Probably a troll. Dick Foreman at Cocks Net? LOL

so I just hooked the red
wire to the green screw.

Why?

Maybe I will just let it hang out of the wall since
it works that way but want to find out why.

Connecting a hot wire to a ground screw. What did you expect would happen?

If by some small chance it it's not a troll I'd say it's solid proof how
you got your job as Foreman of Dicks.