‘Stupidity ran deep’ during ‘stab-proof’ vest demonstration

Edmonton Journal ^ | December 3, 2013 | Ryan Cormier

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EDMONTON - A young Edmonton man who grievously wounded his friend while testing a supposedly “stab-proof” vest was sentenced to six months in jail Tuesday.

Court heard that Justin Harder, 18, was bragging to his friend Calvin Wesley Clackson, 21 about a “stab-proof” vest he’d just acquired as they hung out in an apartment suite at 106th Avenue and 116th Street, Crown prosecutor Mark Huyser-Wierenga told court.

Harder was so confident in the vest that night in October 2012 that he believed it would deflect any attack with a knife. Harder eagerly invited his friend to stab him in the chest to prove the vest worked.

“Mr. Clackson foolishly obliged him,” Huyser-Wierenga said.

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“Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

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With friends like these, I hope Mr. Harder has no enemies!

I'm pretty sure that Clackson has at least one.

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Perseverance until success!

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Pretty much, yeah.

[RichInOC]

Kurtwood’s other alter ego Clarence Boddicker would just toss a grenade into that room.

[RichInOC]

I’ve long said that stupidity is its own punishment, and sometimes it’s capital.

[tumblindice]

“Court heard that Harder was not cooperative with investigators following his recovery.”

OK, we brought another new guy. Now tell him how it all went down. You put on this stab-proof vest and ...

Hey! I feel really stupid. Like a real hoser, eh? I coulda died, yeah. So, no. I’m not. No way. So go away, eh?

[Bullish]

Too bad both these imbeciles didn’t have knives and vests.

[skinkinthegrass]

thanks, for the post...
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[Mastador1]

Hope he got his money back.inquiring minds wan’t to know, were the last words of the friend who did stabbing “Hold my beer”? At least the ones before “Holy $hit!”

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A strong case has been made for “Come at me, bro!”

[Rodney Dangerfield]

So those Cold Steel infomercials are real after all.

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On second thought, skip the vests.

[Vendome]

The charge should have never stuck.

Attia! Attia! Attia!

[HiTech RedNeck]

yeah, he oughtta sue for a refund if that’s how it was advertised. probably stabproof for butter knives!

[Mastador1]

A strong case has been made for “Come at me, bro!”

But it was Canada, shouldn’t that be “Come at me, Hoser!”?

[cynwoody]

Canadian Darwin Award winner is....

The perp has to croak (or at least be rendered permanently infertile) in order to qualify for that award.

[scott7278]

Don’t knife me, Bro!

[expat1000]

“yeah, he oughtta sue for a refund if that’s how it was advertised. probably stabproof for butter knives!”

The article reads like it was homemade!

[Salamander]

Every spectacular, almost wonderfully stupid thing I’ve ever done involved either Molson Gold or Cuervo Gold.

I’ll leave the rest to your imagination.

:)