truth on hold Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) CALAIS, Maine A young man who was drinking and celebrating the Fourth of July tried to launch a firework off the top of his head, fatally injuring himself, authorities said Sunday. Devon Staples and his friends had been drinking and setting off fireworks Saturday night in the backyard of a friend's home in the small eastern Maine city of Calais, said Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety. Staples, 22, of Calais, placed a fireworks mortar tube on his head and set it off, he said. The firework exploded, killing Staples instantly, McCausland said. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/05/man-dies-after-shooting-off-firework-from-top-his-head-police-say/ Edited July 5, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 He must have been doing something else for that firework to explode. Was it homemade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 He must have been doing something else for that firework to explode. Was it homemade? Not necessarily. The downward force of of the launching mortar could have killed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Did he have any kids? If not, definitely a candidate for a Darwin Award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Pew pew fireworks Well he went out in a blaze of glory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Did he have any kids? If not, definitely a candidate for a Darwin Awardfireworks have only been legal in maine for a few years. There will be a generation of accidents while the fireworks naturally select which mainers will live on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Don't quite understand why you are not required to have a license and some training before you can buy fireworks. Instead, a bunch of drunk guys who like fire go nuts on the 4th of July. This guy killed himself; but not hard to imagine him killing others. Substitute the word "fireworks" with "guns." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The county in which I live legalized the sale of fireworks from June 4 - July 4 this year. I am dead set against it. One friend of mine lost her house because her son disposed of used fireworks in a trash bin in the garage prematurely. It's simply not worth it. Leave this stuff to the professionals. I'll admit, I bought a couple small fireworks and some sparklers, but it wasn't worth it. We were responsible with ours, but many will not be. And it won't just be their properties that suffer damage. And the rednecks who live within proximity to me likely skipped at least one mortgage/rent payment in order to buy enough to last them till next year. Dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Substitute the word "fireworks" with "guns." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Substitute the word "fireworks" with "guns." Yup. The only way loss of life is acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Bad things happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Did he have any kids? If not, definitely a candidate for a Darwin Award He refused to just roll over and concede July's Darwin Award to the "!@#$ the Alligators!" guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I liked the part in the article where he was described by friends as smart, witty and willing to do anything for a laugh.... Demon rum claims another victim, or just stupid in extremis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I liked the part in the article where he was described by friends as smart, witty and willing to do anything for a laugh.... Demon rum claims another victim, or just stupid in extremis. He's neither smart nor witty if he thought killing himself would get a good laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 This should be celebrated. Yet another windowlicker prevented from procreating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) http://news.yahoo.com/police-man-shoots-off-firework-top-head-dies-135937499.html Staples, 22, of Calais, a small city on the Canadian border, placed a reloadable fireworks mortar tube on his head and told his friends he was going to light it, McCausland said. But his friends urged him to stop. "Apparently, he thought that was a great idea," McCausland said. "His friends they thought dissuaded him from doing it, and the next thing they knew, he ignited the fireworks and he was killed instantly." Edited July 6, 2015 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Did he have any kids? If not, definitely a candidate for a Darwin Award fireworks have only been legal in maine for a few years. There will be a generation of accidents while the fireworks naturally select which mainers will live on. He refused to just roll over and concede July's Darwin Award to the "!@#$ the Alligators!" guy. I liked the part in the article where he was described by friends as smart, witty and willing to do anything for a laugh.... Demon rum claims another victim, or just stupid in extremis. This should be celebrated. Yet another windowlicker prevented from procreating! Sometimes I'm really embarrassed to participate in the same community as you idiots. So heartless and callus. Really, you should be ashamed to get so much joy out of making fun of this young man's tragic and accidental death. Like none of you have done anything stupid, sober or not, in your late teens early 20s? Give me f'n break. Edited July 6, 2015 by Mark80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Sometimes I'm really embarrassed to participate in the same community as you idiots. So heartless and callus. Really, you should be ashamed to get so much joy out of making fun of this young man's tragic and accidental death. Like none of you have done anything stupid, sober or not, in your late teens early 20s? Give me f'n break. I'm pretty sure I never set off a mortar from on top of my head. That's why it's likely still attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Sometimes I'm really embarrassed to participate in the same community as you idiots. So heartless and callus. Really, you should be ashamed to get so much joy out of making fun of this young man's tragic and accidental death. Like none of you have done anything stupid, sober or not, in your late teens early 20s? Give me f'n break. Tragic, perhaps. Accidental? Not so much. An accident is when something completely unforeseen happens. Putting a mortar shell on your head and then lighting it yourself, is not accidental. It's reckless and stupid, and his family is fortunate that no one else got hurt by his stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 What GG said.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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