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Thursday (Un)Humor: Bulletproof-Vest-Wearing Man Yells "Shoot Me"; Is Killed
Who could have seen this coming? USA Today reports deputies have charged an 18-year-old South Carolina woman with the fatal shooting of a male friend who had donned a bulletproof vest and allegedly asked her to "shoot me."
Deputies have charged an 18-year-old South Carolina woman with the fatal shooting of a male friend who had donned a bulletproof vest and allegedly asked her to "shoot me," according to local media.
The killing occurred Wednesday in Honea Path, S.C., after 25-year-old Blake Randall Wardell discovered the old vest in a garage where he had been hanging out with friends, WYFF-TV reports.
Anderson County deputy coroner Don McCown said Wardell asked Taylor Ann Kelly to "shoot me," the TV station reports.
Kelly allegedly fired a small caliber weapon at Wardell, but the bullet went through the edge of the vest and into his heart, McCown said.
McCown said there were as many as 10 other people at the home at the time. He said no evidence at the scene of a fight or struggle, The State newspaper reports.
"It wasn't a fight. They were actually going to take a shot at the vest," McCown said, according to the newspaper. "They were going to shoot the victim with the vest on. And he was shot in the chest, just above the vest."
He said the vest appeared to be 10 or 15 years old.
Wardell died at the scene despite attempts to apply CPR, WYFF reports.
Kelly was charged with involuntary manslaughter, which carries a five-year prison term upon conviction.
And that is America... (at least she didn't shoot him in the face)
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"Hey, let's make a bulletproof vest that leaves the heart exposed!"
Sounds like the same guys who designed our financial system.
Never underestimate the stupidity of our indoctrinated, uneducated youth.
That goes double for the free thinking, educated adults.
And this year's Darwin Award goes to!......
Darwin was an optimist.
In this case, I hope her lawyer is smart enough to ask the jury to find her "Not Guilty" by reason of insanity of the nitwit who WANTED to be shot.
Stupidity is Terminal...
DaddyO
FYI: bullet proof vest only have a 5 year life span
Bah! I got one that's 12 years old. Works just fine. In fact, I'm going to prove it right now. Here, hold my beer for a second. I'll be right back.
here is a good article to illustrate how liquidity is flowing in the economy as the fed winds down QE.
http://nypost.com/2014/05/15/the-filthy-rich-now-have-champagne-drone-se...
You have the balls to post up a link to champagne drone service while I sit here suffering from an arterial hemorrhage? Goddamned 12 year old bulletproof vest!
Too bad there wasn't a 'gun free zone' sign somewhere in that garage.
My question is: Was the kid working in the financial sector? Banker maybe? Or was he the son of a banker? ...
Hey! don't get mad at me for asking yo! Just closing up the loose remaining threads....
1. man dons bullet-proof vest, is killed
2. bullet-proof vests outlawed as "potentially lethal"
an old vest, beer, a dingy garage, beer, a gun, beer, and a party of drunk white trash...what could go wrong?
as stated above, the average i.q. rose significantly. well, maybe.
darwin awards should be grounds for jury nullification.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/28/can-juries-ignore-immor...
"Never underestimate the stupidity of our indoctrinated, uneducated youth. "
But accepting the "bullet-proof" meme is stupid?
At least not his to start with, no?
And I will not touch the education part. Leave that to the gubermint.
Bullet-proof vests are ALREADY illegal in some states (and Canadian provinces), since serfs with guns AND armor are much more intimidating to the cops than obese civilians would be otherwise...
How many people will the cops kill before people start wearing body armor in the street and on the bus?
I wear mine to church. The parking lot is especially hazardous right after receiving the "sacrament"
You can't fix stupid.
Ron White
Actually that line came from the late Jim White frm KMOX radio, aka the Big Bumper in the Night.
I am really showing my age now.
It looks like someone did, in this case.
You two should work together more often.
I thought he was dead.
That was funny, you guys.
Tater Salad will never die.
Tis only a flesh wound.
Now I'm REALLY going to shotgun any drone I see.
Be sure not to skip news of the Queen of Kenya's royal appointment with the Ivy League's national poet in which she was presented with a bamboo wine cooler: http://pagesix.com/2014/05/15/michelle-obama-dines-with-poet-elizabeth-a...
well...in the infamous words of Forrest Gump: Stupid is as stupid does
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJe6-afGz0Q
And also, and as always...everyone in the south knows the famous last words of any redneck: Hey ya'all....watch this!!!
case in point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsX3pAmbBts
Hey y'all watch this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arZV8yT8nBQ
Moths!!!
You are correct in pointing out that there were surely alcohol and/or drugs involved. This is my story and I am sticking to it, simply because it keeps me from giving up on human doings.
He should have gone for the double breasted vest. Not in style these days but making a comeback in South Carolina.
In fairness to her, the victim did in fact ask her to shoot him.
Ya, but she limp wristed the shot and hit him above the vest.
DaddyO
edit: Judging from the down votes, no one read the source article and haven't shot with inexperienced female shooters.
She needs more range time.
When somebody is that dense....we can safely dispense with the word, victim.
Your honor, my client has been charged has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder....upon himself.
Yes.
And I'd bet this happens five times a week.
This dude just picked the wrong: vest, gun, girl.
Charge her with what?
Reckless stupidity?
I'd hate to be the DA prosecuting that case...massive waste of taxpayer money.
All taxpayer money is, by definition, wasted.
some is more wasted than other (as in the garage).
i'd rather have I-95 and teflon than the ukraine operation and the war on drugs.
Perhaps they had some pronoun trouble...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPFQKpRnd0
Yeah.. what a shitshow. It's like a "who is the biggest retard competition".
Contestant A (dead guy): finds outdated and potentially faulty defensive equipment and wants someone to voluntarily use a lethal weapon on him.
Contestant B (woman): voluntarily uses a potentially lethal weapon on him.
Contestant C (court): decides to spend massive amounts of taxpayer money to in legal fees and imprisonment over these 'tards.
Well I guess somebody benefitted right (lawyers)?
Sounds like the scene from trading places.
I think it would work.
Reading all the Darwin awards of yore really is entertaining. As a microbiologist my favorite one was the man that masturbated on some machinery which promptly ripped off his genitals. Horrified and not willing to admit how this had happened, he closed the gaping wound with a staple gun and hoped for the best. The resulting infections were presented in many a seminar as a case study. Stupidity can be quite educational at times.
Shooting someone in a bullet proof vest is just... well... sad.
Miffed;-)
pics or it didn't happen!
The pic of the girl should be proof enough. Looks just like my sister-in-law from south carolina. She'll shoot you before you ask.
As a microbiologist my favorite one was the man that masturbated on some machinery which promptly ripped off his genitals.
Well, some of the German stuff is quite sexy.
Next time, use a nail gun!
Hey now. That's science!
But Druckenmiller said this is the best generation ever.
And Tepper said the US is facing an explosion of greatness.
There is only one cure for stupidity.
Definite contender for Darwin Award of the Year Winner
OMG She shot Tyler!
"The killing occurred Wednesday in Honea Path, S.C., after 25-year-old Blake Randall Wardell discovered the old vest in a garage where he had been hanging out with friends, WYFF-TV reports."
Anyone drinking by chance?
I, too, was guilty of being young and stupid. That was long ago. Most of my chargable crimes were self-inflicted, thus no criminal record. So it goes.
Was your alias "tater salad"?
+1 for honesty.
You must not have got the memo, we're here to laugh at the stupidity of others, not humbly accept that we carry these traits too.
I was never quite that dumb & stupid. We were raised with a very strong respect for firearms.
Do not point a gun at an object you're not willing to destroy.
Not even a BB gun
I remember some years ago where some actor killed himself with a gun loaded with blanks. Put it up to his head and pulled the trigger as a 'joke'.
Apparently his pretty little head was empty when it came to the brains department.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofQ6i9I1IYY
Martial
LOL
The gene pool needs a little chlorine every now and then.
Darwinism cleaning out the gene pool.
Most accidental deaths begin with this.
"Hey y'all watch this"
I thought they started with "Here, hold my beer for a second".
It's actually:
Here, hold my beer for a second and watch this, y'all. :)
Looks like Christina Ricci.
http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32900000/Christina-Ricci-christin...
I don't know what's more disturbing. The resemblance, or the knowledge that you recognized that fact.
Why was her mug shot taken at SuperCuts?
WHY doe she look like she secretly enjoyed doing it? Look at the faint smile?
Agent P, I was wondering that too! What is draped around her? I also noticed the faint smile. She doesn't seem too broken up over killing her friend. Probably scared and in shock.
Years of habit . . . "Smile for the camera dear."
Shock at what's happened and where she is, a police station.
Can you picture the circumstances ? Her friend was probably insisting that she do it. If she's like the majority of women, she was likely reluctant & hesitant - common when they're around guns. But the guy insists . . . he's seen vests in the movies & on t.v., afterall. "It'll be o.k. ! Do it !"
Of course, this is all wild speculation on my part.
Christina Ricci looks doable
The SC chick just looks done.
Years back, there was the Darwinian award for the guy watering hanging plants on his upper story apartment building balcony by standing on a chair with casters. Perhaps its just an urban legend, but thought it would be hard to top. Until this unfortunate event.
Obviously attaching the vest to a tree trunk instead would have been a lot less fun. In addition to stupidity, you think alcohol might have been involved?
"Alcohol. The cause of, and the solution to, all of the world's problems." H. Simpson
Isn't there a joke somewhere with a punchline regarding the non-stop entertainment provided by "handguns and Tequillia."
Vest wasn't rated 'Childproof'...
“A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequila.” ? Mitch Ratcliffe.
That looks like an avant garde Berlin art ambiguous blank. Screw em or that, or whatever the hell that is, get a higher class of vests too.
I found some good 7.62 x 39 brass today, so it's a good day bitches
Take care
More than the troops in Iraq had.
Yeah it doesn't help to have a long line of warmongering Presidents with dreams of Pax Americana fucking over third world nations for profit.
Our blood, their profit.
When I was a kid and taught to shoot several rules were drilled into my skull. Always assume a gun is loaded. Never, ever point a gun at another person, unless that person poses a mortal threat to you or your family. Then back it up with a lot of target practice. These lessons have been drilled into my kids. Sadly, this was not the case with this gal. Perhaps shooting classes should make a come back in high school...
Add to that: you're responsible for that bullet until it stops.
"Perhaps shooting classes should make a come back in high school..."
Or, how about some basic common sense and intelligence classes?
And know what is down-range.
And all defense handgun calibers should start with a 4.
Shooting classes? My God man! You want people to know how to shoot back against oppressors!?!?
Next you'll want classes on The Constitution, and The Bill of Rights, and History!?!?
No, no. These kids need to be shown how to put on a condom and use an iPad!!!
I think we should spend more on family law court houses.
The only think that would make this story better is if the guy was a bankster.
5 year prison sentence? Sounds to me like she's ready to be put on the force in Albequerque.
I'd hit that three times.
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9f/5d/00/9f5d000efa84ca35abd4add0...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...or...a Hollywood makeup artist.
Shot through the heart, and she's to blame....she gives love, a bad name.
Every man knows that women with short hair are damaged.
“Every man alive knows that women with short hair are damaged and dangerous.”
Fixed it.
Last words from boyfriend:
"No .. not the 50 cal ..."
Hey, who was that nutter bloke about fifteen years ago that had the youtube vids of him shooting himself in the chest to demonstrate the integrity of the bullet resistant vests he was selling?
Match made in heaven
....gotta say though, that slit looks crazier than a shit house rat. I'd glue her eyes shut.
Sick fuck
too bad they didn't video it -- it could have served as a warning to all the other idiots. then again, no, lots of other idiots have already tried it: http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=bullet-proof+vest&page=1
Gun permits should be distributed in direct proportion to national intelligence levels. Gun's don't kill people, idiots do...but an idiot with a gun is in a league of its own.
Maybe she should get Cheney's lawyer - he shot a guy in the face who wasn't even asking to get shot nor had a bullet-proof vest. AND THE VICTIM APOLOGIZED TO CHENEY for the inconvenience his face had caused Cheney.
Cheney at least was punished ... by getting a heart transplant at age 72... from a 27year old ... so Cheney's been forced to shuffle this mortal coil, dodging citizens' arrests for a few more years....so there's that.
http://skywriter2012.wordpress.com/politics/when-dick-cheney-shot-harry-...
"Harry recently decided to clear up some up the misconceptions. First of all, Dick Cheney was NOT his friend, and he was NOT on a quail-hunting trip with fellow enthusiasts. It appears that he had received an ‘invitation he couldn’t refuse’ to be the guest of honor at a remote private property just minutes from the Mexican border.
After teaching him the rules of the hunt, VP Cheney unloaded his Perazzi-Brescia over-under 28-gauge shotgun directly toward Harry’s face and shoulder. Although he claimed to have achieved the enviable shot (all pellets within an 18? grouping) from 30 yards away, other hunting experts suspect he may be bragging just a little.
After the shooting, the VP and his staff decided to not bother the local authorities, and to take care of Harry themselves throughout the night as he lay bleeding. This gave them additional time to discuss some of their disagreements and come to a better understanding of how politics works.
Miraculously Harry lived through the night, and by the next afternoon had agreed to apologize to the Vice President and his family, to keep the bloody vest as a reminder, and of course to never give an interview or discuss their trip. Cheney’s staff then transported Harry to a hospital."
Cheney dodges the draft
Has no problem inflicting harm on people in a relatively safety.
Sounds a lot like a former childhood friend that didn't want to join the military because it was too dangerous, but joined law enforcement so he can get that awesome tacticool gear and bully civilians. A true coward.
Reminds me of that young. up-and-coming Hollywood dude who, maybe 15 years ago, put a pistol loaded with "blanks" to his own temple... and pulled the trigger.
Darwin Award.
shoot me bitchez
There's no way alcohol wasn't involved if she missed high at close range with a small caliber. Unless she was shooting from the side and managed to get him through the armpit. Either that or she pulled off some miracle trick shot ricochet that was a one in a million fluke, which it still is in a way, because a small caliber should have been stopped by even an "expired" vest.
Isn't .223 a small caliber?
Researching the story I found out it was a flak jacket and not a bullet proof vest.
That's what I was thinking....that it was a boat life jacket or something. Flak jacket makes more sense. I would hope that even the biggest moron wouldn't mistake a life jacket for a bullet proof vest. Although I've seen pics of men wearing them in the middle east in war zones. One of those things you can't help but laugh at, like this thread.
Yeah but flak jackets cover up to the neck and even over the shoulders and will stop most hand gun rounds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpo3TyG6FfI&feature=BFa&list=FLyJ6ZsfFWMx...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA-A_i3pJGc
Me thinks it was of the classic "bullet proof vest" style that was degraded from water, sunlight, heat, etc so he wopuld have been killed if she hit it center anyway.
Whenn>Whattt> defined the person you became?
As a former prosecutor in New Orleans and Dallas for 8 years (20 years ago) , I think her sentence should be 10 years probation, 90 days jail time a a condition of probation, and community service. Of course I don't know all the facts, so I can't say this is appropriate.
You seem " Justified". What about the neighbors?
I'd bet the dope guy didn't even secure the vest; I can see it now....straps flapping, a bottle of tequila in his hand, half open vest at his chest, a Baretta .25 caliber semi-auto that he loaded a round into...then shouted at the Girl: "Go on you pussy! It's only a .25 caliber and you can't shoot...oh wait!"
BANG!
Lots of links to this on Google. Only a few show the actual vest, which is really just a flak jacket and is NOT a bulletproof vest. It is intended to stop shrapnel, but is not capable of stopping any bullets. If we can teach preteens about safe sex, why can't schools teach basic gun safety?
Well, the same way safe sex is taught as abortion - gun safety is really just a bit late here. A little bit late.
Now, after thinking a bit more about this, just a terrible story.
What could go wrong - oops, I missed the vest
Her eyes look accurate to me. Nice picture, bad story.
Did they make a selfie of it?
Kelly's first comment on realising she missed:
A. Oops
B. Shit
C. Damn
D. Fuck
E. All of the above
Another fat finger incident?
It's true Doc, I'm a rabbit all right. Woulja like ta shoot me now, or wait till ya get home?
SHOOT'EM NOW! SHOOT'EM NOW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPFQKpRnd0
bullish! evolution must go on!
RIP, poor Darwin award candidate.
That girl looks EVIL! Hallow, empty, void,!
Lights off, check: No one home, check: Empty
I wouldn't leave my 'goldfish' with that warlock....
Yen Cross, -- savvy call. Most livestock would stay clear of her, as a safety measure.
(Ag Dept)
Agent Smith, go down and restore SC to Tyranny. Use our new machine guns.
But, but, sir, those people shoot each other for fun! Please! Anywhere else!
Darwin award...
And people think evolution has halted.
It's the only cure for stupid.
I'm calling bullshit. My guess is it wasn't a bulletproof vest at all! It was more likely a surplus "flak" jacket that was 20 years old. Those look like bulletproof vest, but in reality only stop fragmentation projectiles and are shit.
You are correct. But only a few web sites get this right. Much of the MSM cannot tell the difference - just like they call assault rifles as machine guns.
Process of natural selection or lack of critical thinking skills? Stupid is as stupid does best describes this I think.
I guess he found she's just not into him.
"Here hold my beer, now shoot me, shoot me!!"
Poor, dumb girl. I don't know who to feel sorry for more. I do bet the trigger-happy cops would love to hire her though.
I doubt she will serve the full term. Someone that susceptible to suggestion has a lot of potential as someone's useful idiot.
What sort of suggestions will she susceptible to in prison?
chicka bow bow
feel sorry?
One stupid bitch will get lez-raped in prison.
One stupid dumb fuck will not bother the rest of us anymore.
In these recessionary times a coroner has now got something to be paid for.
Win-win-win any way I see it. Now why would anyone feel sorry with such great fortune smiling upon us?
These kids now a days don't watch enough mythbusters.
Jamie would have made a ballistic gel dummy before taking a shot himself :-)
This is right up there with the old story about an actor putting a gun that shoots blanks to his temple and pulling the trigger for giggles. Of course, he died not realizing the force of air against your skull will push it in. LIkewise, people don't seem to understand kevlar vests. If a bullet has ever been shot at a vest, its then in a weakened state. It may not deflect another bullet shot in the same spot on the vest.
I wonder if the famous Wisconsin quote was stated here? "Hold my beer, watch this." Famous and often quoted last words up Wisconsin way. Second rule of gun safety is never point a gun at something you don't want to shoot or destroy. Happy Friday .
Seeing that it happened in South Carolina, I believe the full statement was "Hey y'all. watch this! Shoot me!"
Stupid people playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes.
Darwin award right there
Not covering the heart would imply that it's not a bulletproof jacket. It's probably some halloween costume or something.