This happened a couple of miles from where I work.
I thought I have seen stupid before, but this sets a new benchmark.

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/...challenge-goes-wrong

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -
Not many people have heard of it, but a dangerous internet challenge is gaining popularity.

According to Memphis Police Department, one of the city's latest shootings stemmed from this challenge.

It's called the No Lackin Challenge.

On YouTube, videos of the No Lackin Challenge show people pulling guns on their friends and their friends pulling out a gun too. However, no one pulls the trigger.

Early Thursday morning, a 17-year-old was shot in the head at E's cafe on Union Avenue.

According to the affidavit, 21-year-old Sherman Lackland was sitting in a booth with two people he knew, playing the No Lackin Challenge when Lackland reportedly accidentally shot his friend.

"A real loud bang, then I see the guy across from him fall in the floor,” said Thomas Fitzpatrick, who was inside the restaurant when the shooting happened.

Fitzpatrick said the three men were all sitting together when the teen was shot. After the shooting, Fitzpatrick said Lackland was visibly upset and distraught.

"He started grabbing him and telling him to get up and then he was kind of mad and was swinging stools and stuff,” Fitzpatrick said.

Lackland is now facing charges after playing a game some say should never be played again.

"That's not what they're made for, and they shouldn't be having guns in the first place,” Rebecca Birch said.

"It's something that you shouldn't tamper with,” West Moore said. “It's too many kids being killed as it is.”

At last check, the victim is in critical condition.

Lackland is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and unlawful possession of a weapon.

What?

Wow, this makes eating laundry detergent seem downright reasonable and practical. . .

Natural selection?

Lol this is another one of the "self solving" problems.

If alien life is truely monitoring us we will never have to fear an invasion. They will just wait for us to "self correct" lol.

Lackin brains.

Is it just me or are young people dumber than ever before?

Maybe they were just recreating the incident between Han Solo & Greedo?

So, they pull out loaded pistols and point them at each other for what reason? What's supposed to happen?

These imbeciles need to go back to eating laundry detergent.

Here's the rocket surgeon, just back from the meeting of his local MENSA chapter.



Stoo-pid, son. Stoo-pid. Damn, son.

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Originally posted by Edmond:
Is it just me or are young people dumber than ever before?

When I was young they blamed dumbassery on eating lead paint chips.

It's actually a great idea - do the math. Say, 100 participants: first round, 50 left. Second round, 25 left. Pretty soon, Chicago and Baltimore solved!

As if this generation really needed to find another way to prove how utterly worthless they are, they give us this.

Yeah, I'm beginning to think that they should continue to play the game.

I bet you could convince these people that playing Russian roulette with an automatic is an easy win lol.

Next internet challenge perhaps?

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Lackland is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and unlawful possession of a weapon.

Unlawful possession? The Hell you say!

The quickening. In the end there can be only 1.

Wonder if the deceased was an aspiring rapper?

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Originally posted by Doc H.:
It's actually a great idea - do the math. Say, 100 participants: first round, 50 left. Second round, 25 left. Pretty soon, Chicago and Baltimore solved!

Need to start calling it Half Lifin'

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It's called the No Lackin Challenge.

Mostly lackin brains, for sure.

Good way to get shot by the Po Po or another CC citizen.