🚀 go-pugleaf

On 2016-07-24, Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote:
> In article <slrnnp95rq...@Smaus.org>,  <ma...@mail.com> wrote:
>>On 2016-07-24, Dave Garland <dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
>>> On 7/23/2016 2:54 PM, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> However, I think today, some folks push the racial issue too far,
>>>> such as by seeking out things like "structural racism" or the
>>>> "knapsack of privilege".
>>>>
>>>
>>> Funny, being one myself, I hang out in leftie circles quite a lot, and 
>>> don't believe I've ever heard the phrase "knapsack of privilege" 
>>> before. My first thought is that it must contain a loaf of bread and a 
>>> jug of wine, but what do I know. Google had 3270 hits, which is 
>>> admittedly more than my control search for "knapsack of rocks" (7) but 
>>> an order of magnitude less than "sack of cats".
>>>
>>> I guess it's sorta like a bulletproof vest, if you're wearing one, 
>>> you're less likely to be shot by the cop in a traffic stop.
>>
>>I am told that, wearing a bulletproof vest, and being shot by
>>a .375 (or whatever) is not an enjoyable experience, and as 
>>pointed out in "Dumb and Dumber", wont help if one is shot 
>>in the head.
>
> ISTR that wearing a vest makes it MORE likely that you are actually
> shot, but the consequences are less. For one, you are not as likely
> to run for cover on the slightest hint of being hit.
>
> It is about as pleasant as having your torso hit by a baseball bat
> in the hands of some professional hitter. There ARE deaths from the
> use of vests, too.
>
> Yes, you are likely to be in a pretty incoherent state for the first
> minutes after the hit. If conscious at all.
>
> -- mrr
>

I once saw a demonstration of firing a (.375?) special at a truck
engine block, and it went through it like paper. Picking the right
spot helped.


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