A medical examiner has ruled homicide as the cause of death for
16-year-old Brandon Kuiper, who was shot in the face March 6 in the
basement of a Tallmadge Township home. Kuiper died of a gunshot wound, Dr. David Start determined in an autopsy Monday, March 12. Police responded around 9:15 p.m. March 6 and found Kuiper with critical head injuries. Ottawa Sheriff's Lt. Mark Bennett said a group of six teens had been
in the basement that night. At some point, there was talk of a game of
"Russian roulette."
Kuiper was shot in the head with a .22 revolver allegedly by Richard Usher. There is no evidence of animosity between the two, though Usher now faces felony charges of manslaughter and using a weapon in the commission of a crime.
Naturally there's not even a mention of the lawful owner of the gun. My opinion is any time a kid gets ahold of a gun some adult should go to jail and lose his gun rights forever.
We've read about a few cases of Russian Roulette lately. I suppose there's more of it going on than we know about. Is this where it started? Did the idea of enjoying the adrenalin rush of risking death, usually while drinking heavily, start with the great film The Deerhunter? What do you think?
Well, finally there's a solution. We can't help it if ART sometimes influences LIFE, but at least we now have a safe and fun way to do it.
The company Can You Imagine
is selling this Party Roulette toy, a plastic gun that uses balloons as
ammo. The concept is as ingenious as it is simple. First, you fill up a
balloon with water or air, and then you put the balloon in the loop.
All of the gun’s chambers are empty, save for one needle that pokes
forward when you pull the trigger. Spin the cylinder, point it at your head, and then experience
butt-clenching terror as you wait for a “click” or a “pop” to tell you
your fate.
Buying one of these party toys will put you back $18 –
a small price to pay for a game that easily trumps "never ever have I
ever", "quarters", betting on who’s going to throw up first, and other
classic party games.
What's your opinion? With the dissemination of this very inventive toy, will the incidents of Russian roulette deaths decrease?
A man shot and killed himself early Wednesday during what police suspect may have been a game of Russian roulette.
The man, who was not identified pending notification of next of
kin,, died shortly after 7 a.m. at Loma Linda University Medical Center,
said San Bernardino police Lt. Paul Williams.
"Right now it's an accidental death," Williams said.
Detectives are investigating the possibility that the victim
and at least one other person were playing Russian roulette with a
loaded revolver. It is unknown how many times the gun was passed around
before the round was fired, Williams said.
Police recovered the gun at the scene.
Well, here's two or three more lawful gun owners who have proven to be unfit to own guns. One is dead, but the others will just go one with their reckless behavior until someone else gets killed.
I'm making an assumption that the guys who play Russian roulette are drinking and doing other irresponsible behavior that makes them a danger to themselves and others.
