Posted on 12/11/2023 7:10:56 AM PST by Red Badger
Saugus, Massachusetts, Patrick Kenney Jr. was leaving Saugus' Kowloon Restaurant when according to authorities, Kenney fell and stabbed himself with his necklace knife.
I'll repeat that just so we're clear.
A necklace knife.
That's a necklace with a knife hanging on it.
Common sense and a minutiae of self-preservation makes it hard for me to believe such an accoutrement even exists in the world, but I checked. Amazon has dozens of these little death baubles for sale.
Whoever invented these should get a visit from Will Smith.
And the reason why they're a bad idea should now be obvious; you could stab yourself like Patrick Kenney Jr..
And even worse, Kenney passed away from his injuries, leaving behind a wife and two young children.
His bereaved family issued the following statement:
"Our family is mourning the loss of Patrick, focused on his wife Lauren and two young children, and trying to make sense of this horrific tragedy. Patrick was a loving father and husband, brother, son, and loyal friend to many. This is a horrible tragedy."
It is indeed a horrible tragedy.
A tragedy that could have easily been avoided by not wearing a knife on a necklace.
Another life strategy discovered, explored, and quenched in nature’s forge.
Darwin wins again…
A lot of ‘tacticool’ types like to wear neck knives. I never saw the attraction, but each unto their own.
This sounds to me more like the neck knife sheath didn’t have enough retention, rather than a general problem with neck carry.
Too late for an award, but proof that Darwinism works in many ways.
Men and necklaces, just basically ... eeewww.
They exist to eliminate the really really stupid people.
Must not have had in its sheath.
Well, at least he wasn’t carrying a gun!..............
Never seen one of those before, is it an Exclusive design by Darwin himself?
Sharp objects are dangerous when improperly handled.
I guess Patrick got the point.
I didn’t like wearing dog tags in the Marines.............
Darwin at work...
They’re not for everybody. Only the really cool stupid people wear them................
I’m confused… what dumb thing did this guy buy? For a long while there have been push daggers on chains but those come with sheaths. Did it come loose or did our genius buy a bare blade to put by his own neck?
I am confused....
Did this work as intended or not?
Kinda seems like it DID work..
I wonder if it was a ‘gift’?..................
“Whoever invented these should get a visit from Will Smith.”
Well-said!
Might have been a homemade job............🤦♂️
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