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Darwin Award candidates 2021

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by River_City_Bantam, Feb 10, 2021.

  1. River_City_Bantam

    River_City_Bantam
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    From @Tennesseebantam@Tennesseebantam's part of the world...

    - Hey dude, we need something for our YouTube channel.
    - Yeah man...I know...Hey! Let's grab some butcher's knives and go out and video ourselves pretending to rob people.
    - Great idea, dude!

    This in a state with liberal gun laws, in a country with liberal gun laws... I don't suppose they can put "terminal stupidity" as the cause of death on the certificate...but they should!

    https://globalnews.ca/news/7625038/youtube-prank-video-shooting-1-dead/

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    #1 River_City_Bantam, Feb 10, 2021
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    The only thing I could think when I saw this in the news was w.t.f? But, just to heap craziness on craziness, I read that the family of the dead "prankster" is suing the guy who killed him for failing to recognize it was a prank.
     
    #2 Tennesseebantam, Feb 10, 2021
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    Really?!? Ah yes, it's obvious, isn't it? Armed strangers coming at you in a threatening manner of course don't mean you any harm! I'd have thought a prank loses all its effectiveness if the victim can recognise it's a prank...

    Pity that the bloke with the gun couldn't do like Clint in the Westerns: quick draw, two (and only two) deadly accurate shots, and a laconic "Make that 2 coffins" to the coffin-maker standing nearby as he strides off into the sunset.

    Still, he should be honoured, rather than sued, for services to the nation!

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    One of Nashville's more prominent lawyers was on our local news explaining that the guy who actually shot him only had to "believe" that his life was under threat, and claims that he should have known it was a prank are pretty much nonsense. Mind you, we gave the world successful litigation because a cup of morning Joe was hot.
     
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