One of the fatalities was apparently a guy who tasered his own balls and died of a heart attack

[jmbar2]

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Debunked urban legend.

[Nevilledog]

10. Has it really been debunked? I love this additional detail

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The Hoarse Whisperer
@TheRealHoarse
·
Jan 8, 2021
(Warning: do not read while drinking anything)

According to reports, a rioter who died in Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol suffered a heart attack induced by...

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accidentally tasering his own balls.

The Hoarse Whisperer
@TheRealHoarse
According to the same reports, the man lit up his own prunes like Ben Franklin flying a kite while trying to steal a painting...

of Tip O’Neill.
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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. Snopes so far unable to confirm.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/capitol-riot-deaths/

[Cirque du So-What]

27. Not quite debunked then

[TwilightZone]

14. Correct.

[BusyBeingBest]

24. For once, I'm going to be like a Trumper

and I choose to believe this as an alternate fact.

[SheltieLover]

2. Darwin Award?

[GopherGal]

11. Not eligible, as he has already reproduced

...even if you believe the self-tasing story.

[SheltieLover]

12. Unfortunate

[avebury]

3. Pay stupid game, win stupid prize. nt

[octoberlib]

4. Omg! Lol. And that is the worst damn Christmas tree I've ever seen.

[Hoyt]

5. Honest to god, anyone with photos of themselves like that ought to be committed for observation.

[Biophilic]

6. Some times the arch of justice is small and right on target. nt

[irisblue]

32. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

👏👏👏👏👏

[liberalmuse]

7. What a way to go.

Tasering yourself repeatedly in the balls while trying to steal Tip O'Neill's portrait during an insurrection. Tip fucking O'Neill.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. How did it reach his balls...

... with that gut hanging over them?

[ResistantAmerican17]

9. Shit. This is making me question my atheism.

[SheltieLover]

15. Hahaha!

[riverwalker]

13. Great Balls Of Fire 🔥

[Elwood P Dowd]

19. His favorite song was......

[BusyBeingBest]

22. ...

[Paladin]

16. Glad to hear it. Serves him right.

I hope his family is relieved.

[GulfCoast66]

18. Looking at the handguns in his Dungarees in the 2nd photo...

He’s been gunning for his balls for a while.

Too stupid to use a holster.

I assume he was carrying his taser the same way.

[CloudWatcher]

20. So sad, but ...

Sad but at least he died doing what he loved.

[Initech]

21. Florida Man's cousin?

[jcgoldie]

23. Good thing he had them big guns for self defense!

Does he have any kids? If not .. darwin award!

[modrepub]

25. A Perfect Example

of why this country is "falling behind". We have fewer and fewer people who have the mental capacity and discipline to support a functioning society.

[mercuryblues]

26. The way to a man's heart is not through his

his stomach, but um, er, through his scrotum?

[Solomon]

28. I can't stop laughing debunked or not.

Hilarious!

[Locrian]

29. shocking.... n/t

[Digger]

30. Somewhere

Tip O'Neill is laughing his ass off.

[RockRaven]

31. Well, it is definitely a more memorable story if you say it was in the balls...

[Hekate]

33. I. Can't. Stop. Laughing.

I stole this from NevilleDog