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Ex-Disney performer placed firework on head upside down before he died, authorities say
Orlando Sentinel ^
| July 6 2015
| By Steven Lemongello
Posted on 07/07/2015 12:56:25 PM PDT by Gamecock
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posted on
07/07/2015 12:56:25 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
Haven’t seen the official explanation posted yet, just preliminary stories.
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posted on
07/07/2015 12:57:05 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
07/07/2015 12:57:13 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: Gamecock
This is the first story I have seen that actually explains what happened. He put the mortar upside down in the tube.
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posted on
07/07/2015 12:57:44 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("One man with a gun can control a hundred without one." -- Vladimir Lenin)
To: Gamecock
Had he yet reproduced or was this A Darwin test?
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posted on
07/07/2015 12:58:04 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
("You're gonna fly away, Glad you're going my way...")
To: Gamecock
Someone was left holding the beer, no doubt.
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posted on
07/07/2015 12:58:33 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: Gamecock
Hummmm
Yep, that explains a lot!
Next year, we'll have better warning labels for what it's worth.
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posted on
07/07/2015 12:59:58 PM PDT
by
TexasCajun
(Hillary: Ethically Sleazy & Politically Stupid)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
His friends say he really lit up a party!
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:01:51 PM PDT
by
TexasCajun
(Hillary: Ethically Sleazy & Politically Stupid)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:02:29 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
To: Gamecock
His brother, Cody Staples, told the New York Daily News that "Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh." I beg to differ.
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:03:04 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Actually, it sounds like he put the mortar tube upside-down on his head, with the opening facing down. The fireworks shell launched down into his head, rather than shooting upward.
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:03:12 PM PDT
by
fidelis
(Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
To: fidelis
He must have really been wasted.
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:03:47 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("One man with a gun can control a hundred without one." -- Vladimir Lenin)
To: Gamecock
That’s what I thought possibly happened. Thought it would be disrespectful to post though.
To: Gamecock
Why in the world would one put a mortar on one’s head, regardless of which way it was pointed?
To: Gamecock
"He placed the firework in the (mortar) tube upside down," McCausland said. "And rather than being projected upwards, it projected into his skull." Did he have time to hand someone his beer?
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:03:51 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I remember setting up a live one in basic. The DS fired one off so we could see exactly what they did. Impressive.
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:04:06 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:04:51 PM PDT
by
fidelis
(Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
To: fidelis
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:04:59 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
(It is not heaven, it is Iowa. Everyone gets a "Corn Check")
To: Gamecock
Haven’t seen the official explanation posted yet, just preliminary stories. I'm sure the official explanation will be some variation of this line from the article: "Staples and his friends had been drinking..."
To: Gamecock
Must’ve been a heck of a performance.
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posted on
07/07/2015 1:05:40 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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