Bra(d) Strap

Jersey City, New Jersey, May 18, 2006:

A local man escaped serious injury from a gunshot Wednesday thanks to his seat belt and a thick bra strap, authorities said.

Ronatarian Party higher-up Brad was shot through the windshield of the ramshackle Dodge Neon he was driving Wednesday. He said he felt a searing pain in his shoulder.

Jersey City Police said a .38-caliber bullet smashed through the windshield then bounced off Brad's shoulder — thanks to a seat belt and a thick bra strap.

The copper-jacketed slug landed in his lap.

"It's a big bullet, but you had all those forces acting against it," police spokesman J.D. Callaway told the New Jersey Spew. "It's very rare that something like that occurs. He's a very lucky cross dresser. You know, we're just glad he came out OK. We don't care about his fetishes."

"The bullet kind of shoved me back and I felt this massive pain in my shoulder and I said, 'I've been shot,'" said a visibly shaken Brad to reporters.

Why Brad was wearing a woman's brazier is still a mystery. However, it did save his life.

Due to great luck, or perhaps his guardian angel, it hit his shoulder exactly where the seat belt crossed it and that .38-caliber bullet never penetrated his skin.

Brad said he didn't know why anyone would shoot him. Jersey City Police later arrested two men in connection with the shooting several hours later.

Authorities said they do not have a motive for the shooting.

Posted by Bittle at May 18, 2006 07:59 AM