Does This Look Like The Face Of A Guy Who Got Arrested For Shooting Off Fireworks And Told The Cops "This Is America" With A Blunt In His Mouth?

DES MOINES, Iowa (KWQC) – A Des Moines man is facing charges for shooting off fireworks after police say they had warned him to stop. Quinnlan R. O’Meara, 22, is charged with using fireworks, public intoxication, and disorderly conduct. Police received a noise complaint around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 3, 2016. When they arrived at a Pleasant St. apartment complex, officers say they heard fireworks going off and saw O’Meara holding fireworks. Police confiscated the fireworks and told O’Meara he would be going to jail if he shot off more. Soon after officers left, they were called back to the complex because of more complaints. Officers returned to find O’Meara walking out of his apartment “holding a firework in one hand and a lighter in the other.” A police report says O’Meara told officers he planned to light a roman candle from his front door. O’Meara also told officers that when he got out of jail he was going to light another firework “with a blunt in his mouth because this is America.”

First things first. It is beyond stupid that it’s illegal to shoot off fireworks in Iowa. It’s been that way since I was born and it continues to be the dumbest law ever. Let us shoot off fireworks. We live in fucking Iowa. I love it here but there’s not a ton to do. Why rob us of the joy of roman candles and bottle rockets? The fact that some states allow fireworks and others don’t is peak stupidity. So I agree with Cheech on this one. This is America. Land of the free, home of the brave and people who like to blow shit up. I will say this, shooting off fireworks as a kid was more fun since it was illegal. It’s like before you turn 21 and are using a fake ID. There’s a certain rush that goes along with that that goes away when you turn 21. Same with shooting off fireworks in Iowa. You gotta shoot’em off then run away cause the cops show up 110% of the time. However, there’s gotta be better things for them to do than chasing down teenage Trent or arresting that blunt-smoking guy above.

Sneaky best part of the whole thing

Police say when they asked O’Meara to take a preliminary breathalyzer test, he responded “that he would take a preliminary go [expletive] yourself test.”