Some of us lack basic common sense on occasion, sometimes it's more of a "Hold my beer and watch this!" kinda event.
But none of the drunks that I hung out with in various parts of the state ever, ever, ever did anything quite that stupid.
The story keeps changing from "It was a dud" to "He had it upside down and was waving a lit lighter" to "He was clowning around and had no intention of setting it off" to "His friends thought that they had him talked out of even trying it"..........
One stupid frigin' move regardless....now the parents have started a "Go Fund Me" for funeral expenses which I have no problem with but they made the statement "That any leftover money would go to tighter fireworks laws"...we all have a problem with that as no law will ever make up for something that stupid. Punish us all for the actions of one.
Better education regarding lit fireworks, hang fires, don't ever set a mortar tube on your frickin' head, etc. might be a better tactic.
Another fireworks rocket scientist put the smoldering remains in a pile of cardboard next to his garage and managed to set that on fire in my town.....
This is the answer to every ones problems: "MORE LAWS FOR BIG BROTHER TO KEEP US SAFE."
What is wrong with people who will not take responsibilities for their own actions?
At least they are not trying to sue the seller and fireworks manufacture along with the Beer Company and distributor. In IL. the lawyers would be all over this trying to sue everybody involved.
Jim
And this doesn't count the people in this state that die as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from gensets being run inside the garage during power outages, that one always gets me....how could you not know better????
There is no end to this crap. Drunks and dumbazzes will always find a way to maim/kill themselves. Do these people not understand that you can't ban and over-regulate everything in the world? You just can not engineer a risk free existence, no matter how they may try.
See my post #5 above, how can one be so dense. Just happened again...
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/07/18/news/mid-maine/four-people-found-dead-in-byron/
As a kid growing up there was a guy that lived a few doors down. This guy was absolutely brilliant when it came to politics or anything dealing with city, state, federal governing agencies. But was a absolute total Toad Stool when it came to anything mechanical one day I was going to the house next door a buddy of mine. I seen Jack Hoffman was his name under the hood of his car he had the plug wires off and was changing sparkplugs. I was amazed that Jack would even attempt such a feat I didn't think that he could find the hood latch. I asked him if he knew what plug wires went to what sparkplugs? he asked if it mattered? Well only if you should want it to run smooth Jack (off) I went a got a Chiltons from our garage and got it set up for him.
Later that night I came in from being out on a date and seen fire trucks and ambulances at his house. I parked walked over to the cop and asked what he do set the house on fire? The cop told me that Jack (off) and Bonnie (a knock out looking lady) wanted to have Sex and it was to hot in the house so he went to the garage fired up their car turned on the AC and got in the backseat to bust one off with the Garage door down.
HERES YOUR SIGN!!!
BIG! It's all your fault for putting those plug wires back on correctly! If not for you they would have been forced to sweat it out! :-laf