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N.H. man pleads guilty, fined $620 for explosion at gender reveal
DU threads from April, 2021:
• Explosion at gender reveal party rocks several towns
• Gender reveal explosion at New Hampshire quarry rattles towns in 2 states
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Source: Associated Press
Man pleads guilty, fined $620 for explosion at gender reveal
August 11, 2021
KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an explosive gender reveal party that was heard by nearby residents in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
As part of a plea deal reached Tuesday, Anthony Spinelli, of Kingston, was convicted and fined $620, of which $500 will be suspended for 12 months as long as he stays out out of trouble, according to court records.
Police in Kingston, a town not far from the Massachusetts state line, received reports in April of a loud explosion. They responded to a quarry, where people acknowledged holding a gender reveal party with explosives.
The explosive was 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of Tannerite, police said. The family thought the quarry would be the safest spot to detonate the explosive, which is typically sold over the counter as a target for firearms practice, police said.
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August 11, 2021
KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an explosive gender reveal party that was heard by nearby residents in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
As part of a plea deal reached Tuesday, Anthony Spinelli, of Kingston, was convicted and fined $620, of which $500 will be suspended for 12 months as long as he stays out out of trouble, according to court records.
Police in Kingston, a town not far from the Massachusetts state line, received reports in April of a loud explosion. They responded to a quarry, where people acknowledged holding a gender reveal party with explosives.
The explosive was 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of Tannerite, police said. The family thought the quarry would be the safest spot to detonate the explosive, which is typically sold over the counter as a target for firearms practice, police said.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-massachusetts-ffcfb1c71e42b6f4a157b23e84d0a680
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I'm sure some guy will chime in any second and tell me how wrong I am, but I have attended many baby showers. They used to be exclusively for women. I don't think men wanted to be involved during the 80s, 90s and 2000s.
I don't recall anyone ever blowing shit up until the last 5 or 10 years. We women ate cake, played painfully stupid games, opened presents, and (if lucky enough to have a considerate host) drank alcohol.
But now that men are more involved in the celebrations, which I think is generally a good thing if dad isn't a redneck, suddenly we have an epidemic of dumb shits with explosives.
I don't recall anyone ever blowing shit up until the last 5 or 10 years. We women ate cake, played painfully stupid games, opened presents, and (if lucky enough to have a considerate host) drank alcohol.
But now that men are more involved in the celebrations, which I think is generally a good thing if dad isn't a redneck, suddenly we have an epidemic of dumb shits with explosives.
