• Final Destination Mk.II; Woman fatally shot by .22 hidden in sock at thrift store
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This is so fucking random I can't believe it. Whoever left that gun in a donation is an absolute fuck-wit [quote=abcnews] A Chicago thrift store worker died after a handgun hidden in a donated item of clothing went off and the bullet hit the woman in the chest, police said. [B]Carmen Dominguez, 54, was sorting through clothing with a fellow colleague at a Unique Thrift Store in Chicago, when she was fatally shot in the chest at 9:42 a.m. on Friday, a Chicago Police Department spokesman said.[/B] The unidentified male coworker found a sock with something heavy inside, and emptied the contents into his hand, police said. [B]The object turned out to be a .22 caliber handgun that went off and hit Dominguez in the chest.[/B] Dominguez was taken to Christ Hospital in serious condition and later died from her injuries, police said. "Preliminary investigation reveals it was an accidental discharge of a firearm," the Chicago Police Department's Michael Sullivan told ABC News. Dominguez was a longtime employee of the thrift store, having worked there for more than 25 years and had received numerous awards from the store, ABC News Chicago station WLS-TV reports. [B]Dominguez is survived by a husband, Victor Campos, and two children aged 17 and 30.[/B] [B]"I don't know what to tell her. How do you tell your daughter that she doesn't have a mother anymore?" Campos said.[/B] Unique Thrift store did not immediately return calls from ABC News, but released a statement on Friday saying: "We are extremely saddened about the tragic accident in our Ashland store that resulted in the passing of one of our valued team members. Our thoughts and hearts are with her family and friends during this very sad and difficult time." The store closed temporarily on Friday, but was open again for business today. "Conditions are hazardous, sometimes they throw stuff without any intention to each other and they get hurt," Campos said of the workers at the store. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into the incident as police continue their investigation.[/quote] Right place at the absolute worst/wrong time.. I feel so bad for her family check out the video in source: [url]http://abcnews.go.com/US/gun-hidden-donated-sock-kills-woman-thrift-store/story?id=22832549[/url]
Jesus Christ. I can't imagine what the family would be going through.
I always felt like there was always something spooky about the socks in my drawer they are always just laying there watching... plotting...
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;44233477]Jesus Christ. I can't imagine what the family would be going through.[/QUOTE] Doctor. What does a .22 do to a human body?
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;44233502]I always felt like there was always something spooky about the socks in my drawer they are always just laying there watching... plotting...[/QUOTE] Are you sure your underwear isn't in on it? You never know. :v:
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;44233517]Are you sure your underwear isn't in on it? You never know. :v:[/QUOTE] Good point, going commando from now on, thank you doctor
[QUOTE=Monkey san;44233516]Doctor. What does a .22 do to a human body?[/QUOTE] Any firearm causes damage by cavitation, first and foremost. The degree of disruption of tissue (temporary as opposed to permanent) is determined by the following factors: Yaw Deformation Fragmentation And finally, Kinetic Energy (1/2 mv^2) Depending on the level and/or the site of trauma, you can have instantaneous death, or progressive bleeding out and hypovolemic shock. Associated effects as related to the site of injury also have to be taken into account such as pneumothorax and cardiac arrythmias/tamponade.
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;44233541]tamponade[/QUOTE] That sounds like a really gross party drink
So a gun was found in a sock in a donation bin? It's really tragic that some gangster likely tried to ditch a crime gun and ended up killing an unsuspecting woman just trying to help out her community.
[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;44233541]Any firearm causes damage by cavitation, first and foremost. The degree of disruption of tissue (temporary as opposed to permanent) is determined by the following factors: Yaw Deformation Fragmentation And finally, Kinetic Energy (1/2 mv^2) Depending on the level and/or the site of trauma, you can have instantaneous death, or progressive bleeding out and hypovolemic shock. Associated effects as related to the site of injury also have to be taken into account such as pneumothorax and cardiac arrythmias/tamponade.[/QUOTE] If I'm not mistaken I also believe because the velocity/size of the bullet shot by a .22 caliber pistol is the way it is; the bullets don't completely puncture though an exiting path through the body, and because of that the bullet can ricochet around internal organs and cause even further internal complications on-top of the bullet still being inside the body. Which is sadly and most likely the reason this woman didn't survive the damage. [editline]14th March 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=DaCommie1;44233566]So a gun was found in a sock in a donation bin? It's really tragic that some gangster likely tried to ditch a crime gun and ended up killing an unsuspecting woman just trying to help out her community.[/QUOTE] Yeah; and she somehow caused it for misfire by moving around things in the donation bin
[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;44233568]Yeah; and she somehow caused it for misfire by moving around things in the donation bin[/QUOTE] It went off when another worker was trying to get a "heavy item" out of a sock he picked up from the bin. Likely it was caught on the inside of the sock and his wrestling around with it caused him to accidentally put pressure on the trigger.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;44233653]It went off when another worker was trying to get a "heavy item" out of a sock he picked up from the bin. Likely it was caught on the inside of the sock and his wrestling around with it caused him to accidentally put pressure on the trigger.[/QUOTE] ah from the way it was worded in the article I thought the worker found the gun after the shooting had happened by letting the gun fall into his hand.
Imagine being the guy who accidentally shot his coworker. He must feel awful right now.
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[QUOTE=Monkey san;44233516]Doctor. What does a .22 do to a human body?[/QUOTE] Depends on what it hits. If it misses a sturdy bone it will fuck shit up. If they get inside your skull they ricochet around in there and literally just blend your grey matter up. They can punch holes in your heart and aorta, which pretty much means you bleed out in seconds. Ooooor they could hit a rib and just sort of stop. Painful, requiring a hospital visit, but not life threatening. They're not very powerful.
[QUOTE=PrusseLusken;44234233]This is Hollywood bullshit. Don't believe it.[/QUOTE] What about what I said?
[QUOTE=PrusseLusken;44234233]This is Hollywood bullshit. Don't believe it.[/QUOTE] This has basis in fact, even if it isn't full of the sciencey stuff.
[QUOTE=TestECull;44234087]Depends on what it hits. If it misses a sturdy bone it will fuck shit up. If they get inside your skull they ricochet around in there and literally just blend your grey matter up. They can punch holes in your heart and aorta, which pretty much means you bleed out in seconds. Ooooor they could hit a rib and just sort of stop. Painful, requiring a hospital visit, but not life threatening. They're not very powerful.[/QUOTE] Even if it's a weak .22LR brand, if it hits a rib, it's gonna send bone fragments into your lungs. That is life threatening. You underestimate the .22, i've personally seen them completely explode a rabbit's head(i hunt). They won't just punch holes in arteries and flesh, they tear and stretch, a hit to the aorta is gonna rupture it, which is death in 90 seconds, or a hit to the heart will be unconsciousness in 7-15 seconds, death in 5 minutes, because it fucking exploded.
the only way this could have been prevented is if only she had a gun to protect herself
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;44234772]the only way this could have been prevented is if only she had a gun to protect herself[/QUOTE] it wouldn't have happened if all guns had been banned!
[QUOTE=Talishmar;44234941]it wouldn't have happened if all guns had been banned![/QUOTE] Hey, I say we require background checks before anybody is allowed to purchase socks
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;44234772]the only way this could have been prevented is if only she had a gun to protect herself[/QUOTE] She has it on a chest rig, the bullet deflects off the barrel and goes into the floor. Guns save another innocent person!
Former thrift store employee, here. Someone probably died and they bagged all their shit and tossed it in a donation bin. That job fucking sucked. As to the gun situation, more people need to be educated on how firearms work. They aren't going away, and all trying to promote universal ignorance does is make people into panicky sheep. The cynical part of me wants to say the guy likely played around with the gun and it wasn't actually an accidental discharge in the sense of a malfunction. EDIT: Note that when I say the cynical part of me, I mean that genuinely. The cynical part of me is a major asshole. Gun could've tumbled and hit the floor and discharged just like that. It happens.
Modern life and society aren't compatible with loose gun laws and high conctrations of gun ownership.
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[QUOTE=Grimhound;44235056]Former thrift store employee, here. Someone probably died and they bagged all their shit and tossed it in a donation bin. That job fucking sucked. As to the gun situation, more people need to be educated on how firearms work. They aren't going away, and all trying to promote universal ignorance does is make people into panicky sheep. The cynical part of me wants to say the guy likely played around with the gun and it wasn't actually an accidental discharge in the sense of a malfunction. EDIT: Note that when I say the cynical part of me, I mean that genuinely. The cynical part of me is a major asshole. Gun could've tumbled and hit the floor and discharged just like that. It happens.[/QUOTE] it was hidden in a fucking sock no amount of firearms training would've prevented it lol i don't know about you but i don't walk around assuming that there's a handgun hidden in every pair of socks i come across
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;44235308]it was hidden in a fucking sock no amount of firearms training would've prevented it lol i don't know about you but i don't walk around assuming that there's a handgun hidden in every pair of socks i come across[/QUOTE] Via the article, it didn't go off until it was in his hands.
[QUOTE=zombini;44234532]Even if it's a weak .22LR brand, if it hits a rib, it's gonna send bone fragments into your lungs. That is life threatening. You underestimate the .22, i've personally seen them completely explode a rabbit's head(i hunt). They won't just punch holes in arteries and flesh, they tear and stretch, a hit to the aorta is gonna rupture it, which is death in 90 seconds, or a hit to the heart will be unconsciousness in 7-15 seconds, death in 5 minutes, because it fucking exploded.[/QUOTE] So what you're saying is that you can die faster from having your aorta ruptured than from your heart being exploded? Okay, I believe you.
[QUOTE=Grimhound;44235320]Via the article, it didn't go off until it was in his hands.[/QUOTE] I thought he found something in the sock and let it drop into his hand thinking it would like a rock or something and it went off when it landed in his hand so how do you have gun safety for that?
for fuck's sake, its like everytime someone finds a gun it just happens to go off into someone's face is everyone buying guns with hair triggers?
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