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[-] MasterObee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Do you not think that someone can die from choking on a maple leaf?

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago

Possibly in the rarest of circumstances. Doesn't sound like a deadly weapon, though. And I've never heard of such case.

On the other hand, quick search shows these headlines:

  • 1-year-old boy accidentally shot by 4-year-old brother in Texas
  • 7-year-old accidentally shoots and kills 5-year-old in Kentucky
  • Jacksonville police: Boy, 8, accidentally shoots, kills sister, 5, injures neighbor, 4
  • 'Another tragic story': 3-year old girl accidentally shoots and kills 4-year-old sister in Houston
  • Family grieves after daughter accidentally shot to death by 7-years-old brother
  • 10-year-old charged with accidentally shooting his 12-year-old brother
  • 14-year-old boy accidentally shoots brother, 8, outside Oklahoma Walmart
  • Police: 14-Year-Old 'Accidentally Shoots' 12-Year-Old Brother In Choctaw
  • 5-year-old accidentally shoots, kills little sister in Indiana

This is just the first page of results and all of that is from 2023.

So, were you saying something about choking on maple leaves?

[-] MasterObee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'll keep asking the same question -

If these were knife accidents, would you support banning knives?

This sounds like parental neglect, and should be treated as such. The tool doesn't matter, it's the fact the parents neglected the safety of their kids.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago

And from now on I'll keep ignoring you unless you ask a different question, because I already answered that one.

[-] MasterObee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

You didn't answer the question. It's really simple:

If these were knife accidents, would you support banning knives?

[-] hypelightfly@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Wait, what happened to the maple leaf? That's not the same question.

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