Poll of the Day > 12 y/o Virginia Kid is DEAD after he held a WW2 GRENADE that EXPLODED!!!

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12 y/o Asher Hurley from Virginia is Dead after a WW2 era hand GRENADE, believed to be inactive, EXPLODED when he held onto it on December 23rd after PULLING the PIN, 2 days before Christmas!!

The MK2 grenade wa purchased at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall in Shallotte, North Carolina

Neither the vendor or the buyer believed the grenade was functioning at the time of the sale

A statement from that store said there was only one other grenade sold the next day by the same vendor and that they are "very very sorry for this to have occurred" and that they felt that grenade was inert

Upon further investigation, officials believe other grenades were purchased by the same vendor in June 2020 and are now warning that those items may contain live explosives and could be hazardous to the public.

His death was ruled an accident as an obituary written by his father said his child died in a "terrible accident in our home. He was a tender hearted boy who was a friend to everyone he met. Asher was rserved but loved to smile and laugh. His offbeat, quirky sense of humour touched everyone who knew him"

Do you think that store owner should be sued for selling that live grenade?

Asher - Deceased

https://i.imgur.com/z7FcksR.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PwgDjmA.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MZWXijF.jpg

Type of grenade he had -

https://i.imgur.com/MlfHKT5.jpg

Bad Store -

https://i.imgur.com/W3Siojo.jpg
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Jesus

Dumb as fuck thing to do, but he's literally 12

If the vendor told him they were inert that should be negligence on his part

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Yeah, that's pretty fucked up. You can forgive a kid for doing something that stupid, after all, an adult told him it was safe. For that, said adult does deserve to pay dearly for what their negligence has wrought.

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Well, caveat emptor? >_> idk, whenever you're buying a version of a weapon like that, I'm not sure you're ever completely guaranteed of its safety. However, it seems like the kind of thing that vendors shouldn't be selling to minors regardless, even excluding the wrongful assurance. If it's just a civil matter, he'd be lucky. This sounds more like a criminal matter.


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HE PULLED THE PIN?!

What the fuck were the adults thinking?

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I feel this is the kind of thing you get checked out before selling or buying. Like... why would you even assume an actual explosive device is inert?

its not like this was believed to be a replica that turned out to be the real deal.

Everyone, except the kid, was incredibly reckless.

Gaawa_chan posted...

HE PULLED THE PIN?!

What the fuck were the adults thinking?

they told him it was inert. it should never have been sold.

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Buying an actual explosive for a 12yo is on the parents, IMO. Yeah, the store is partly responsible. But giving a kid a grenade is moronic. Even if it was inactive, he could do something like be walking down the street with it or take it to school then get shot by a cop or something. It's a fucking deadly weapon.

Raddest_Chad posted...

Buying an actual explosive for a 12yo is on the parents, IMO. Yeah, the store is partly responsible. But giving a kid a grenade is moronic. Even if it was inactive, he could do something like be walking down the street with it or take it to school then get shot by a cop or something. It's a fucking deadly weapon.

its not a deadly weapon. lots of people collect this shit. Stop assuming that kids will do the same stupid shit you would.

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it was horrible but isnt there some form of certification or something that would certify it inert?

shouldnt there be?

like the store can have it inspected and get a certification that it is inert? That piece of paper is then given to the buyer w the explosive?

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Conner4REAL posted...

it was horrible but isnt there some form of certification or something that would certify it inert?

Maybe you didn't read:

Full Throttle posted...

they felt that grenade was inert

Really, what more can you ask for?

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This is a common mistake from collectors, especially those collecting old ammo. People often have had their sheds and homes blown up by improperly storing ammunition, including cannonballs from the Union and Confederates. Always assume it's still live unless stated otherwise.
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Kimbos_Egg posted...

its not a deadly weapon. lots of people collect this shit. Stop assuming that kids will do the same stupid shit you would.

I mean, he did though.

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How do you "believe" or "think" the live grenade in your shop is inert? Shouldn't that be verified 100%? This is like dumping the mag from a gun and handing it to a child without checking if there's a chambered round in it still.

This lawsuit should be a slam dunk.

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never should have sold it without testing u.u

Kid was being wreckless he probably plays cod and knows the risk Arv and the rest have died from over cooked grenades

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Was this the shop keeper https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=20isDfU25hY

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Shopkeeper should be sued for that.
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most agree. owner SHOULD be charged
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Yeah dont give your kid old war weaponry

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deoxxys posted...

Yeah dont give your kid old war weaponry

So they should give their kids new war weaponry?
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Revelation34 posted...

So they should give their kids new war weaponry?

well Drones and Laptops are relatively cheap after all...

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Gaawa_chan posted...

HE PULLED THE PIN?!

What the fuck were the adults thinking?

When it comes to grenades, simply pulling the pin isn't the issue. It's kinda the equivalent of taking a safety off on a gun. iirc, you can even put the pin back in. What activates the explosive device is squeezing it and then then releasing. And technically if it was actually inert, none of that would have been an issue.

Raddest_Chad posted...

Buying an actual explosive for a 12yo is on the parents, IMO. Yeah, the store is partly responsible.

No, the store is 100% responsible. You aren't supposed to sell weapons to kids under any circumstances... actually, after re-reading the story, it's not clear who actually purchased it. Given that it happened in the home, it could have been the parents as well. It also doesn't specify whether the parents gave him the grenade, as he might have just been fooling around with it. Regardless, that's still more on the store than anybody because they made false assurances (and after the store gets sued, they could in turn sue the person who sold them the grenades who made those assurances to them).

Raddest_Chad posted...

Even if it was inactive, he could do something like be walking down the street with it or take it to school then get shot by a cop or something.

That's not a terribly likely scenario, and it presupposes a lot of other stuff when facts aren't available to support it.

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Zeus posted...

When it comes to grenades, simply pulling the pin isn't the issue. It's kinda the equivalent of taking a safety off on a gun. iirc, you can even put the pin back in. What activates the explosive device is squeezing it and then then releasing. And technically if it was actually inert, none of that would have been an issue.

Sort of. The pin holds the spring loaded spoon in place. You pull the pin while holding the spoon, and once you throw it the spoon springs, and starts the fuse. While you may be able to put the pin back in if you haent released the spoon, it is recommended that you never do.
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