Topic: Rubber Bullets more painfull that the real thing?

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November 11th, 2004   Post 1
Aaron
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Post; Rubber Bullets more painfull that the real thing?


Do think that rubber bullets would hurt more than real bullets? I would think so seeing that a real bullets cuts the nerve and a rubber bullet doesn't cut the nerves but hits them and makes a nice purple bruse
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November 11th, 2004   Post 2
egoz
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i wrote this in the riot thread, but my friend got hit by a rubber bullet and broke a rib.
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November 11th, 2004   Post 3
Aaron
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So do you think it would hurt more than a real bullet?
 
November 11th, 2004   Post 4
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A real bullet would/could kill you, a rubber bullet would not (in most cases)...

A non-lethal hit by a real bullet would probably hurt (a lot) more than a rubber bullet hit, since the tissue damage around the entry/exit hole would be very extensive...

But I've also heard of cases where soldiers didn't notice that they had been hit, they just discovered the blood afterwards.
The impact of a high velocity bullet could temporary paralyze your nerves, and I guess that the adrenaline built up in your body during a fire fight would also help a bit with the pain.
But the pain will come after the situation has calmed down..
 
November 11th, 2004   Post 5
Kozzy Mozzy
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I once fell on a metal rod just sticking out of the rod. It stuck about 6 inches into my right side and almost cut open my lung. That hurt a hell of a lot more then any kind of blunt trauma I've ever sustained. Which involves, 4 years of Lacrosse goalie, being hit with a hammer, and various other really painful stuff.
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November 11th, 2004   Post 6
egoz
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kozzy Mozzy
I once fell on a metal rod just sticking out of the rod. It stuck about 6 inches into my right side and almost cut open my lung. That hurt a h**l of a lot more then any kind of blunt trauma I've ever sustained. Which involves, 4 years of Lacrosse goalie, being hit with a hammer, and various other really painful stuff.
wasn't that on the discovery channel?
 
November 11th, 2004   Post 7
Kozzy Mozzy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by egoz
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kozzy Mozzy
I once fell on a metal rod just sticking out of the rod. It stuck about 6 inches into my right side and almost cut open my lung. That hurt a h**l of a lot more then any kind of blunt trauma I've ever sustained. Which involves, 4 years of Lacrosse goalie, being hit with a hammer, and various other really painful stuff.
wasn't that on the discovery channel?
I don't remember being filmed and put on national TV
 
November 12th, 2004   Post 8
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I can make it hurt.

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November 12th, 2004   Post 9
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November 12th, 2004   Post 10
Aaron
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I wouldn't mind getting hit with a rubber bullet just not in the stomach. Maybe my left hand so i dont have to right for a few months lol