South Carolina man dies after test of bulletproof vest fails

View · by **MXGreg** on Thu May 15, 2014 4:17 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/15/so ... latestnews

A South Carolina man died Wednesday morning after police say he asked one of his friends to fire a gun into a bulletproof vest he was wearing, Fox Carolina reported.

The bullet reportedly missed the Kevlar vest and hit Blake Wardell, 26, in the chest. Friends performed CPR, but Wardell bled to death in the garage, the report said. The death was classified a homicide. The bulletproof vest was about 10 years old and the weapon was called a small-caliber gun, The State reported.

Play stupid games............... :roll:

View · by **xd ED** on Thu May 15, 2014 4:20 pm

MXGreg wrote:
Play stupid games...............

A classic example

View · by **UnaStamus** on Thu May 15, 2014 5:15 pm

We need to remove all warning labels and just let the world sort itself out.

View · by **Pat** on Thu May 15, 2014 5:32 pm

Hold my beer and watch this...

View · by **ttousi** on Thu May 15, 2014 6:48 pm

Darwin award

View · by **Nougat** on Thu May 15, 2014 7:10 pm

.22 ? what else is ''small?

View · by **Vashjir** on Thu May 15, 2014 8:32 pm

Nougat wrote:.22 ? what else is ''small?

.223/5.56 could technically be considered "small caliber" but you'd be an idiot for thinking a 10yo vest can stop a rifle round anyway. Could be a .17 hmr or a .22 mag too.

View · by **Spinner** on Thu May 15, 2014 8:47 pm

Here's your sign

Spinner

View · by **xd ED** on Thu May 15, 2014 8:56 pm

It's pretty much the same story details around the internet, however some articles are saying:"...small caliber handgun...".

View · by **CraigJS** on Fri May 16, 2014 1:00 pm

Hit him in the chest? Where was he wearing it? Like a cap? Can't fix stupid...

View · by **Randygmn** on Fri May 16, 2014 4:18 pm

Vest did not fail. The shooter failed to hit the vest.

Inches matter. 2 lives screwed, forever.

View · by **mrp** on Fri May 16, 2014 4:58 pm

Randygmn wrote:Vest did not fail. The shooter failed to hit the vest.

Inches matter. 2 lives screwed, forever.

3 lives.

1. The guy that died.

2. The person who shot him.

3. The girl who originally admitted to shooting him who is now an "accessory after the fact of a felony" for lying about having shot him.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/dispatch-one- ... g/25968500

View · by **MWAG** on Fri May 16, 2014 5:14 pm

So they never thought of testing it out on an actual dummy torso first? Then Scooter the sharpshooter misses? I am guessing there was a bit of "Hey y'all, hold my beer and watch this" at play.

On the good side of things, the average IQ of the US population just went up a smidgen

View · by **b727capt** on Fri May 16, 2014 9:32 pm

You can't fix stupid, but maybe someone will learn from it

View · by **Randygmn** on Sat May 17, 2014 12:49 am

I'm skeptical now. After reading tonight that the girl lied when she said she was the shooter and another male was arrested, I have my own theory. Anyone else think the guy was murdered? And the vest was put on afterwards?