Allen Ray McGrew, 41, was found laying in the road. He put a firework on his head, and it exploded while on his head, causing massive head injuries, officials said.
His wife, Paige McGrew, said her husband had been drinking since 6 p.m.
See, Florida? It’s not just you. Americans get drunk and do insanely stupid shit everywhere else in the country too.
Damn. She saw it blow his head apart. That’s gonna leave some mental trauma.
Dumbass, or Darwin award winner, or whatever he might be called, yeah he was just some dude who did some dumb shit he’s probably done before or seen someone do before. This time it just went bad. There is a malignant complacency in American culture surrounding fireworks. These are explosive materials that are constantly disrespected. I’ve done it, I’ve seen it done, it is very common in the US. I really feel for this guys family, could very easily have been mine at one point in time.
The crazy thing about every one of these stories is actually how completely unsurprised the wife always is. “Well, you know, we always assumed it wouldn’t be cancer.”
Surgical tech here. July 4th is always a busy night on call.
Sometimes we can reattach hands/fingers. Sometimes we have to cut back until we get to tissue that isn’t char-broiled, and just sew it shut.
Our flesh doesn’t do super great against explosions. Please don’t fuck around with them.
On the positive side, he wont be drinking again
And he didn’t hurt anyone else. A lot of people who fuck around with fireworks hurt innocent bystanders.
I feel bad for his widow.
I’m guessing she’s trying not to laugh her head off.
And the Darwin Award goes to…
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Drinking for a few hours in not a fucking excuse to blow your own head up. I have been drinking for much longer than that and have never felt the need to face fuck a Roman candle.
It’s amazing how many times I see this same headline, year after year. It’s always a dude, too.
Someone in my group chat poster the picture and I can’t unsee it. It’s horrible.
Sounds like you need a group chat without that person in it jfc
South Carolina is basically an extension of Georgia (excluding Atlanta) which is basically an extension of Florida.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes…
Went out with a bang.
He used to stand head and shoulders above those around him.
I embarrassingly did something similar (lighted up a firework in my mouth and took a long inhale straight to lungs like a cigarette before throwing it away nonchalantly seconds before explosion) when I was young and stupid. But 41 cmon
And also I didn’t care about my life whatsoever unlike now but I was still stupid because there are less painful and quicker ways to go. I was too much of a coward to approach suicide seriously so I gambled with life seeing no value or sense in it all.
Still have burn scars from extinguishing cigarettes on my own skin, they are super ugly but also remind me of the long road travelled and how much better I am doing now.
What is ironic is that some good people that cherished life and were really, diligent and kindhearted are gone or on the streets or went insane. While I was desperately trying to fuck it all up and made a poor job out of it in the end. Just because I was given randomly better brain at birth that did what they diligently strived so hard for as if it was nothing at all or better parents or more money
Yes, I am well aware of that, and the fact that the dry decade happened and failed does not have any baring on the fact that we do still have regulations on alcohol. What do you think the A in ATF stands for? Not being sold to people under 21 is, in fact, a regulation.
Thank you, Captain Literal! What would we do without you?
It’s not my fault your original comment didn’t make any sense. Don’t come at me because of something you did.
It seemed to make sense to everyone but you. Including the person I replied to. We then went on to discuss possible solutions to the issue. But you’re doing the far more important work here.
Republicans will argue in court that the ATF has no authority to regulate alcohol, tobacco, or especially firearms, and the Republican Supreme Court will agree.
