What's with all the fireworks these days?

[TiggrToo]

Appreciating that we're getting to prime firework season here in the US, that aside, there has been a huge pickup of random fireworks these last few weeks in our neighborhood.

Now I'm reading that is not just here in SW Ohio - other parts of the country seem to be affected by this.

What gives here? For us it's been relentless these past 3 weeks. Every single night some idiotic brainless moron feels the need to let rip with bangers and rockets until sometimes past midnight.

The fact that all this is 100% illegal in Ohio is neither here nor there.

Anyone else getting this?

 

[ThisBougieLife]

It's been relentless here in the Bay Area too. It began here right at the start of the George Floyd protests and hasn't let up. I do think there is a connection, but I find it interesting that it's so mystifying and no one can seem to explain who is actually behind it.

 

[compwiz1202]

I know people from Allentown PA have been complaining. The part that make no sense are the people who say they are legal. Doesn't matter if they are being done when a noise ordinance is in effect. Not that it matters if no one enforces it.

 

[C DM]

There's also this: https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...-summer-2020-conspiracy-theory-police/613450/

 

[JagRunner]

Nothing in my neighborhood until last night....it will last for a week during the 4th.

 

[JamesMike]

In part, I think people have too much time on their hands and are looking for a diversion.

 

[jbachandouris]

I heard what I thought was fireworks this morning. Since I was driving and it was behind me, I decided to quickly get out of there. Didn't want to take a chance that it was something other than fireworks.

 

[1042686]

Undoubtedly with a nation full of bored kids out of school, the second fireworks could easily be bought, they would get busy firing them off

 

[Gregg2]

Undoubtedly with a nation full of bored kids out of school...

And out of work. (Some people never grow up.) But, where are they getting the $ to spend on pyrotechnics?