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Coincidently, last night this happened a couple miles from my house:
The first video is up close, the second video is a wide shot from up here in the hills, gives a pretty good idea of the scale involved.
At least 28 people suffered minor to severe injuries Thursday night when fireworks exploded and shot into the crowd during a Fourth of July celebration in Simi Valley, authorities said.
“There was a big boom. Everybody started running down the street. People were screaming,” said Justice Allen, 17, of Simi Valley. “Everybody was just terrified. People hid in bushes.”
Allen said she had just arrived at the park after getting off work when fireworks started flying over the fences and sparks passed by her and her friend.
Another witness, Annisa Wynn, told KTLA-TV Channel 5 that the explosion occurred about two minutes into the show. Fireworks suddenly began shooting sideways along the ground into the crowd instead of up in the air, she said.
I love fireworks too, and haven’t consumed weed in many years so I don’t want to be “that guy,” going off about how great it is. It can definitely wear out its welcome. However objectively speaking it’s pretty obvious which one is by far more dangerous and is the direct cause of actual harm. If one has to be banned, as a nation we most surely picked wrong.
