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Florida Teen Lost Game Of Russian Roulette

July 2, 2012 at 12:22 pm by Morbid

LARGO, FL –A 17-year-old in Florida has died after losing the game of Russian Roulette he was playing with several of his friends.

According to Bay 9 News, Thorin Montgomery was with some friends on the back porch of his home playing Russian Roulette with a .38-caliber handgun. Thorin was the first to go, and much to the relief of everyone else playing, Darwin stopped by for a visit.

The gun discharged, the bullet striking Thorin in the head. He didn’t die right away, but would do so later after being airlifted by helicopter to Bayfront Medical Center in very critical condition.

The other morons playing the game with Thorin – ages 19, 18 and 16 - have not been identified.

“I’m shocked to find out they’re stupid enough to play that game,” said one neighbor, who obviously does not read D’D . “Kids nowadays, with them playing with guns the way they do, there’s no reason for that.”

An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause of Thorin’s death. I’m not a detective or doctor, but I’m guessing the culprit will turn out to be his brain’s new neighbor.

Police have not revealed how the teenagers got their hands on the gun, or who owned it.

Tags: Florida, Russian roulette, Thorin Montgomery

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Coyote

I bet he doesn’t do that again.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Heather-Battles-Shaffer/1045242569 Heather Battles Shaffer

I believe the cause of death is dumbassery.
CT

I’m not having a good day today so it’s really pissing me off that people are so god damn stupid. OMG, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

Yeah I have nothing polite to say so umm….Man this weather is a beast isn’t it?
CT

On another note, I like his hair. Wonder if anyone has dibs on it.
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

Hope you day gets better.
CT

Just dealing with the loss of electricity for days and family shit. I need a new family. Anyone that has lots of money and just wants me to be their daughter – no siblings allowed, just me. I’m available for adoption but this time I want a family with lots of money.
CT

Good take on this. Are you a doctor?
Texas Ranger

“An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause of Thorin’s death. I’m not a detective or doctor, but I’m guessing the culprit will turn out to be his brain’s new neighbor.”
Cripes, I’m still gigglin, Good one ! * golf clap *
Texas Ranger

So did Thorin win? Or did his freinds win? Can he get a mulligan shot since he muffed the first one? I never did understand the rules in russian roulette.
JohnQknowitall

Statistically his odds were best… but realistically Florida is wasting money on an autopsy.
tinalib13

When I first looked at the pic I tought it was a girl. Either way, what a dumbass. Maybe he wanted to kill himself?
Xiaofeng Shi

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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

So … not be be rude to the dead or anything … but is the girl looking person in the pic the guy who died ?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

I’m looking for a wife with money …
CT

No,luck here. I do just fine but I spend a lot. My husband keeps me afloat making the moola so I’m of no use to you in that respect.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

Just in case you are serious – the person who gets the BOOM !!! ls not the winner.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

I’m thinking drugs had to have been involved in this … maybe alcohol … but my guess is drugs.
C0NSTANTINE

For a minute there I thought Luke “Dingo” Trembath died
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

Oh,I already know you’re happily married – I was just speaking in general.
CT

Ced, I was kidding with you.
curiousalways

so sorry you are without power, esp in this dreadful heat. good luck to getting it back soon. if not, you should go shoe shopping.
Texas Ranger

maybe not rich, but verrrrry flexible, thats like the same as cash.
Texas Ranger

Doesn’t seem like a real fun or challenging game, I’ll stick with solitaire.
Zazen

Oh fer cryin’ out loud Ced, he is so a winner–of a Darwin Award, sheesh.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

I am actually sorry this guy is dead.Life is precious – I would be ok with it if there was a way to transfer the life essence of people who did not appreciate their lives to others who value their lives greatly,but are doomed to live briefly … including Cancer victims,and such.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XKMAEMPVJ5T2Y35HKYTNG7I6SY Cedric

It’s still sad.
CT

I just found out that I am too flexible. Here I thought it was just the fact that I was getting old that my body was falling apart. Hmmp.
onlyme356

I know we’re all joking about this, but I still find it to be very sad. This is someone’s kid. When you’re young you don’t entirely use your brain. To us, it’s obvious you can die if you play that stupid game, but not all younger people have the capacity to think that way. I’m sure we’ve all done really dumb things when we were young. Maybe not this dumb, but it’s understandable.
kcjosh

Your mother would be proud of you.
Castille

Agreed. But we have to joke, or we’d weep for the tragedy this family is experiencing over this most pointlessly avoidable death that happened in a split second of foolishness. I suspect the number of teen boys handed a loaded firearm that have a fleeting urge to pull the trigger at their own heads is larger than we’d care to entertain.
sherrdbw

What type of gun would the kids have to use to play RR. I’m assuming that it can’t be one with a clip?
sherrdbw

Is that a guy? If they were that bored, why couldn’t they just smoke weed and play video games? How could anyone think that this was a good idea. I guess this was a tragic case of natural selection.
JGo555

Darwinism in all it’s glory.
Athena

A revolver, dear.
JGo555

In Florida, YES SHE IS!
http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

nah, I just like to put random pics of chicks on articles.
LeaveMeBe

I am just not buying that they were playing Russian Roulette. Maybe it’s because I cannot fathom doing such a thing but I have a real hard time believing anyone would put a gun to their head and pull the trigger unless 1) they wanted to commit suicide or 2) they knew there wasn’t a bullet in the gun. I do not want to debate gun safety, I am simply pointing out that despite gun safety guidelines, I can see someone being stupid and playing around and doing this if they knew there wasn’t a bullet in it. This is just so damn sad.
lyssdexia

They didn’t understand the rules either. You aren’t supposed to fill EVERY chamber, just one, right?
sam1211

learning cause and effect the hard way
newstarshipsmell

Oh Ced, I beg to differ. This is Florida, after all. The traditional rules don’t apply. Consider that the “losers” of Russian Roulette get a free, one-way ticket out of Florida, never to return, while the “winner” may be left holding the cash, but still has to live in Florida.
Wolf_of_Mars

Yup, using a semi-auto would be bringing way too much Darwinism into play… LOL!
Dillon_Lewandowski

I very much like his hair. R.I.P. hair you deserved better.
Castille

Teens frequently miscalculate risk. They think too much about it actually, studies show, instead of offering up the automatic, gut ‘hell no’ of an adult. Which leaves a lot of room for tragic miscalculation
http://twitter.com/hhll ) ) = ( (

goddammit, i live in largo and have for the past 10 years (i know, florida jokes). one of my friends was shot in the head in 7th grade and his parents got so many laws passed here to avoid this shit. it’s so frustrating to see these idiots are still fucking around when they know what happened a few years back. i want to slap everyone involved.
http://twitter.com/hhll ) ) = ( (

we have SO MANY LAWS instated in the past seven or so years to prevent this shit though, it’s so upsetting that these dumb fucks are still fucking everything up that people i know have worked so hard for.
newstarshipsmell

Pretty sure the learning part was disrupted, if not outright ejected.
The_Yeti_Knows

For not putting a loaded gun to your own head !
The_Yeti_Knows

In Florida, the Interstate flesh eaters are now the tendered morticians, cost cutting and all.
The_Yeti_Knows

You can have some of mine, you should see my drain
The_Yeti_Knows

I can lick my own eyebrows
The_Yeti_Knows

If he was a chick she probably thought it was a hairdryer
DREAMY_BLUE

its all about the blowing with you, isn’t it…..
Yetis_Bastard_Son

hey dad…. long time no see….up in Stoney Mountain to see uncle clem….it started when vigil said she’d hook me up…thought she meant booster cables…he said hi….said jail is like when you used to suck the cream filling outta the Twinkies….whatever that means….
CT

Who gave this a thumbs down? WTF is wrong with shoe shopping? @curiousalways:disqus obviously knows me better than you think.
CT

NO, we are the winners. Anyone so dumb – do we need more idiots? One more out of the gene pool. It’s a slow process though. Damn it.
CT

I already called dibs.
Zazen

See there you go again, silver lining eh tarsh?
The_Yeti_Knows

Hi Dreamy !
LeaveMeBe

And a big part of that miscaluclation is factoring in the immortality law: it can’t/won’t happen to me. I understand that, and can understand why teens do a lot of the stupid things they do, but a loaded gun to the head and pulling the trigger is just beyond stupid. In a way, I really hope they find out that there is more to the story. I don’t know why I have this feeling that there is more to it, but I do.
The_Yeti_Knows

Please tell me Clem didn’t ask you to play prison shower with you again… Son you fall for that every time…. Doesn’t your secret place scream no when you get in that creaky old metal shed with him ?
curiousalways
sam1211

lol for him yes, I’m talking of the friends who watched.
http://twitter.com/NarkSide Narkissos Springer

What an absolute cuntbag.
onlyme356

You’re right, actually I recently learned about the teenage brain, bear with me if I sound text-bookish, but it’s quite interesting. The release of some hormones that resemble testosterone in adolescent’s brains directly influence the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine which play an important role in controlling excitability and mood. This causes teenage brains to easily reach an emotional flashpoint and make them more motivated (than adults) to seek excitement, scary or thrilling situations. AT THE SAME TIME, there is a second development going on in teens which involves the development of the prefrontal cortex (a part of the brain that is in charge of reigning or “putting a brake” on those excitement hormones.)What the prefrontal cortex is doing at this time, is it’s pruning some neural connections and ridding of some brain cells in order to create a more focused and efficient brain. Because the prefrontal cortex is in charge of harnassing these impulses, yet it’s “under construction” at the same time those horomes are being released, you get the crazy or senseless window of development seen in teens. To me, it sounds like we are not fully evolved yet, nature hasn’t closed this gap correctly. The only recommendation doctors give while all this is going on is more parental supervision. And that’s something we clearly didn’t have in this case.
onlyme356

Laws? You cannot rely on laws to prevent these types of situations. Kids need guidance and supervision. I know that parents can’t watch their kids 24/7, I get that. But that’s why we’re wired with intuition. Often times, parents make the mistake of paying less attention to their kids as they get older even when little red flags start to pop up. I’m not putting anyone down, I’m guilty of it myself. We need to be involved with our kids and establish good relationships with them. It sucks, sometimes we try our best and it still doesn’t seem good enough, but there are always ways to find information to improve your parenting. You should never stop trying and always tmake time, even if you work or have other commitments. It’s hard to be a parent, but no one ever said it was easy.
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

I see that the hater is getting you too huh? Why would someone dislike your comment? That’s more of an observation then an actual question. LOL
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

It seems that those of us who were being polite about your situation got a thumbs down. I bet if we said “Fuck you, I hope your day hit’s you in the eye and makes it swell” there wouldn’t have been a thumbs down at all.
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

He’s such the optimist.
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

<3
http://www.facebook.com/people/Heather-Battles-Shaffer/1045242569 Heather Battles Shaffer

In Florida. I am yep.
curiousalways

I know!!! and we all know how much CT loves her shoes. I was just trying to take her mind off her misery.
christopher whiteman

playing russian roullete with an automatic pistol
http://twitter.com/Q_Jordon Quintin Jordon

I use to play the game for money… For free. . . no way . . . I had a death wish; however, I still played for money – I was in depression . . . I was very very very lucky . . .
CT

Have we started with the fuck you(s) yet? Keep me posted. I’m so in.
JustBrowsingLife

We should talk…..
JustBrowsingLife

Shoe shopping is going to be a necessity if you get the hair.
bored_stiff

Your son told me when this happens his secret place puckers as tight as a flea’s ass stretched over a rain barrel. Only problem with this is it only serves to make Clem hotter than a two-peckered billy goat.
The_Yeti_Knows

The chicks have always digged it ( dug it ? ) that and the fact that I was called tripod for years at the sperm bank… only problem is I didn’t realize the free samples weren’t to be left by the coffee maker.
bored_stiff

Would that be the type of tripod whose top was leaning over at a 60 degree angle?
captaingrumpy

If it was the first turn then that is an Omen to stop.