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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so bullet proof vests don’t work at point blank range?
this is weird even by Florida standards
so bullet proof vests don’t work at point blank range?
this is weird even by Florida standards
Yes, they do (for handgun calibers). But, the material in the vest degrades over time. Each vest comes marked with an expiration date, after which it cannot be used in military and/or law enforcement applications. Many of these vests will still work, even at point blank range. But, eventually, the material degrades to the point that it will not longer prevent penetration by the round.
got it. So these two geniuses figure there’s only one way to find out.
got it. So these two geniuses figure there’s only one way to find out.
Well, from what it sounds like, the owner of the vest simply asked the question aloud to himself and the cousin whipped out a gun and shot him in the chest. It does not appear the owner of the vest had any interest in actually testing it out.
I am pretty sure that he also said “Hold my beer and watch this!”
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oh dear. That’s going to be one awkward funeral.
got it. So these two geniuses figure there’s only one way to find out.
Well, from what it sounds like, the owner of the vest simply asked the question aloud to himself and the cousin whipped out a gun and shot him in the chest. It does not appear the owner of the vest had any interest in actually testing it out.
'MURICA!!!
got it. So these two geniuses figure there’s only one way to find out.
Well, from what it sounds like, the owner of the vest simply asked the question aloud to himself and the cousin whipped out a gun and shot him in the chest. It does not appear the owner of the vest had any interest in actually testing it out.
'MURICA!!!
I have this picture framed and on the wall in my home office. My then-boss/now business partner gave it to me on my last day of work at our old firm, saying “every lawyer should have a picture of Abe Lincoln on the wall.”
Without knowing the standard, we don’t even know what calibers it protects against. I remember my uncle bought a Second Chance vest when the DC sniper was shooting people. He showed it to me, and I told that it wouldn’t stop a rifle round. Or even a higher caliber handgun round (.357 mag, 10mm, .44 mag, or any +p rounds).
Level iiiA covers most handgun calibers up to (10mm, 44 mag, and .357) even in used condition. But it won’t stop any rifle round except maybe a .22 lr, but it isn’t rated for it. You pretty much need plates to stop any rifle round.
For all we know, these guys may have had old level I vest which won’t even stop common calibers. And pretty much will only protect you from .380 or .22 lr shot from a handgun. Sometimes these vest have a thin steel insert for center of mass which will help against heavier calibers, but again, not rated for them.
I highly doubt these guys had real body armor. That stuff isn’t cheap, and that would assume a level of intelligence. My uncle, is a sales director with Apple, but at the time knew nothing about guns. This was probably a flack jacket form a surplus store.
I, for one, hope that neither have reproduced. Would that be too much to ask?
Glad they charged him with manslaughter. Fucking idiot.