslaughter charge. Hillsborough County jail records didn't show whether he had an attorney.
Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Just a guess, but I suspect alcohol or drugs were involved.
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"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
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Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Other than the Darwinian inevitability of something bad happening to that kind of numbskull, one does have to wonder what he was shot with, and why the vest actually didn't work....
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Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Dummies forgot to plug it in and make sure it was fully charged first.
Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Since his buddy just pulled out his pistol, could be 380 or 9. Parabellums are known for penetration, and usually a Level 2A vest is recommended. Level 2 will stop a 45 ACP.AJMD429 wrote:Other than the Darwinian inevitability of something bad happening to that kind of numbskull, one does have to wonder what he was shot with, and why the vest actually didn't work....
Depending on the age of the vest, there could be time degradation too, and was no longer up to snuff. -Brian
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Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
+1jeepnik wrote:Just a guess, but I suspect alcohol or drugs were involved.
Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
I read a related article and (by my reading) the guy didn't ask to be shot, his crazy azz cousin just drew and fired.
Not a Darwin award nominee, just some unlucky bastid who did didn't know that his cousin is bat-shidt crazy.
Not a Darwin award nominee, just some unlucky bastid who did didn't know that his cousin is bat-shidt crazy.
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History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
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Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Probably a good bet.jeepnik wrote:Just a guess, but I suspect alcohol or drugs were involved.
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jeepnik wrote:Just a guess, but I suspect alcohol or drugs were involved.
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Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Got to be someone else involved. One guy got shot and the other did the shooting. OK, who held the beer?
Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Not bullet proof vest (is there such a thing), but an old flak jacket. Heck those things were lucky to stop flying hunks of metal (I got the scar to prove it) much less bullets.
No word on drugs of booze yet.
No word on drugs of booze yet.
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"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
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No matter what the circumstances there are two less idiots on the street today.
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Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Hopefully before they had a chance to pass on that gene pool.Hawkeye2 wrote:No matter what the circumstances there are two less idiots on the street today.
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Re: And todays Darwin Award goes to........
Ahhh...cheap stuff. He probably wrapped himself Ina roll of Bounty towels. Mines rated for 44 magnum and when the plate is in, for .308.-----6
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Yep, they work real good as long as they hit the vest and/or plate depending on the round used. Hit you anywhere else and it's going to leave more than a mark. Here tell bad guys have figured out to shoot above or below the vests these days.Sixgun wrote:Ahhh...cheap stuff. He probably wrapped himself Ina roll of Bounty towels. Mines rated for 44 magnum and when the plate is in, for .308.-----6
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad