Egypt bridegroom shot in genitals during celebrations - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE]An Egyptian bridegroom has been seriously injured after he was hit by shotgun pellets fired by a guest celebrating his wedding. The groom suffered serious injuries to his testicles, thigh and hand and is being treated in hospital. Osman al-Alsaied, 28, was enjoying his last night being single when the weapon was accidentally fired at him rather than into the air. Police say the gun was negligently fired by a 26-year-old man. They say he fled soon after the incident but was later arrested and is now being questioned.Reports of the incident have provoked a strong reaction on social media, with many calling for the tradition of firing gunshots in public celebration to be banned. "If you did this while expressing your happiness, what would you have done if you were angry or upset?" one Twitter-user asked. There was a similar incident at a wedding in Egypt last month, Stepfeed reported. [/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41925943?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook[/url]

[quote]many calling for the tradition of firing gunshots in public celebration to be banned.[/quote] Surprised this isn't already banned considering the amount of people who die from it

[QUOTE=Perrine;52875282]Surprised this isn't already banned considering the amount of people who die from it[/QUOTE] It's no secret that progress in certain departments runs a little bit slow in those regions.

[QUOTE=Perrine;52875282]Surprised this isn't already banned considering the amount of people who die from it[/QUOTE] the problem is generally how to enforce such bans since they have lots of guns and are all riled up

That shit really has to fuck up your hearing big time as well [editline]10th November 2017[/editline] poor kids

[QUOTE=dannass;52875573]poor kids[/QUOTE] Doesn't sound like this dude's gonna be having any

[QUOTE=Trebgarta;52875435]It happens in the Balkans, Middle East, Indian subcontinent etc. Places with abundant guns, and ignorant people who love fireworks. So, it happens in USA as well. Main difference is how well it is reported and law is enforced. In USA criminality is obviously enforced better than most of the other regions I said above, but in a bunch of US states the crime is just a misdemeanor (whereas is Macedonia prison sentence up to 10 years). But it happens much more in Macedonia because enforcement.[/QUOTE] I'd say its less about enforcement for the US and more about almost everyone knowing its dumb to shoot weapons in that manner. Everyone that owns guns that I know of doesn't do things like that because its retarded, not because its illegal.

[QUOTE=Trebgarta;52875435]It happens in the Balkans, Middle East, Indian subcontinent etc. Places with abundant guns, and ignorant people who love fireworks. So, it happens in USA as well. Main difference is how well it is reported and law is enforced. In USA criminality is obviously enforced better than most of the other regions I said above, but in a bunch of US states the crime is just a misdemeanor (whereas is Macedonia prison sentence up to 10 years). But it happens much more in Macedonia because enforcement.[/QUOTE] I dunno I feel like this is less of a "police can't enforce it" and more of a "stunted social norms that still haven't progressed beyond natural human self preservation". [video=youtube;uqvVVl5YYVY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqvVVl5YYVY[/video]

The use of firearms in wedding celebrations is very common in some middle-eastern and African countries, unfortunately. I live in Jordan, where it was very common until recently. Whenever I go to a wedding, I am usually a bit tense and afraid that someone would fire a weapon. Fortunately, my close relatives don't practice this tradition, so I have never been in a wedding myself where firearms were used; however, my cousin was almost injured once because someone fired a weapon at his friend's wedding. The Jordanian authorities are trying to stop this tradition and the tradition has fortunately died down in recent years, but it still persists in some rural areas in Jordan.

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;52876436]I dunno I feel like this is less of a "police can't enforce it" and more of a "stunted social norms that still haven't progressed beyond natural human self preservation". [video=youtube;uqvVVl5YYVY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqvVVl5YYVY[/video][/QUOTE] On the contrary, it looks like social norms have completely overridden natural human self-preservation.

[QUOTE=Trebgarta;52876552]Those look like blanks to me. Not that I can tell, but I don't really think that they'd shoot real bullets in a crowded space, over the bride car, to a wall. That is a funny meme and all, but I dont see the point. Main problem is regular ass shooting at the sky, and dropping bullets. Some retards shooting blanks in random directions is irrelevant, and accidents such as OP are fringe cases. You are too quick to dismiss all of this as subhuman behavior based on "muslim wedding celebration" memes. People need to be educated and laws need to be enforced, and it will go away. Just like what Reflex says above this post. [/QUOTE] I don't know why you're calling it a meme. A meme is a joke on the internet. This is real life man. [video=youtube;ZBO0d65QJmk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBO0d65QJmk[/video]

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