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‘Stupidity ran deep’ during ‘stab-proof’ vest demonstration
Edmonton Journal ^
| December 3, 2013
| Ryan Cormier
Posted on 12/05/2013 11:03:03 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
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 hed 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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TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: dontmindifido; holdmuhbeer; napl; stabmeidareyou; stabproofoops; stabproofvest; watchthis
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To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
12/06/2013 12:33:00 AM PST
by
Salamander
(I know things that you don't. I've done things that you won't.)
To: Slings and Arrows
42
posted on
12/06/2013 12:34:09 AM PST
by
Salamander
(I know things that you don't. I've done things that you won't.)
To: The Cajun
43
posted on
12/06/2013 12:35:03 AM PST
by
Salamander
(I know things that you don't. I've done things that you won't.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
44
posted on
12/06/2013 1:01:10 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Mastador1
45
posted on
12/06/2013 1:03:04 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: RichInOC
I kinda think his buddy should have joined him for the stretch but what to charge him with - criminal stupidity - aiding and abetting a moronic act? I suppose the wound will have to be his punishment!
Mel
46
posted on
12/06/2013 1:11:12 AM PST
by
melsec
(Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I doubt he got a refund. You have to return items in “like new” condition. The Blood stains would preclude that.
I do wonder if he purchased the Extended Warranty though. It might give him an out, but I think it wouldn’t cover Negligence.
Remember, when all else fails, read the Instructions.
47
posted on
12/06/2013 1:25:26 AM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(A Communist is nothing more than an honest Democrat...)
To: Slings and Arrows
Does the stabbing by itself merit a prison sentence? Both men thought that the vest would stop the knife. It is not unreasonable to believe that a vest designed to stop a knife would do so. There is no mens rea, and it seems very unlikely that the defendant would repeat the crime. It was just a very dumb mistake.
Should the baseball player who ironed his own shirt while wearing it be charged with assault and battery?
48
posted on
12/06/2013 1:47:23 AM PST
by
TChad
To: Slings and Arrows
I dunno, it reads like the ‘victim’ didn’t wanna testify against Mr. Stabby.
Life itself is gonna exact its own justice against these two. Far as I’m concerned, the System is just piling on.
49
posted on
12/06/2013 2:50:00 AM PST
by
Titan Magroyne
(What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
To: Slings and Arrows
The dummy should’ve have made it with Mithril.
To: Slings and Arrows
When I read the headline the first thing that came to mind was this idiot who wanted to make bulletproof armor out of roofing tar and bathroom tiles
51
posted on
12/06/2013 4:57:47 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Slings and Arrows
I would have recommended he test it on a dummy first.
Oh, wait! He DID.
52
posted on
12/06/2013 5:54:00 AM PST
by
IronJack
To: IronJack
53
posted on
12/06/2013 6:38:58 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Titan Magroyne
It may not be a punishment issue - the court may have concluded that these two are slow learners.
54
posted on
12/06/2013 6:42:37 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Reminds me of what happened years ago in OKC when a salesman demonstrated a bullet resistant vest. He told an officer to stab him, then found too late that the vest was BULLET RESISTANT, not knife resistant.
One dead salesman.
55
posted on
12/06/2013 6:50:12 AM PST
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Ouch. Got a link to the story, please?
56
posted on
12/06/2013 7:01:31 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Titan Magroyne
Oh wow, dude fled the scene after stabbing his bud in the chest. Therein lies his difficulties. If he'd stayed and helped his 'friend', he probably wouldn't have been charged for anything more than stupidity.
57
posted on
12/06/2013 7:51:27 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Is it evil of me to teach my bird to say "here kitty, kitty"?)
To: Slings and Arrows; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ..
To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.
Canada Ping!
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posted on
12/06/2013 8:12:45 AM PST
by
Squawk 8888
(I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
To: Salamander
I have my own story about Cuervo Gold. After nearly 40 years
the mere mention of tequila still makes my stomach do a flip.
(More than one story really but the last one overshadows the rest.)
Molson's not so much. None that I can remember anyway.
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posted on
12/06/2013 11:31:55 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: TigersEye
“None that I can remember anyway.”
Yeah...there’s some of ~those~ stories, too.
;D
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posted on
12/06/2013 11:49:58 AM PST
by
Salamander
(I know things that you don't. I've done things that you won't.)
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