Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Thank Goodness It Wasn't One of Those High-Capacity Assault Machetes

Man shot with machete in DeKalb County ... an officer who arrived on the scene was met by a man hold a machete in one hand and a chicken in the other.  [More]
This reads like somebody is doing the reporting and editing Americans won't do...

[Via Steve T

2 comments:

Longbow said...

Shot with a machete? Wow! I had no idea!

Windy Wilson said...

It really isn't the writer's fault, the computer didn't catch that error. Computers are supposed to make spelling and grammar unnecessary for so many professions, donchaknow.

Back in the 80's when Spetsnaz was the latest group of soldier-action heroes, there was a device called a "Ballistic Knife", which consisted of a handle, a spring, and a blade. With it one could stab someone and the spring would provide extra penetrating strength, or one could stab from a distance.
Supposedly one could reload the thing, so second or third assailants did not need to be merely flogged into submission with a spring.
It is, of course, illegal in California (gee, "Banned in Boston", anyone?).