The shooting was intentional. The resulting death was accidental.
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As usual with such events, he probably had it coming.
Regardless, the math is compelling:
(CD + N) x HX2 = RIPFW
where C for Counting, D for Deficit, N for Negligence, Hubris, X2 for squared.
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ā¦but youāre gonnaā haftaā hold my bottle of Jack for a second!
jw1
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Another candidate for a 2014 Darwin Award!
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Surprisingly, thatās not actually essential. But SOMETHING is: if not of alcohol, then some high content of faith, hubris, or dickwaddery.
why bother with an autopsy? the cause of death is āstupidā
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Definitely qualifies for at least 'Honorable Mention" at the 2014 Darwin Awards!
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Pointing a shotgun at your own cheek and still reaching the trigger isnāt easy to do. Perhaps those present should get kudos for keeping their story straight.
Well, thatās pretty hard, Sach. They are nuts, like the lady who shot her boyfriend in the chest after an argument while moving, but some of them are just plain weird. So weird I have this dilemma in that one on the list isnāt a firearm accident per se.
Itās the guy who was arrested in Beaumont back in February for advertising a gun shop while carrying an AR-15 and wearing a fucking banana suit. Someone talked me into putting it in the database and I agree, it is just too weird to wither on the vine.
But limiting it to just Texas would leave out the guy in Georgia who shot himself in the dick or the guy in Colorado who shot his hunting buddy because he thought he was a coyote or the guy in Georgia who shot his friend to death because he was so drunk he didnāt think the gun he had was real.
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And now, to Evanston IL for todayās Darwin Awardā¦
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Well, heās safe now. No one can hurt him.
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But dammit! Not a word on the well-being of the shotgunā¦
jw1
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Another sad bit of stupid, but Iām glad he did it to himself and not someone else there.
why is there a picture of a pistolā¦
no stock photos of shotguns available?
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About, oh, 30 years ago when cinema veriteā was all the rage, some guy followed juvenile gang members around E Los Angeles and similar neighborhoods.
In one episode, a kid maybe 16 (?) or so, had a automatic handgun stuck in his waistband. He was sitting on the curb when somehow the weapon went off. I think he took the slug in his left upper leg. All this on film mind you. He appeared to be in shock, though conscious.
As it turned out this was the second time ā for heavenās sake ā he had accidentally shot himself.
Iāve often wondered if this kid every found a new line of work.
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Wrong. I know. I gave up having weapons in the house in the 90s. If I find myself in the presence of someone showing off, or just as bad, cleaning their weapon, Iām out of there without so much as a 'see-u-later.
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This is listed on the TPM homepage as āIllinois Fatally Shoots Himself In Headā
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They told us in boot camp that if we shot our self and survived, we just might be looking at a court martial after we got out of the hospital.
Destroying government property. Then if they think it was intentional, youāre looking at prison.
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Another Darwin entry for 2014
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See! This just shows that Stand Your Ground laws work! This man was armed and dangerous, but luckily he was armed and was able to take out the perp. Another point for the good guys.
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