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Fla. man accused of samurai attack on girlfriend

tcpalm.com — Police say 37-year-old Edwin Rennolds III of Clearwater slashed his girlfriend in the forehead over the weekend with a samurai. He’s also charged with tampering with physical evidence for allegedly trying to cover the crime up.

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  • Ninh, on 01/20/2009, -0/+275Using a whole Samurai to slash someone's forehead is truly badass. Most would only use the sword.
  • EvilJelloMan, on 01/21/2009, -2/+100He accidentally the whole Samurai.
  • granolajoe, on 01/20/2009, -4/+94Slashed her head with a Samurai?
  • Garciat, on 01/21/2009, -5/+69"with a samurai"? Please, more respect for the katana.
  • katana2k, on 01/21/2009, -3/+62i accidentally a whole samurai
  • hitokiri808, on 01/21/2009, -1/+50Pics? I wanna see this guy swinging a samurai around.
  • BeShirtHappy, on 01/20/2009, -1/+42So the last Samurai is in Clearwater?!
  • mediaphile, on 01/21/2009, -0/+27Must have been heavy lifting him that high.
  • iamdak, on 01/21/2009, -1/+26I heard he found out she was really a ninja.
  • SilentJay74, on 01/21/2009, -0/+20*You are being attacked by GF, what do you do now?*
    /Inventory

    *You open inventory. You have a Samurai*

    / Use Samurai

    *You use Samurai*
    *Slash Attack. GF loses 5 HP*

    *Samurai is pissed. Attacks you. You lose 10 HP*
  • Wavemancali, on 01/21/2009, -0/+19I wish I could use my Samurai to attack people, but all he does is sit on his ass all day eating sushi and shooting me dirty looks.
  • yetAnotherCroc, on 01/21/2009, -0/+18Man that guy must be strong. Not only did he wield a samurai. He managed to swing him fast enough to slash her forehead with it instead of knocking her over.
  • Rodalli, on 01/21/2009, -0/+17The whole thing?
  • Slackluster, on 01/21/2009, -0/+16Was it a normal size samurai? Did the samurai have a sword or did it also wield a samurai?
  • DrDanger, on 01/21/2009, -0/+16That is what I was thinking...

    Must have been a sharp Samurai
  • KarlH, on 01/21/2009, -2/+16Edwin Rennolds III is badass, but Edwin Rennolds IV went straight to DVD.
  • Avngr75, on 01/20/2009, -5/+19It's Florida. Are we really surprised?
  • zushiba, on 01/21/2009, -0/+13With a whole Samurai? Bitch must have pissed him off!
  • limbride, on 01/21/2009, -0/+13I once stabbed someone in the eye with a kitchen.
  • protogenxl, on 01/21/2009, -0/+13Samurai Fail

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPZW28L4deo
  • plundstedt, on 01/21/2009, -1/+13So he hit his girlfriend with Tom Cruise?
  • aolshove, on 01/21/2009, -0/+12Note to self: Don't bother trying to cover up an _attempted_ murder because maybe the victim will tell the police about it anyway.
  • ApokalypseNow, on 01/21/2009, -0/+11Maybe the samurai had, like, some anime-style spiky hair held in place by industrial-strength gel. That might do the job.
  • yetAnotherCroc, on 01/21/2009, -0/+10Well you know, if you want to do something properly...
  • megamod, on 01/21/2009, -0/+10I remember hearing somewhere that, that is bad or dangerous. I don't know for sure though. You should have someone take a look at it.
  • Akairenn, on 01/21/2009, -2/+12No, it wouldn't.

    Protip: Katanas are mere swords, like any other. Without years of effective training, you will not suddenly be able to conquer legions of foes ala Kill Bill just by merely picking one up.
  • inactive, on 01/21/2009, -1/+11Did he scream "HITEN-MITSURUGI STYLE!" while at it?
  • antistupid, on 01/21/2009, -4/+14this is why we wear forehead protectors.. <@
  • djmphoto, on 01/21/2009, -1/+10Hey! I'm from FL!
  • bundwallah, on 01/21/2009, -0/+9He should've used a Ninja. They leave no trace.
  • MimosaVendetta, on 01/21/2009, -0/+8I think the point has been slightly missed. A katana is not a magic weapon that allows anyone to wield it perfectly their first time picking it up. Therefore it is a mere sword. It's a weapon that takes practice to use effectively.
  • Kerrigore, on 01/21/2009, -0/+8Yep. And that samurai was wielding an even smaller samurai, and that samurai was wielding an even small samurai...
  • Claverhouse, on 01/21/2009, -1/+8It became Imperial Anime.
  • yetAnotherCroc, on 01/21/2009, -0/+7Well considering he was skilled enough to slash her with not only the sword but the whole samurai tells us these were special circumstances. Not sure being a ninja was enough in this case.
  • MWeather, on 01/21/2009, -0/+7Tom Cruise in the Scientology capital? It's more likely than you think.
  • OrangeTide, on 01/21/2009, -0/+7"any normal sword would have been decimated by a single shot. "

    It still depends on the sword. There are no magical properties to a katana. It is just metallurgy, and feudal Japan was better at it than almost everyone and at least equal to the 12th century Arab sword smiths.

    A claymore can likely take several bullets without shattering because it's composition is mostly malleable steel with a stiff spine of work harden steel and edges of hardened steel. They are flexible enough and big and tough enough to resist a great deal of abuse. They were, after all, invented to tear and pry armor off a knight. Think of a claymore as a scottish can opener. Of course it lacks the elegancy, control and portability of a katana. But then again Samauri never had to deal with chainmail either.
  • yetAnotherCroc, on 01/21/2009, -0/+7http://se.youtube.com/watch?v=VvE6CZNxJpI&feat ...
  • apackofmonkeys, on 01/21/2009, -0/+7How do you do it? Pick him up by the feet?
  • 1kewldude, on 01/21/2009, -0/+7the current booking pict - http://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResult ...

    2/22/08 booking pict - http://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResult ...

    10/15/06 booking pict - http://www.pcsoweb.com/InmateBooking/SubjectResult ...

    pretty soon we'll be able to follow this guy on the Fla DOC page
  • Lurial, on 01/21/2009, -0/+7my eye twitched when i read that...
  • PadenX, on 01/21/2009, -1/+7Hello Kitty
  • LeonHRodriguez, on 01/21/2009, -2/+8Ahem...katana.
  • bizzywho, on 01/21/2009, -1/+7LET'S FIGHTING LOVE!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3bkYqcXs-I
  • CoD4, on 01/21/2009, -0/+6IPPON!
  • EllimistX, on 01/21/2009, -0/+6A ***** third‽
  • inactive, on 01/21/2009, -1/+7So he attacked her with a Samurai? They teamed up?
  • garryw, on 01/21/2009, -2/+8But Tom Cruise was the last Samurai
  • GOVATENT, on 01/21/2009, -0/+6Floridians...***** YEA!
  • djmphoto, on 01/21/2009, -0/+6Wii
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