[Williams]

Yes. You don't even know the details. I assume there was some sort of "protection" from the fire that didn't work. Kids and adults often do stupid things, and i think the really stupid and arrogant A*****s on Free Republic are the ones that enjoy not only laughing at tragedy, but actually angrily go on how the stupid kid "deserved it." easy to say until it happens to your kid or nephew. And anybody who answers and says they would say the same about their own kid or nephew is in my estimation a creep or a liar.

Maybe you're all 45 years old but as I have aged and have an 11 year old, I get the feeling that many people at FR are spoiled "kids" who have no idea what real suffering means to real people. Go check how long I've been on FR if that rings your bells.

[IYAS9YAS]

In my family, if you get hurt, they laugh first at the stupidity that caused the hurt and then ask if you're ok. My wife has gotten used to this. To quote my Dad, "The wage of stupidity is pain."

I feel no sympathy for these idiots who do this or for the parents whose children (read unsupervised misreants) do this. When I was in my teens, I had responsibilities after school that kept me busy until my parents came home. The problem is, these kids' parents don't know where they are half the time and don't care...unless, of course, something happens to their precious and they can sue.

[SunStar]

I have aged and have an 11 year old, I get the feeling that many people at FR are spoiled "kids" who have no idea what real suffering means to real people.

I am quite sure that your 11 year old won't be the next in a long line of "Jackass" emulators. I'm sure you are a good parent. It's just that this story keeps happening. If someone is that stupid to set themselves on fire after it's been done over and over, they certainly do, in a sense, deserve it. No need to be offended or try to offend me. Have a great day!

[af_vet_rr]

Maybe you're all 45 years old but as I have aged and have an 11 year old,

Maybe we are A******s for laughing at it, but then again most of us taught our kids about the dangers of fire at an early age and not to do such idiotic things.

14 years old is not the age for somebody to be learning that fire can be dangerous.