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Teen charged with killing her boyfriend during a failed YouTube stunt
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TheChewyWaffles
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CS 1.6 made me an expert in Desert Eagles. They should have known better.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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This is the same country that still refuses to move forward on background checks after Sandy Hook.
Sunster
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Christ I couldn't imagine trying to shoot a .50 BMG out of a pistol. I think it would knock your head off.
That's not what a desert eagle shoots
this one
Gotta do it for the views man. That's what I assume is the reason behind most of these attention seeking youtube vids.
Lord of Castamere
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This is one of those times where I see the over zealous "justice" system going too far. Unless the investigators found strong evidence of foul play, take away her guns, ban her from guns, and move on.
This shit's gonna haunt her for the rest of her life, do we need to throw in punishment as well? Isn't killing the father of her unborn child enough? Yes, its possible she did it intentionally, but there's a case here regardless, and I could easily see an aggressive county pushing the charge, which isn't unusual.
This shit's gonna haunt her for the rest of her life, do we need to throw in punishment as well? Isn't killing the father of her unborn child enough? Yes, its possible she did it intentionally, but there's a case here regardless, and I could easily see an aggressive county pushing the charge, which isn't unusual.
I know. Just thinking of the absurdity of the .50bmg in a pistol. Although I believe there is a pistol made that will fire it.
if she's in prison maybe she can't have any more children? probably a net benefit for society..
Mammoth Jones
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The litmus test in most states is:
"Are you convicted of a felony? Or have an order of protection against you?"
"Did a judge ever order you to a mental hospital?"
"Do you have money?"
Answer those three correctly and "Here's your gun!"
Mammoth Jones
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No. Sorry. A grown adult should know not to do this. Doing that killed someone. She should go to jail.
Try her as an adult.
NarrowPath
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There is also an FBI background check required if firearm sold by Federal Firearms License holder and MN requires a permit to purchase a handgun from a FFL and you must be 21 to purchase.
Mr_Antimatter
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Because they were outdated, unable to be sold back, and we recycled what was leftover afterword.
UtterlyPerplexed
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I'd make a snide comment and joke about how the two of them seem to lack a brain cell each, but the real victims will be the kids, both the toddler and the unborn. And especially the toddler if she was there to witness the terrible incident, or just has to be told somehow that she will never see her dad again and may be separated from her mother for a bit because her parents were playing stupid games and won stupid prizes.
Is this also what our generation has been reduced to? The tantalising smell of more Youtube clicks and subs so they decide...hey, let's aim a fucking handcannon at another person at practically point blank range with what may as well be tissue paper as the only defence for all the good it does. Jesus wept.
Is this also what our generation has been reduced to? The tantalising smell of more Youtube clicks and subs so they decide...hey, let's aim a fucking handcannon at another person at practically point blank range with what may as well be tissue paper as the only defence for all the good it does. Jesus wept.
For subs and to get famous.
Freeza Under The Shower
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This is an argument against giving random people guns, not individuals being stupid. All humans are dumb as fuck individually. But take a whole gaggle and give them time, and they can be almost kinda smart. Kinda.
Alexander DeLarge
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It's not the ignorance that changes the situation, it's the coercion. She should've ran out the door when he made that suggestion. I guess the manslaughter charge is deserved but that should definitely be taken into consideration and hopefully she'll be given a light sentence.
Marky Mark
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Jesus.
Is it possible the guy really wanted to commit suicide and she was just too fucking stupid to say no? Jesus she is a moron for going through with this.
Kain-Nosgoth
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yup! She's ignorant, they're dumb, but knowing she killed the one she loves and the father of her children, it's an already hard burden to live with, the punishment is enough IMO... why would you want to throw something on top of that like jail? It helps nobody
QuantumSquid
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I feel bad for the kids involved.
This is some real Darwin Awards type shit though.
This is some real Darwin Awards type shit though.
Any Questions
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The whole situation is a tradegy.
marimorimo
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That's it exactly, according to the aunt of the deceased who tried to convince him against doing it. He said he wanted them to get famous.
Well, he's famous now.
IdreamofHIME
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The Bible, if you really believe.
zeioIIDX
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Drink is ALL OVER my monitor right now, thanks for that. The imagery of that encounter is just...holy shit lol.
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Zelenogorsk
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If i had a dime for every person that thought "Darwin award = a stupid death" I'd be rich.
Sometimes I really do think we need to bust down some people's doors and take thier guns away. Confiscate arms not weed.
I met one other girl with that name in my whole life. So the thread title made me kinda think it was that same girl. heh
This is a story where someone died... But here I am having a sensible chuckle.
I met one other girl with that name in my whole life. So the thread title made me kinda think it was that same girl. heh
This is a story where someone died... But here I am having a sensible chuckle.
Definitely wasn't a Yellow Pages.
This is exaclty the reason why idiots have no business having access to lethal and deadly firearms.
If you can't respect firearms and recognise that they are DEADLY that needs careful, serious and rigid safety procedures, you have absolutely no business owning a gun. If you're not a responsible gun owner, then you are a risk.
When is it time for idiots, terrorists and madmen to not have access to this shit anymore. Let's not even get into the gun show loophole. Enough is enough.
If you can't respect firearms and recognise that they are DEADLY that needs careful, serious and rigid safety procedures, you have absolutely no business owning a gun. If you're not a responsible gun owner, then you are a risk.
When is it time for idiots, terrorists and madmen to not have access to this shit anymore. Let's not even get into the gun show loophole. Enough is enough.
One person thinking this is a good idea, maybe I can understand. Two people, that's stretching. According to the BBC article, there were nearly thirty onlookers and not one person said, "Wait, but aren't you only supposed to fire a gun at things you want to die?"
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Transhuman
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They were trying to do a Back to the Future but they ended up doing a Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
https://youtu.be/R2MxWZTrgxw?t=129
https://youtu.be/R2MxWZTrgxw?t=129
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Social media is the end of the world. Did people drive skateboards on top of skyscrapers or shoot at impenetrable books before 2000? I don't think they did, because if you can't share your experience half the motivation is gone.
Man what an awful thing to witness if true...and how the hell do you not intervene
They totally did. When I was 19, my friend John, who'd just come back from the first Gulf War -- without a scratch -- convinced his buddy to shoot him, while wearing a vest. Which probably would have been fine, except the buddy shot him in the shoulder.
There may be more people having "hold muh beer" moments now than there used to be because of the ubiquity of cameras, but we've always had a big stupid, self-destructive streak.
Did they not think to test how many books/pages a bullet could tear through before putting themselves in danger? Even then this would've been a stupid thing to do.
Edit: Never mind. Saw in the article that the guy did apparently test it. But like I said, it was still a very stupid thing to do. The circumstances of the shootings might have been different, and there obviously were not enough pages that the bullet didn't go through to make this stunt safe. Oh and it also says that it was a different book, and not another copy of the same book. Goddammit...
Edit: Never mind. Saw in the article that the guy did apparently test it. But like I said, it was still a very stupid thing to do. The circumstances of the shootings might have been different, and there obviously were not enough pages that the bullet didn't go through to make this stunt safe. Oh and it also says that it was a different book, and not another copy of the same book. Goddammit...
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