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Florida man killed after asking if bulletproof vest works, police say
www.clickorlando.com ^
| Updated: 8:17 AM, September 12, 2016
| Staff
Posted on 09/12/2016 10:20:44 AM PDT by Red Badger
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.
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I guess the answer was 'No'.......................
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:21:34 AM PDT
by
Mjreagan
To: Mjreagan
"Darwin award"We have a winner!
To: Mjreagan
I don’t know if it qualifies, seeing that he didn’t ask to be shot.................
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:23:19 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Mjreagan
Pass that vest around to all interested parties...
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:23:25 AM PDT
by
databoss
To: Red Badger
Hold my cerveza
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:23:36 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Red Badger
Better try again just to make sure.
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:23:58 AM PDT
by
Organic Panic
(Hillary Clinton, the elderly woman's version of "I dindu nuffins.")
To: Red Badger
Joaquin isn’t walking around anymore.
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:24:55 AM PDT
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: databoss
I’d like to know the manufacturer of both the vest and the gun!...................
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:25:04 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger
Cheap Russian vest that’s filled with Cotton Balls ?
To: Mjreagan
Darwin AwardHold on--not so quick with that award. It sounds like his cousin just decided to shoot him to see if the vest worked. To truly deserve the award, I think he should have asked for the shot. He didn't, so his cousin basically committed murder, or at best manslaughter aggravated by negligence. But, if he'd asked for the test shot, my take would be the same as yours.
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:26:00 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(This posting is a microaggression.)
To: Red Badger
How did they manage that? Did the shooter miss the panels with Kevlar, use too powerful a pistol, or shoot a vest that had deteriorated?
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:26:50 AM PDT
by
Pollster1
(Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:27:23 AM PDT
by
laweeks
To: Red Badger
Was the bullet that killed him serialized?
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:28:05 AM PDT
by
laweeks
To: Pollster1
Too close range, most likely..................
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:28:10 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger
I suppose it depends on what the definition of “works” is...
To: laweeks
Apparently not................
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:28:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger; mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; waterhill; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; umgud; ...
Definitely a finalist for the prestigious Banglist/RKBA Darwin Award.
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:29:52 AM PDT
by
PROCON
("Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!")
To: Red Badger
Maybe down at the gun range, I should stop holding targets for my son.
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posted on
09/12/2016 10:32:16 AM PDT
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laweeks
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