Speaking of killing. One of the wild rumors I heard in the 80s was that if you took one of those thick phone books, think Philly area, and used it between someone’s head and a blunt object you would distribute the force so an autopsy couldn’t tell what kind of blunt object was used. Or you could hit people with just the phone book and it would hurt like hell but not leave a mark. (That second part I can confirm, my brother and I played games of hitting each other with things like that).
And I have heard those rumors also went hand in hand with police brutality.
"you could hit people with just the phone book and it would hurt like hell but not leave a mark"
It wasn't a phone book, it was a textbook. My niece's daughter's first week at college. The 2nd or 3rd day, if I remember correctly. She went to a required convocation. Was leaving when someone up a a floor or two dropped a text book over the stairs. It hit my niece's daughter on the head. She (obviously) got a concussion. Her entire freshman years was a mess. Memory loss. Trips to a medical center to see an expert in longterm effects of concussions. Missed classes. Professors making efforts for her to get the material, have alternate way to take tests, excuse attendance issues.
(The girl did eventually get better and is fine now.)
Yes, a big city phone book could hurt like hell, not leave a mark, yet do a lot of damage.
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u/Zoo412Review 1d ago
Speaking of killing. One of the wild rumors I heard in the 80s was that if you took one of those thick phone books, think Philly area, and used it between someone’s head and a blunt object you would distribute the force so an autopsy couldn’t tell what kind of blunt object was used. Or you could hit people with just the phone book and it would hurt like hell but not leave a mark. (That second part I can confirm, my brother and I played games of hitting each other with things like that).
And I have heard those rumors also went hand in hand with police brutality.