The parents were terribly lax in this instance. This probably was not the first inkling they have gotten that their kid has a firebug problem.So the responsible thing for a parent to do when they catch their kid playing with fire is to ... ? Maybe take him to the local detention center for lifetime warehousing. Take themselves to jail knowing they will be lax parents if their resourceful child ever does it again?
Some kids are more of a struggle than others. Deciding the parents were "terribly lax" without knowing the real situation is a little quick on the draw, don't ya think?
Get yourself together, “free thinker.” This kid started the fire in his own back yard. Evidently he felt uninhibited enough to do this in his own yard. The parents certainly should have known that their child was enthralled with fire. He was 10 or 11, this propensity just didn’t happen overnight. These parents don’t seem to even know who or what there child is capable of. That is poor parenting.