Florida man accidentally shoots penis while cleaning gun

[Serpo]

{0}{0}{0} By Kay Steiger
Monday, September 10, 2012 14:09 EDT




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Topics: Florida (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/tag/florida/) ♦ Joseph Lamar James (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/tag/joseph-lamar-james/) ♦ Port St. Lucie (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/tag/port-st-lucie/)


An 18-year-old man reportedly shot himself in the penis and testicles at a party last Thursday in Port St. Lucie, Florida while he was cleaning a recently purchased gun.
Michael Smeriglio initially told police that he had been shot by someone while walking down the street, but police said he changed his story after questioning, according to WKMG Local 6 (http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Police-Teen-shot-his-penis-testicle-while-cleaning-gun/-/1637132/16546864/-/159q30r/-/index.html).
According to WTSP (http://www.wtsp.com/news/watercooler/article/272775/58/Teen-accidentally-shoots-off-his-penis-and-testicle), the police also found marijuana in the house when they responded to the call about the gun going off, leading to police arresting the owner of the house, 22-year-old Joseph Lamar James.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/10/florida-man-accidentally-shoots-penis-while-cleaning-gun/

[Dogman]

Man, you just can not make shit up like this. Wonder what his new lifetime nick name will be?

[mamboni]

Man, you just can not make shit up like this. Wonder what his new lifetime nick name will be?

Dickless.

It's a damnable shame when these kids permanently and needlessly damage themselves. I think it was John Wayne who said "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."

Very sad.

[milehi]

I'm sure right now, he wishes he shot himself in the other head.

[midnight rambler]

I'm not buying this "I was just cleaning my gun"* line of bs. What he WAS doing was trying to stick a loaded gun in his waistband/crotch area.

*"I was just cleaning my gun when it discharged" is by far the most common lame ass excuse for when one gets caught having a negligent discharge

[Santa]

Heimdhal? You awlright man?

[joboo]

When loaded, if your finger is in the trigger guard at any time prior to being on target, and ready to fire, the term total moron would be an understatement.

[Osiris]

Who cleans their gun at a party? There was story not too long ago about a guy that accidentally shot himself in the chest at a local range, how does a shot to the chest by yourself happen accidentally?

[osoab]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDss8V2OME4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDss8V2OME4

[milehi]

If you were one of the party goers, you'd have one hell of a story that would be hard to top.

"Really? I was at this party one time where this guy shot his dick off..."

There's gotta be cell phone footage of this somewhere.

[Heimdhal]

Heimdhal? You awlright man?

:D

I've done some silly things in this life with both of those tools....but never together

[tater]

Me and ole Richard done had a passle of fist fights but we ain't never had no gun play...

[Dogman]

Me and ole Richard done had a passle of fist fights but we ain't never had no gun play...That guy has given a new twist to the saying "Shooting his load!"

[k-os]

I was just checking in here to see if the shooter was an ex-boyfriend. No luck. ;)

[madfranks]

I'm not buying this "I was just cleaning my gun"* line of bs. What he WAS doing was trying to stick a loaded gun in his waistband/crotch area.

*"I was just cleaning my gun when it discharged" is by far the most common lame ass excuse for when one gets caught having a negligent discharge

Who cleans a loaded gun anyway?

[midnight rambler]

Who cleans a loaded gun anyway?

Apparently a shitload of people. lol

[Neuro]

Who cleans a loaded gun anyway?
A friend of Lamar?

[Uncle Salty]

What is worse than a dick stabbing?

Umm. This.

[Ponce]

His new nickname? "Shorty" hahahahahahahahahahahah.

He would feel at home in Iceland where they want to
change the law to make men take a piss sitting down.
It is said that they splash around to much when standing
up.

[Dogman]

His new nickname? "Shorty" hahahahahahahahahahahah.

He would feel at home in Iceland where they want to
change the law to make men take a piss sitting down.
It is said that they splash around to much when standing
up.

That was probably driven by all the women that went to the bathroom in the dark at night. They sat down and fell into the toilet because the male half of the family left the seat up. Nothing more pissed than a butt wet woman that just fell in the dark and into the pot! :mad: $^^^$

But what do I know, it is just a rumor I heard somewhere! ;D

[Ponce]

They came up with a night light that when the seat is up the light is red and when it is down is green...I would probably change the color just to pissoff my X hahahahahahaahah.......hummmmmm maybe that's why I am now using the letter (X).

[slowbell]

That was probably driven by all the women that went to the bathroom in the dark at night. They sat down and fell into the toilet because the male half of the family left the seat up. Nothing more pissed than a butt wet woman that just fell in the dark and into the pot! :mad: $^^^$

But what do I know, it is just a rumor I heard somewhere! ;D

Here's a thought: Why don't women just check the toilet seat before sitting down? How hard is that to do?

If a woman falls in the pot, it's her own dang fault, imo. She should be pissed at herself, not blame the guy.

[Dogman]

Here's a thought: Why don't women just check the toilet seat before sitting down? How hard is that to do?

If a woman falls in the pot, it's her own dang fault, imo. She should be pissed at herself, not blame the guy.

The "Bathroom" wars between men and women, with no real resolution in sight!


Unless she approves of him pissing in the sinks! ;D

That would solve the problem!

[Skirnir_]

The root of the problem is bathroom socialism. If the man owns the toilet, then it is his say what position it is; same with women.

[Osiris]

Here's a thought: Why don't women just check the toilet seat before sitting down? How hard is that to do?

If a woman falls in the pot, it's her own dang fault, imo. She should be pissed at herself, not blame the guy.

We have a dog, so seats are ALWAYS down! Cause that is just gross! Therefore, when going to lift the top it becomes obvious if the seat is up or down....

[PatColo]

^ a past dog from a past household; okay there were 2 cats around too, but this dog would occasionally be caught chewing a gummy-bear from the cat's litter box... had to wrestle it out of his mouth.

After all though the cats didn't permit poor Rocky to smell their butts, so I think this was the next best thing for him. Apparently dog saliva is potent stuff, few bacteria survive it, that's why they eat stuff which makes us go eeeewww! and have no problems.

[PatColo]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/21/beyond-the-battlefield-afghanistan-genital-injuries_n_1335356.html

hey look on the bright side, at least the FL chap didn't get it blown clean off for zion... :)

[Osiris]

Wow! That's pretty sad, not something I had thought of as an issue. That would be very difficult to deal with for a relationship. Here is a real winner.... But one day he was wheeled back to his room to find she had gone, leaving a nine-word handwritten note: "I can't take this any more. I'm outta here."