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Largo Teen Who Shot Himself Playing Russian Roulette Dies
The Ledger.com ^ | 7/1/2012

Posted on 07/02/2012 8:18:35 PM PDT by Beave Meister

LARGO | Surrounded by teenage friends on the back porch of his house, Thorin Montgomery was first up in a contest of Russian roulette.

Right away, the .38-caliber revolver fired its round. Badly wounded, the 17-year old was rushed to the hospital Friday night. Keeping vigil, friends wrote wishes online that he might summon some sort of inner strength and pull through.

But he died around 3 a.m. Sunday at Bayfront Medical Center. And friends who now dedicated Web posts to his memory struggled to reconcile how the teen with a bright smile and happy demeanor could be dead.

"Truly blessed to have been such amazing friends with you Thorin … rest your soul in paradise," wrote one.

Deaths and injuries from the act of bravado — putting a bullet in the chamber, spinning it, pointing it at your head and pulling the trigger to see if it goes off — are uncommon in Florida, but not unheard of. An expert who has studied the phenomenon suggests it's one way young men — and the victims are almost always young men — seek the rush of a thrill.

(Excerpt) Read more at theledger.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: banglist; darwinaward; fl; guns; idiot; largo; russianroulette
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Oh, I'm sure the gun manufacture will get blamed for this one. At least Thorin's been removed from the gene pool...
1 posted on 07/02/2012 8:18:45 PM PDT by Beave Meister
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To: Beave Meister

Darwin wins again.


2 posted on 07/02/2012 8:21:51 PM PDT by Ronin (Dumb, dependent and Democrat is no way to go through life - Rep. L. Gohmert, Tex)
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To: Beave Meister

Stupid people should never pick up a gun.


3 posted on 07/02/2012 8:22:21 PM PDT by Ron C.
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...struggled to reconcile how the teen with a bright smile and happy demeanor ...and lacking the common sense of a cockroach.. could be dead.

I'm sure everyone was stunned. This NEVER happens in the movies...

5 posted on 07/02/2012 8:25:18 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
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To: Ron C.

You can’t fix stupid.


6 posted on 07/02/2012 8:25:36 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: Beave Meister

First up. First out.


7 posted on 07/02/2012 8:26:45 PM PDT by paddles ("The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." Tacitus)
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To: Beave Meister

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. At 17 I had been shooting for years and had no doubt my guns, and my father’s, could kill me if misused in such a stupid way.


8 posted on 07/02/2012 8:28:37 PM PDT by MtBaldy (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question)
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To: OrangeHoof

What a fun game! Can we play online?

Why in hell would you even consider it unless satan had blocked your thinking self...


9 posted on 07/02/2012 8:28:46 PM PDT by One Name (Go to the enemy's home court and smoke his ass.)
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To: Beave Meister

Years ago, a male student at my high school died playing Russian Roulette, don’t remember his name.


10 posted on 07/02/2012 8:29:33 PM PDT by Aliska
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Surrounded by teenage friends

Don't think so.

11 posted on 07/02/2012 8:31:04 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Choosing between Roger Taney and John Roberts would be difficult.)
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To: Beave Meister

I’m sure that they will praise the kid at his funeral and blame it on someone else. The parents will form a non-profit organization to educate the entire US on the dangers of firearms and try to deflect any criticism of their parenting skills. The guilt and blame will be redirected to the unidentified “them”.


12 posted on 07/02/2012 8:32:47 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Skittle pooping unicorns are more common than progressives with honor & integrity.)
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To: Beave Meister

Friends??


13 posted on 07/02/2012 8:33:25 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Beave Meister

I’ve always associated males with Russian roulette. Has anyone ever read about a girl being that stupid? I suppose they have but I imagine it’s rare.


14 posted on 07/02/2012 8:34:58 PM PDT by OldPossum ( "it's" is the contraction of either "it is" or "it has"; "its" is the possessive pronoun)
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To: shibumi

15 posted on 07/02/2012 8:35:37 PM PDT by Salamander (I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name.)
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To: Beave Meister

One thing good about the gene pool, it’s self-cleaning.


16 posted on 07/02/2012 8:36:24 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare is only the beginning. It's all downhill from here.)
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To: Beave Meister

Does that mean Thorin won or lost? I guess I don’t know the rules of that game too well.


17 posted on 07/02/2012 8:40:33 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.)
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Oh I don't know.
Karen Carpenter comes to mind.

♪ Well she starved her self to death, with no brother to stop her ♫
♪ so let's remember her now with a special TV offer ♪

18 posted on 07/02/2012 8:40:56 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Ronin

So how are the Darwin Awards actually determined?

Nominees significantly improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race in an obviously stupid way. They are self-selected examples of the dangers inherent in a lack of common sense, and all human races, cultures, and socioeconomic groups are eligible to compete. Actual winners must meet the following criteria:

Reproduction
Out of the gene pool: dead or sterile.

Excellence
Astounding misapplication of judgment.

Self-Selection
Cause one's own demise.

Maturity
Capable of sound judgment.

Veracity
The event must be true.


Meets all of the qualifications.

I believe we have a winner.

19 posted on 07/02/2012 8:41:19 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: Beave Meister

That party wasn’t a dud.


20 posted on 07/02/2012 8:44:38 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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