Gov. Snyder takes heat for new firework law after loud night

By Steve Neavling

“Celebrate the birth of your country by blowing up a small portion of it.” – The Simpsons

Boom, boom, bang. Boom.

All day. All night.

It was the first Fourth of July since Gov. Rick Snyder legalized louder, more powerful fireworks. Revelers celebrated by firing off a seemingly endless supply of ear-splitting explosives.

The auditory onslaught deafened the spirits of many metro Detroiters who couldn’t sleep or were on constant edge.

By the dozens, frazzled people bombarded Snyder’s Twitter account with complaints, sarcastic banter and some odd comparisons.

Here is a sampling:

@onetoughnerd 3rd night in a row your now legal fireworks are keeping me awake! It's 12:30am! And 2 buildings burnt down by them in my area

— Hardware (@gluehuffer) July 5, 2012

Thanks @onetoughnerd for letting every Tom, Dick & Harry in my subdivision think they're a pro pyro guy. #4hoursoffireworks

— Deanna Rose (@DeannaRoseWrite) July 5, 2012

http://twitter.com/dennyg1852/status/220734143103909888

http://twitter.com/andyhannum/status/220733891147866113

Dear @onetoughnerd: First you reduce money for firefighters & then in these crazy dry conditions, you don't restrict fireworks. #brilliance

— Julie tweets, sometimes… (@juliedutch) July 5, 2012

Dear @onetoughnerd: The next time you think about signing a law allowing more fireworks, please come hang out at my house at 11pm July 3rd.

— Matt Friedman (@mattfrieds) July 4, 2012

also? this new "blow up all the things" law? I hate it. and so do my sleeping kids. @onetoughnerd

— Katie Sluiter (@ksluiter) July 5, 2012

http://twitter.com/MikeH5856/status/220841194127761409

  fireworks, july 4, steve

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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