Sean, Illinois is rather repressive when it comes to concealed weapons. You answered your own question just by being there. Sorry if I offended you, I'm from a DuPage Co. family but have my views......why is anyone concerned about a non-ballistic 2" folding knife inside my pocket?
Sean, Illinois is rather repressive when it comes to concealed weapons. You answered your own question just by being there. Sorry if I offended you, I'm from a DuPage Co. family but have my views......
720 ILCS 5/Art. 24 heading)
ARTICLE 24. DEADLY WEAPONS
(720 ILCS 5/24‑1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24‑1)
(Text of Section from P.A. 94‑72)
Sec. 24‑1. Unlawful Use of Weapons.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:
(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any bludgeon, black‑jack, slung‑shot, sand‑club, sand‑bag, metal knuckles, throwing star, or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or
(2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other piece of glass, stun gun or taser or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character;
Yup, I think so. The chest shot shows a person with the same amount of body fat and body hair as the other two. The wound is also consistent with the other wounds. I'd say it's the same guy.Do you know if that's the same person in two or all three pics?
I forgot to ask what the stab vests are made from, but the COs are very well protected in the torso area with the stab vests. The inmates generally do not have access to materials to make a solid stabbing weapon, and sharpened toothbrushes don't have a chance against the vest. That said, it's generally only the CERT team (they're the whompin' guys with gas masks) that routinely wears the stab protection.They do make stab-resistant vests, but I'm not sure how effective they are or what they're made out of
If this was a prison attack (and the tat sure looks like a prison tat), it's possible it was not intended to be fatal. Could be punishment or a warning from fellow prisoners.
Jim March said:Well there IS a "cut the tendons and break the machine" theory advocated by some and while I don't think it's the SOLE answer it's a tool in the toolbox.
Azrael That's what I figured. I wonder how much blood he lost? And why he's still not bleeding? I'm not a medical expert by any means so excuse my lack of expertise here guys.by Azrael256, Yup, I think so. The chest shot shows a person with the same amount of body fat and body hair as the other two. The wound is also consistent with the other wounds. I'd say it's the same guy.
And why he's still not bleeding? I'm not a medical expert by any means so excuse my lack of expertise here guys.
PCGS65 said:Azrael That's what I figured. I wonder how much blood he lost? And why he's still not bleeding? I'm not a medical expert by any means so excuse my lack of expertise here guys.
Q-Lock said:...not sure I'm able to buy that theory roundeye. I'm interested to see how all of this unfolds now though. It looks real enough to me, even if the medical staff shouldn't have left the wounds exposed to air....perhaps you don't know the whole story. I don't know even half the story, so I'm interested, as I said before, as to how this will unfold.
Quinten
Grape Ape said:I suspect that the wounds were covered (you can see bloody bandages in some of the pics) but were exposed for the camera. Jail or no, LE is going to want some pics.
Preacherman said:Roundeye, I don't believe that these are fakes.
I've seen similar injuries many times while working in corrections, as have many LEO's and corrections officers.
Preacherman said:The setting is authentic, the medical care consistent with what would be given in a prison's sick bay, and the nature of the cuts is very much in line with the slashing wounds inflicted by a prison shank.
Preacherman said:(These can be surprisingly sharp - I've seen shanks made from an AC ventilation cover, and the thin aluminum, once sharpened, would put many a butcher's cleaver to shame!)