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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.

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KEYWORDS: banglist; darwinaward; fl; guns; idiot; largo; russianroulette
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To: shibumi

"Do what he say!

Do what he saaaay!!!"

61 posted on 07/03/2012 2:31:06 AM PDT by Semper Mark (Oh. Who's being naive, Kay?)
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To: Beave Meister

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.

Well here goes.
This young man died because he was incredibly stupid.
If you are struggling over how he could be dead you are as incredibly stupid as he was.
Life is not a video game. No extra lives no reset button.


62 posted on 07/03/2012 2:42:28 AM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
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To: Markos33

Thor-in, Thor-out...


63 posted on 07/03/2012 3:07:25 AM PDT by ez (When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.)
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To: Beave Meister

Russian Roulette Rule #1: Use a revolver, not a semi-automatic.


64 posted on 07/03/2012 3:53:25 AM PDT by Makana
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To: OldPossum

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.
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Girls play Russian Roulette with their female organs, when they open their legs in a promiscuous way.

They never know which shot will start the procedure, and it seldoms harms them, Just kills the infant it produces when they abort it..


65 posted on 07/03/2012 5:05:24 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Lazlo in PA

Brain dead before the shot.


66 posted on 07/03/2012 5:09:54 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Beave Meister
Hold muh Arizona Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail......

Leni

67 posted on 07/03/2012 5:20:59 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Kevin in California
You can’t fix stupid.

Yes, you can, but it's permanent.

68 posted on 07/03/2012 6:00:43 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
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To: BinaryBoy
Pro Tip: Skateboards are cheaper than guns.

And just as effective for hurting yourself.

69 posted on 07/03/2012 4:52:31 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: MNIL
A bright future cut short.



In the field of Garden Gnome Modeling?
70 posted on 07/04/2012 5:51:47 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: shibumi

Yes, of course, Montgomery Burns from... The Hobbit... That’s the character I was thinking of. :-)


71 posted on 07/05/2012 8:25:40 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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