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[–] MasterObee@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?