Guns don't kill people, youtube stars kill people

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the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

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A recent YouTube stunt gone awry may land one Minnesota teen in prison for second-degree manslaughter. MonaLisa Perez, 19, was arrested Monday night after she fatally shot her boyfriend, 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz, in the chest while they were making a YouTube video at the couple's house in Norman County, not far from Fargo, North Dakota. She is currently pregnant with their second child.

If convicted, Perez could face a maximum sentence of 10 years and a fine of up to $20,000. According to the Star Tribune, Perez called 911 on Monday evening to report that she had accidentally shot Ruiz while their 3-year-old daughter looked on; authorities arrived at the home to find Ruiz with a single gunshot wound in his chest. He died at the scene.

In a criminal complaint filed that same night and obtained by the Star Tribune, Perez told police that Ruiz wanted to make a YouTube video of her shooting a book (County Attorney James Brue described the book in question as a hardcover encyclopedia) to see whether the bullet would go through.

The couple had set up a GoPro camera and another camera placed high up on a nearby ladder to record the stunt; both cameras are now being used as evidence in the investigation.

Perez tweeted a message Monday night, presumably shortly before they filmed the stunt, telling followers, "Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever. HIS idea not MINE."

In March, Perez launched a YouTube channel dedicated to showing "the real life of a young couple who happen to be teen parents." Several of the videos uploaded to their joint channel feature her and Ruiz performing pranks and challenges, with a recent post titled "Doing scary stunts at the fair | part 1."

"Imagine when we have 300,000 subscribers," Perez says at one point in the video.

According to the criminal complaint, Perez told authorities that Ruiz had been trying to convince her "for a while" to perform the dangerous stunt that would ultimately end his life. She alleged that he had even shown her a different book that a bullet did not go through.

Perez also said that she shot Ruiz from just one foot away, using a .50 caliber Desert Eagle firearm.

"They were in love, they loved each other," Ruiz's aunt Claudia Ruiz told WDAY-TV. "It was just a prank gone wrong. It shouldn't have happened like this. It shouldn't have happened at all."

"He told me he had an idea. I said, 'Don't do it, don't do it. Why are you going to use a gun, why?'" Ruiz told the TV station. "He said, 'Because we want more viewers.'"

Perez is being held in a regional jail in Crookston and is scheduled to appear in Norman County court by video Wednesday afternoon.

An unemployed 19-year-old with fewer than 500 YouTube followers decided that shooting her boyfriend point blank with a high powered handgun would be her ticket to e-fame. Apparently the idea was that he was supposed to stop the bullet with an encyclopedia? You might think they would have just tried shooting an encyclopedia that didn't have anyone standing behind it first just to make sure that it was really as bulletproof as they thought it would be, but only because you're not thinking like a Youtube superstar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaSpagkgaok&t=198s

Share your sickest Youtube pranks itt

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1gnoirents: Jun 28, 2014; hello

IMAGINE WHEN WE HAVE 300,000 SUBSCRIBERS THOUGH

I mean it was a good idea in that sense, that video would have gotten 9 billion views and probably make the news and spark all sorts of arguments. But instead he died so

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:41

R-Type: Oct 10, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Perez is being held in a regional jail in Crookston

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:43

Nerses IV: May 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Really thought these teen parents would showcase better critical thinking skills

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:44

Psycho Society: Oct 21, 2010

drat, another young man escaping the clutches of fatherhood

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:45

Fallows: Jan 20, 2005; If he waits long enough he can use his accrued interest from his savings to bring his negative checking balance back into the black.

Lmao it was a loving deagle

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:48

super sweet best pal: Nov 18, 2009

I say let her go free or at most give her a reduced sentence, if it was really his idea then most of the fault lies with him.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:50

Psycho Society: Oct 21, 2010

Most people just say they're going to pick up cigarettes

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:51

1gnoirents: Jun 28, 2014; hello

hey guys i have a tip dont shoot at someone with a gun

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:51

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

Perez also said that she shot Ruiz from just one foot away, using a .50 caliber Desert Eagle firearm.

a book. wow.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:51

Beefeater: May 17, 2003; I'm hungry.; Hair Elf

Psycho Society posted:

Most people just say they're going to pick up cigarettes

Nah, they'd find him and he'd be stuck with child support forever. This encyclopedia shooting was the only way.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:52

Hell Yeah: Dec 25, 2012

gurf really stepping it up. i like it

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:52

Psycho Society: Oct 21, 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFKotz4ur50

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:52

house of the dad: Jul 4, 2005

I hope this isn't the way I die

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:53

the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

Psycho Society posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFKotz4ur50

Barely over 6000 views. Manslaughter or GTFO

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:54

ROFLburger: Jan 12, 2006

Fallows posted:

Lmao it was a loving deagle

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:54

Luxury Communism: Aug 22, 2015; by Lowtax

a .22 maybe

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:55

Catastrophe: Oct 5, 2007; Committed to burn twice as long and half as bright

They heard you couldn't fire a handgun through an encyclopedia so they dug out an old 1996 Encarta CD...

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:56

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Doesnt even qualify for a Darwin Award because shes pregnant.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:57

Cubone: May 26, 2011; Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.

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"I said, 'Don't do it, don't do it. Why are you going to use a gun, why?'" Ruiz told the TV station. "He said, 'Because we want more viewers.'"

i told u i was hardcore

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:58

VikingSkull: Jan 23, 2017; Look Viking you're a trash Trump supporter what the fuck makes you think you can have an avatar that isn't what I decide? Shut your fucking trap and go away. Your trolling is tiresome and just shits up the forum.

lmao a loving deagle are you kidding me

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:58

Novo: May 13, 2003; ^{Stercorem pro cerebro habes}; Soiled Meat

i wonder if people this dumb feel stupid as they lie there dying or if they're just like "curse this unforeseeable state of affairs"

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:59

the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

Cubone posted:

i told u i was hardcore

Look, the epic hot pepper prank and hot candle wax prank weren't raking in the ad dollars, the hot lead prank was the natural progression.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 22:59

Video Nasty: Jun 17, 2003

Turns out, the zebra did it.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:03

a hole-y ghost: May 10, 2010

when your subs arent growing fast enough sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:08

numberoneposter: Feb 19, 2014; How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

Fallows posted:

Lmao it was a loving deagle

juan deag indeed

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:12

VikingSkull: Jan 23, 2017; Look Viking you're a trash Trump supporter what the fuck makes you think you can have an avatar that isn't what I decide? Shut your fucking trap and go away. Your trolling is tiresome and just shits up the forum.

numberoneposter posted:

juan deag indeed

lol

shorty's tap game on point

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:12

AF: Oct 8, 2007; hi

VikingSkull posted:

lmao a loving deagle

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:16

Nerses IV: May 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

I wish it worked so shooting yourself in the chest could be the new fidget spinner

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:18

Hell Yeah: Dec 25, 2012

counter-terrorists win

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:18

suck my woke dick: Oct 10, 2012; I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!

Put this cum-loving slave on ignore immediately!

VikingSkull posted:

lmao a loving deagle

Hell Yeah posted:

counter-terrorists win

8.5/10 decently hot takes, would shoot through your reading again

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:28

a hole-y ghost: May 10, 2010

Its good when blowfish posts, his custom title is funny.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:30

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

MonaLisa Perez.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:31

Shoehead: Sep 28, 2005; Wassup, Choom?
Ya need sumthin'?

YouTube is loving weird. Who was that guy who was eating terrible poo poo for youtube and had a mental breakdown?

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:35

uber_stoat: Jan 21, 2001; Pillbug

the internet makes you stupid. youtube makes you dead and stupid.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:40

Chillgamesh: Jul 29, 2014

numberoneposter posted:

juan deag indeed

fucckck came here to post this

fuckin juanita deag over here

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:43

rgocs: Nov 9, 2011

Catastrophe posted:

They heard you couldn't fire a handgun through an encyclopedia so they dug out an old 1996 Encarta CD...

It was just bad luck the bullet went right through the hole at the centre.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:45

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

Perez F to pay respects.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:45

KennyLoggins: Dec 3, 2004; Welcome to the Danger Zone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWNBV6ndmH4

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the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

imo this lady's lawyer should argue that their client was misled by the critically acclaimed USA Network documentary Burn Notice as to the use of books as bulletproof armor.

# ? Jun 28, 2017 23:58

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