Don't snitch?

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/13/florida.teen.burned/index.html

Police: Juveniles laughed after setting 15-year-old on fire
* Story Highlights

* 15-year-old suffered second-degree burns over 80 percent of his body

* Three juveniles arrested Monday night, 2 others arrested Tuesday

* Police say one suspect apparently took bike to settle money dispute

* They say alleged victim set on fire after he reported theft and suspect was arrested

(CNN) -- Five juveniles were in custody Tuesday after a 15-year-old was intentionally set on fire at a Deerfield Beach, Florida, apartment complex, police said.

Michael Brewer suffered second-degree burns over 80 percent of his body. "He's in for a long, long recovery," Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti told reporters.

Three juveniles were arrested Monday night, hours after the incident, and two others were arrested Tuesday, sheriff's Sgt. Steve Feeley said.

"A couple of them last night were laughing about it," he said. "One of them arrested today seems genuinely sorry about it."

The youths all attend school together, police said, and Brewer apparently owed one of the suspects $40 for a video game and had not paid it. So the suspect allegedly stole the victim's father's bicycle, Feeley said. Brewer reported the bicycle stolen Sunday, and the suspect was arrested that day, taken to a detention center and released to his parents early Monday, police said. VideoWatch Lamberti describe the alleged motive »

Neither Brewer nor the suspect went to school Monday, and the victim was waiting at the apartment complex for his friends when the suspect and two other people approached him, Feeley said.

From what the suspects and witnesses have told police, the suspect yelled, "He's a snitch, he's a snitch" and "pour it on him." Another juvenile threw what police believe was rubbing alcohol on Brewer from a plastic jug and used a lighter to set him on fire, he said.

Witness Provindencia Maldenero told CNN affiliate WPLG, "I saw a kid throwing something at the other kid, and next thing you know, the kid was on fire. He was up in fire."

A resident used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames, and Brewer jumped into the complex's swimming pool, WPLG reported.

Malissa Durkee, the teen's sister, told WPLG on Monday night that her brother was in critical condition. Lamberti said Brewer is expected to be hospitalized for five months.

"In my 31 years -- I always say, 'it's the most heinous crime I've ever seen,' " Lamberti told reporters Tuesday. "This one fits in that category. The fact that a person would intentionally ignite another child on fire -- it's indescribable."

Brewer "reported somebody for stealing his dad's bike," the sheriff said. "That's what this comes down to. It's retaliation. They deliberately sought him out, poured alcohol on him and set him on fire. I can tell you there's no way to explain it, no way to rationalize it."

Police believe the three arrested Monday night took an "active role" in the incident, while the other two helped surround Brewer and prevented him from leaving, Feeley said.

He said authorities are hoping to interview Brewer on Wednesday or Thursday.

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[Street DreamsCC 10+ year member]

See shit like this makes me wish the system would get alittle more serious. They will get a light sentence cause of thier age or a decent lawyer.

The kid is screwed for life. Bad burns, scars, surgery, and whatever else.

 

[CMattox23 10+ year member]

that's bullshit...i wish they would take that a little more serious than they will

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

wow they should be burned as punishment.

 

[-Leister- 10+ year member]

Lmao!

Right there is an example of the real world these days.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Lmao!
Right there is an example of the real world these days.

Another shining example of the failure that is today's youth

 

[quins90lac 10+ year member]

like the shirts say STOP sniching or START dieing

 

[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

They are in florida, they might get nailed to the wall, and tried as adults. It depends on how far the media exposure goes, and if Deerfield wants to make an example out of them.

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

if they naggers they fukced

 

[timaishu 10+ year member]

who wants to bet they were black

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

who wants to bet they were black

beat me to it

 

[Annnarbor84 5,000+ posts]

Set the kids parents on fire for raising scumbags??

 

[slapperz 10+ year member]

You two are stupid black ppl? Grow up stupid ***** this is incineration not gun shots these are most likely white judging by the father with a motorcycle. Not father with a ol' school on 26's.

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

I'd say white just for how insane it was. Either way, it's all sorts of ****ed up. If the victim's family has some sense, they'll go after the ****s' families for medical bills. That many surgeries are going to be expensive.

And yes, it is the parents' fault. You failed in every aspect as a parent if your child ever thinks it's a good idea to set someone on fire.

 

[timaishu 10+ year member]

we should have equal punishment for crimes like this.

You set someone on fire. You get set on fire.

You murder. You get executed.

You chop of some dudes dick. Yours gets cut off to.