Some people are too stupid for their own good: 18-Year-Old Dies From 'Jackass' Stunt

[islandman]

A dose of the hit reality TV show and movie "Jackass" turned deadly for a local college student.

The Seneca County Sheriff's office said 18-year-old Tiffin freshman Adam Ports, of Wooster, died while performing a dangerous stunt from the film.

Officers said the freshman died from head injuries after performing the stunt with some friends.

Police believe that students in the back of the truck set a chair on fire using hairspray. They were apparently trying to throw the burning chair out of the truck when it took off unexpectedly and Ports slipped and fell hitting his head on the pavement, NewsChannel5 reported.

"If they're dumb enough to attempt it. I'd never try anything like that," move fan Josh Glepko said.

In a statement from MTV/Paramount, moviemakers expressed their condolences to the friends and family of Ports. "No matter how a tragedy occurs, it's especially horrible when a young person is involved. And that the police report filed makes it clear this incident has no connection to any stunts performed on the 'Jackass' TV show or film."

 

[medjay]

Natural selection.

Maybe someday soon all the idiots will be weeded out and we can start making some progress in this world.

 

[islandman]

On MSNBC right now, there's a parents group demanding that the movie be pulled from all theatres immediately. They've also contacted lawyers to sue the movie company on behalf of the parents of the kid.

Yet another example of parents not taking responsibility for their kids. Never mind that the kid was an idiot to begin with.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

Yet another example of parents not taking responsibility for their kids.

dont you mean yet another example of the half assed shitty parenting being doled out to todays youth, or am I in the minority for feeling that way?

 

[theGatsby]

Dr. Darwin. Paging Dr Darwin. We have a new arrival for you.

 

[lovetoread]

He was 18, that is not a kid.

 

[brokenbrainwave]

He was 18, that is not a kid.

chronologically speaking nope, but most 18 yr olds are dumb as dirt.

 

[Carp]

Nothing more than a little chlorine in the gene pool.

 

[islandman]

dont you mean yet another example of the half assed shitty parenting being doled out to todays youth, or am I in the minority for feeling that way?

that too.

We should have some sort of test to determine whether two people can have kids. We give tests already to see who gets to go to college and grad school, drive a car, take out a loan, etc.

Why should having a child be any different?

 

[JerseyBoy]

can i have my happy meal super sized please?

 

[CoolidgEffect]

He was 18, that is not a kid.

It's definitely within the "I'm immortal" period.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

I did see this crap on the news this morning. They were trying to blame "Reality Movies" for teenagers doing these stupid things.

As a teenager and younger friends and I were doing plenty of stupid things long before "Reality Movies" were invented.

Maybe you could say it effects the super dumb ones that don't have the imagination to come up with these stunts on their own.

 

[batter]

Natural selection.

Maybe someday soon all the idiots will be weeded out and we can start making some progress in this world.

A clear example of why some animals eat their young!

 

[JazzManJim]

This article appears and we've not heard from Pannsy lately either.

Hmmmm......<ponders>

 

[Byron In Exile]

I don't understand how the stunt is necessarily connected to the accident. The truck took off and he fell out of it? He could have been doing anything.

 

[marksgirl]

I did see this crap on the news this morning. They were trying to blame "Reality Movies" for teenagers doing these stupid things.

As a teenager and younger friends and I were doing plenty of stupid things long before "Reality Movies" were invented.

Maybe you could say it effects the super dumb ones that don't have the imagination to come up with these stunts on their own.

So right, like drinking and driving has never been pulled!

 

[RawHumor]

I don't understand how the stunt is necessarily connected to the accident. The truck took off and he fell out of it? He could have been doing anything.

Yeah, but they only make money off of it if they can blame MTV or someone else with a large bank account.

 

[DarkAngel]

HA HA

 

[Mountain Man]

that too.

We should have some sort of test to determine whether two people can have kids. We give tests already to see who gets to go to college and grad school, drive a car, take out a loan , etc.

Why should having a child be any different?

Actually, you don't have to take a test...It is against the law to do that. The fair housing act forbids it.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

You don't have to fill out a loan application?

 

[Mountain Man]

You don't have to fill out a loan application?

You don't have to take a test

 

[brokenbrainwave]

but you do have to pass a credit report. That is a test of your character is it not?

 

[islandman]

Actually, you don't have to take a test...It is against the law to do that. The fair housing act forbids it.

The test I was referring to was the loan application itself. It is a test to see whether you're worthy or not.

 

[islandman]

but you do have to pass a credit report. That is a test of your character is it not?

Exactly. If we go to these lengths for a house, why not then for a child?

 

[Mountain Man]

but you do have to pass a credit report. That is a test of your character is it not?

No it's not...it's a check to see how well you pay off your debts on time. Whlie there are aspects of your character that go into a persond desire to pay off debts, it is not a judge of character.

I'm in the loan business.....I know far too many people who have 700+ creditratings who are too stupid to have children. but they can get a loan