Poll of the Day > Florida Man accidentally SHOOTS and KILLS his BEST FRIEND while on XBOX ONE!!!

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26 y/o Shea Harkins from Florida fatally shoots his BEST FRIEND, Sean Cook while showing off his gun to him and in a sarcastic manner started to POINT it at him..where Sean then asks "What are you gonna do, shoot me?"..and while ironically playing CALL OF DUTY on XBOX One!!

Shea jokingly POINTS it at him and PULLS the trigger not knowing that a SINGLE BULLET was still inside...Sean was instantly killed from a gunshot to the chest.

He is now charged with one count of manslaughter following the incident

His best friend had arrived to his home to play video games that night at 7:49pm as Harkins went out of the room to show off his Colt M4 Rifle that he just customized before Cook arrived.

Harkins told police he had jokingly pointed the rifle at him just as Cook asked his final question that night to him before Shea stupidly presses the trigger..

Shea admitted to pulling the trigger thinking it wasn't loaded as first responders arrived to take Cook to hospital where was pronounced dead exactly ONE HOUR after he was shot at 8:55pm.

Harkins was arrested at 2am and was released on 10k bond..

Do you think this kind of stupidity deserves a long prison sentence?

Shea - Moron Killer

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We're talking multiple failures of basic gun safety. I don't know how long his sentence should be, but he shouldn't get out until he's passed a gun safety course.

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Don't worry guys, guns are toys everyone should have them even toddlers and the mentally ill.

Treat every gun like it's loaded.
Never point a gun at someone unless you intend to kill them.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Treat every gun like it's loaded.
Never point a gun at someone unless you intend to kill them.

Most importantly, remember the face of your father.

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Ban Xbone

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Smiffwilm posted...

Most importantly, remember the face of your father.

I know you mean The Gunslinger but my first thought was the redemption of Trias.

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thing is, when he gets out of prison he can still get a gun

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Why do people always assume its not loaded?

Even when you take out the magazine, one shot can always be in the chamber.

fucking idiots

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Sounds like pretty textbook manslaughter. A longer prison sentence than is typical for that likely wouldn't accomplish much, and I expect he'll get exactly that. There's room to argue that he shouldn't be allowed to own a gun anymore, but there's also room to argue that the death of his friend as a clear consequence of his carelessness is enough of a safety lesson to make such restrictions unnecessary, and in fact he may swear off guns of his own accord out of guilt.

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It was an accident, he probably feels guilty enough killing his best friend

Maybe put him on probation and not let him own a gun until he passes a safety class

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Why do we believe the killer by default that it was an "accident" that the loaded gun he pointed at someone's head was fired?

In any case, stupidity shouldn't be a mitigating factor, it should bring a larger sentence if anything. I know in reality it's the opposite, I'm saying that's how it should be. So I voted yes.

Proof that Call of Duty is the real villain

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streamofthesky posted...

Why do we believe the killer by default that it was an "accident" that the loaded gun he pointed at someone's head was fired?

Yeah lets be real here. This dude got owned and his buddy told him to get good and he lost it

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah lets be real here. This dude got owned and his buddy told him to get good and he lost it

Would be more believable if a blue shell was involved

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streamofthesky posted...

Why do we believe the killer by default that it was an "accident" that the loaded gun he pointed at someone's head was fired?

In any case, stupidity shouldn't be a mitigating factor, it should bring a larger sentence if anything. I know in reality it's the opposite, I'm saying that's how it should be. So I voted yes.

Given the pinkish hue in his eyes, I'm going to go out on a limb and say he just got done bawlin'

In any case, the dude lost his best friend and will be spending no small amount of time in prison.

I don't think his life necessarily needs to be completely ruined over this incident.

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deoxxys posted...

Why do people always assume its not loaded?

Even when you take out the magazine, one shot can always be in the chamber.

fucking idiots

Actually, why isn't magazine insertion part of the safety mechanism for exactly this reason?

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Likely the worst our justice system would be willing to give him so i guess.

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death penalty to rid the world of this dumbass

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Lokarin posted...

Actually, why isn't magazine insertion part of the safety mechanism for exactly this reason?

I would guess because this sort of incident is too uncommon to warrant the added mechanical complexity that would entail, but it's just as likely because people view accidents like this as being purely a product of stupidity and therefore resist the idea of implementing engineering-level controls to prevent them.

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Same thing happened to that guy on the Joe Exotic documentary, except the guy pointed it at his own head and fired.

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deoxxys posted...

Why do people always assume its not loaded?

Even when you take out the magazine, one shot can always be in the chamber.

It's easy to unload a gun in the wrong order and leave a round in the chamber, then go about your business thinking the gun is safe. I didn't say 'smart', I said easy.

Lokarin posted...

Actually, why isn't magazine insertion part of the safety mechanism for exactly this reason?

adjl posted...

I would guess because this sort of incident is too uncommon to warrant the added mechanical complexity that would entail, but it's just as likely because people view accidents like this as being purely a product of stupidity and therefore resist the idea of implementing engineering-level controls to prevent them.

"Magazine Safety" where the gun will not fire without a magazine is a common but not universal feature. Not everyone appreciates mag safety. Some people want the option to fire the last round in the chamber in the middle of switching magazines. It wouldn't have saved this guy if Dumbass had an empty magazine in there, but it might have if the mag was out and he thought it was fully unloaded.

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Anyone suggesting he die because of an accident (a rather dumb one but accident nonetheless) is actually a worse human being.

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Muscles posted...

It was an accident, he probably feels guilty enough killing his best friend

Maybe put him on probation and not let him own a gun until he passes a safety class

An accident born of stupidity, sure he might feel guilty for what he did, but he should still face some jail time simply for mishandling a firearm, you should never point it at someone (or anything for that matter) unless your intent is to shoot.

This is coming from experience of being in the same position his friend was in only difference is it was my brother aiming a gun at me, I told him he better not fucking shoot at me because it could be loaded (which he said wasn't) he then aimed at the wall and fired, it was still loaded.

So yeah whenever I hear of people feeling guilty for their actions of causing injury, or death of another through stupid actions like this I feel no sympathy for them, they should be punished accordingly. Ignorance, and stupidity shouldn't mean a slap on the wrist.

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Never point a gun at anyone how many times does everyone have to hear they didnt know it was loaded before people get it from others mistakes

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Hell yes, he shot someone. Prison.
Look, he pointed the barrel at him and pulled the trigger. > Murder.

-_- Seriously what are these types of people thinking?...

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Arv never understood the appeal of pointing an unloaded gun at someone

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Runner_style posted...

An accident born of stupidity, sure he might feel guilty for what he did, but he should still face some jail time simply for mishandling a firearm, you should never point it at someone (or anything for that matter) unless your intent is to shoot.

This is coming from experience of being in the same position his friend was in only difference is it was my brother aiming a gun at me, I told him he better not fucking shoot at me because it could be loaded (which he said wasn't) he then aimed at the wall and fired, it was still loaded.

So yeah whenever I hear of people feeling guilty for their actions of causing injury, or death of another through stupid actions like this I feel no sympathy for them, they should be punished accordingly. Ignorance, and stupidity shouldn't mean a slap on the wrist.

Yeah its stupid as hell, I know you never point at anything you don't intend to kill, and keep your finger off the trigger until you shoot, and always check the chamber, but I think we should take it by a case by case basis and I don't think this guy deserves jail time because he's already suffered a lot and will the rest of his life

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Muscles posted...

I don't think this guy deserves jail time because he's already suffered a lot and will the rest of his life

I don't agree. Now matter how horrible this idiot's life must be now that he's become the reason why his best friend is dead, letting him off on pity sets a standard that can be abused to deadly effect by people wanting to get away with murder, in addition to devaluing the importance of the responsibility and accountability.
Even if it really wasn't loaded, playing with a gun like that should carry legal consequences, at least as far as barring his right to own or use guns pending completing of an educational course on gun safety, care, usage, laws, and precautions.

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I think he needs a punishment but maybe not prison time.

He needs his gun rights revoked.

Sitting in prison wont really help, you cant reflect on something you didnt mean to do.

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Shadowbird_RH posted...

Even if it really wasn't loaded, playing with a gun like that should carry legal consequences, at least as far as barring his right to own or use guns pending completing of an educational course on gun safety, care, usage, laws, and precautions.

He should be barred for at least a period of time period and have to take a gun safety class imo.

Whether or not he may earn the right to have a gun back later at all I don't know, but he should be required to take a gun safety course and at least barred from having one for some period of time.

I mean people have lost the right to own a gun completely over stuff unrelated to guns haven't they? Doesn't any felony count?

Muscles posted...

Yeah its stupid as hell, I know you never point at anything you don't intend to kill, and keep your finger off the trigger until you shoot, and always check the chamber, but I think we should take it by a case by case basis and I don't think this guy deserves jail time because he's already suffered a lot and will the rest of his life

One thing I can think of that will serve as punishment as well as being beneficial is to make him do awareness lectures for kids at school. Even though it should be common sense not to point your gun at someone which is something we're seeing more and more of. Maybe with him forced to tell his story as well as the effect it has had on his life to kids it could potentially save another in the future.


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Samon-urai posted...

Hell yes, he shot someone. Prison.
Look, he pointed the barrel at him and pulled the trigger. > Murder.

-_- Seriously what are these types of people thinking?...

By definition this cannot be murder.
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BlackScythe0 posted...

Don't worry guys, guns are toys everyone should have them even toddlers and the mentally ill.

Gun advocates/enthusiasts would literally never say this. Unanimously, this guy was an irresonsible idiot at his friend's expense.

Waiver a prison sentence on reason of insanity, as the dude is clearly out of his head if he thought pointing a gun at someone he cared for was a reasonable action, regardless of whether he thought it was unloaded. Place him in a mental hospital for ten years, and castrate him to prevent breeding. You would not want them to pass such hereditary stupidity. Also issue a lifetime firearms ban, and place on twenty years probation, with limited access to video-gaming. Lastly, grant him an electronic plushie shaped like a gun that imitates firearm sounds when squeezed to maximize PTSD therapy recovery.

Locusts posted...

Waiver a prison sentence on reason of insanity, as the dude is clearly out of his head if he thought pointing a gun at someone he cared for was a reasonable action, regardless of whether he thought it was unloaded. Place him in a mental hospital for ten years, and castrate him to prevent breeding. You would not want them to pass such hereditary stupidity. Also issue a lifetime firearms ban, and place on twenty years probation, with limited access to video-gaming. Lastly, grant him an electronic plushie shaped like a gun that imitates firearm sounds when squeezed to maximize PTSD therapy recovery.

Video games totally cause violence.
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Revelation34 posted...

Video games totally cause violence.

Ironically, because the victim was playing a video game... this might be the first ever link between video games and gun violence

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Lokarin posted...

thing is, when he gets out of prison he can still get a gun

Pretty much anything they would get him on would be a felony, so no, he couldn't.
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ultra magnus13 posted...

Pretty much anything they would get him on would be a felony, so no, he couldn't.

If felons can't get guns then why do felons have guns?

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Kungfu Kenobi posted...

We're talking multiple failures of basic gun safety. I don't know how long his sentence should be, but he shouldn't get out until he's passed a gun safety course.

Exactly.

#1 - Always treat every gun as though it's loaded.
#2 - Never point a gun at something you aren't prepared to destroy
#3 - Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot

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Well the gun is always loaded, so this guy is pretty stupid.

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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...

Exactly.

#1 - Always treat every gun as though it's loaded.
#2 - Never point a gun at something you aren't prepared to destroy
#3 - Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot

#1b Safety always on. Always. Until #3 on your list.

Lokarin posted...

If felons can't get guns then why do felons have guns?

When he gets out of prison, he can also kill more people, better keep everyone in jail forever.
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Full Throttle posted...

26 y/o Shea Harkins from Florida fatally shoots his BEST FRIEND, Sean Cook while showing off his gun to him and in a sarcastic manner started to POINT it at him..where Sean then asks "What are you gonna do, shoot me?"..and while ironically playing CALL OF DUTY on XBOX One!!

If only he was playing Barbies funtime adventure!

Do you think this kind of stupidity deserves a long prison sentence?

Yeah. Sentencing for this is often soft.

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Lokarin posted...

If felons can't get guns then why do felons have guns?

Being intentionally obtuse isn't funny, it just makes you look like an asshole.

Convicted felons can't legally have guns. But there's this thing, "illegal', where you don't follow the law? That's how they get them.

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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...

Being intentionally obtuse isn't funny, it just makes you look like an asshole.

Convicted felons can't legally have guns. But there's this thing, "illegal', where you don't follow the law? That's how they get them.

The gun laws in the U.S. in general and Florida in particular are a fucking joke.
NOTHING would stop him from getting a gun again w/ ease, especially there. He can even get it "legally", in the sense that gun shows and online transactions don't require vetting at all.

And again, why assume it was an "accident" when he pointed a loaded gun at someone and pulled the trigger? Fucking lock him up! The amount of apologists in this topic is disturbing. "Aw shucks, he didn't mean it!"

Lokarin posted...

If felons can't get guns then why do felons have guns?

From illegal arms dealers.

streamofthesky posted...

The gun laws in the U.S. in general and Florida in particular are a fucking joke.
NOTHING would stop him from getting a gun again w/ ease, especially there. He can even get it "legally", in the sense that gun shows and online transactions don't require vetting at all.

And again, why assume it was an "accident" when he pointed a loaded gun at someone and pulled the trigger? Fucking lock him up! The amount of apologists in this topic is disturbing. "Aw shucks, he didn't mean it

Lol.
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streamofthesky posted...

And again, why assume it was an "accident" when he pointed a loaded gun at someone and pulled the trigger?

It does stretch credulity that he got carried away and broke every gun safety rule I can think of just to be a goof ball. It's not impossible to believe either, and I kinda hate that feeling.

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