To: rktman
Since you mentioned firearms, the suspense novel The Day of The Jackal had a bad guy pretending to be an wounded war veteran wearing a long greatcoat: he had one leg folded up behind him (like you do when stretching your quads) and walked on crutches. But his folded-up lower leg was hidden beneath his greatcoat, on which he proudly war his war medals.
74 posted on
08/21/2016 12:22:47 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
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To: grey_whiskers
I was a Correction Officer for 25 years, and we always looked suspiciously at convicts who wore a heavy coat when it was hot out. Besides their state issued winter jacket, they were allowed to wear green Army fatigue jackets. We suspected they might be carrying a shiv, planning on making an attack, or were afraid of being attacked, and were wearing the coat to give themselves a bit of protection from being stabbed.
107 posted on
08/21/2016 12:35:45 PM PDT by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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