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Originally Posted by Pazuzu

You guys are talking about the fact that the family seems to be railroading some neighborhood kids, right? Since you all read the LOCAL STORY that I linked, instead of the New York Post sensationalism crap? The LOCAL NEWS that said it seems to be unintentional, and caused by kids screwing around with gas and lighters? The only people claiming that it was intentional are the kids parents, who seem convinced that their kid is was only there to be beat up and made fun of, instead of actually maybe being buddies with these other kids?

If it turns out that the kids did burn him, then yes, I agree with you, but when the investigation is pointing otherwise, maybe we should not be discussing "moral compasses"...

We, of course, can't really know for sure, but this was in the article that you posted.

Tristyn Hatchett said Wednesday that a relative of one of the four or five boys present during the incident told her afterward that one boy had poured gasoline on Culp and another boy ignited it.
Also, she noted, "The other boys who were there have been telling kids at school that it was not an accident, that it was intentional."

Granted, that's not necessarily coming from an unbiased source.