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Depending on how much you value a life, somewhere between "not much" and "way too much." 15 people died last year and there were a bit under 15,000 injuries

Not once have I felt “terrorized”.

Had a shooting in my neighborhood a few months back. Multiple neighbors reported it, but the police dragged their feet to investigate because it was being written off as "just someone playing with fireworks again". Family annihilation. Really grizzly depressing stuff.

Anyway, you still see folks popping off in the group chat every time we hear a loud bang, because everyone's trying to figure out if it's fireworks or more gunshots.

On the flip side...

We've been able to do these for nearly a decade. They're less expensive. They're more artistic. They don't have all that ugly smog the next day. And you don't need to terrorize every dog in the neighborhood to put them on.

Why does no one ever consider the people who don't mind it? I mean shit, some people like blowing up fireworks 365 days a year, so I guess it's always fine!

Gonna set up a shooting range in my front yard, and if anyone complains I'll just direct them towards the comments in this thread

Hey everyone, shut the thread down. This one individual doesn't feel bothered or affected by fireworks. Therefore if you have PTSD, severe anxiety, or your pets panic over loud sudden noises, it's perfectly okay because this one person's anecdotal experience overrides everything you feel.

The tearful narcissist "Why won't you let me hurt you because I like it?? YOU'RE BEING AN ASSHOLE."

I know you think your heart is in the right place but can we please have at least one nice thing? One fun thing?

When your one nice and fun thing directly removes someone else's nice and fun things, your nice and fun thing sucks.

Your enjoyment of things cannot exist by removing other people's happiness. Fireworks trigger severe PTSD, cause pets a lot of anxiety, and can literally kill them.

If your fun activity is killing dogs and sending humans into a massive panic attack, your fun thing kind of fucking sucks ass and you should stop doing it.

If your "one nice thing" is setting off explosives outside my house strong enough to rattle the fuckin dishes in my cabinet, then no, you can't have one nice thing. There are so many fireworks out there that don't ruin your neighbors' evenings. Get fountains and sparklers and bottle rockets. Your fun should not come at someone else's expense