'Not quite' Bulletproof Vest - Loses Dare

[MMiz]

Man Charged With Shooting Friend on Dare

OROFINO, Idaho (AP) - A man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting his friend through a protective vest on an apparent dare, police said.

Alexander Joseph Swandic, 20, died of a gunshot wound to the heart Monday after donning a protective vest and asking David John Hueth, 30, to shoot him, police said.

Hueth initially told police that Swandic's wound was self-inflicted, but later admitted to the shooting. The two had apparently tested the vest by propping it against a dirt bank and shooting it twice, police said.

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[Jon]

1: Can anyone say DARWIN AWARD???

2: Doesn't anyone read the label on the vest - it ain't shampoo - none of this shoot, risne, repeat stuff. It gets hit once, it's garbage.


Jon

 

[Luno]

It all depends on the vest, the threat level, plates/no plates, what it's made of, but I second the nomination for Darwin......... moron

BTW, it was a frag vest, not bullet resistant, and bullet resistant vests (depending on the ballistic material) degrade over time, with heat/humidity, etc...

 

[rescuecpt]

To quote myself from another post:

Dumbass

 

[MariaCatEMT]

Ditto....