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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.

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[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 41 points 1 week ago

i love how everyone wants to regulate this dangerous thing, and its not the alcohol

[-] Downcount@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago
[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 14 points 1 week ago

oh, i agree. but the blind eye we turn towards the availability of alcohol which kills untold thousands per year is a little insane. it kills far more than fireworks, and a lot of innocent bystanders at that.

marijuana is a registered drug because of its 'danger', but alcohol is not. it would be comical if it wasnt so sad

[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 9 points 1 week ago

marijuana is a registered drug because of its 'danger', but alcohol is not. it would be comical if it wasnt so sad

Worse, it’s a “schedule 1” drug, which is defined as having:

  • a high potential for abuse.
  • no currently accepted medical treatment use in the U.S. Drugs.com

Interestingly enough, that definition fits one of these substances, but it’s not pot.

[-] Downcount@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I'm with you about how strange and bad our acceptance towards alcohol is. But that doesn't make fireworks automatically a good thing.

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