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Man lit on fire while sleeping on sidewalk couch
CTV.ca ^ | Sun Oct. 11 2009 | Staff

Posted on 10/12/2009 3:15:58 AM PDT by canuck_conservative

A man was lit on fire Saturday night after he fell asleep on a sidewalk couch, Vancouver police said.

The man was sent to the hospital with minor burns to his chest and wrist.

No one has been arrested.

According to police, the 26-year-old New Westminster man had been drinking when he stumbled across a couch near Commercial Drive and East Fifth Avenue. He decided to take a nap.

At 11:40 p.m., a witness saw three men spray some type of fluid on the sleeping man and light him on fire, police said.

The witness ran to help and got into a brief fight with the three men. Another witness came over to help, and the three suspects ran off.

One suspect is a white man between 25 and 40, stands 6 to 6-2, and has a bald or shaved head. He was wearing all black and had tattoos on his arms.

The other two suspects are white men. They were wearing all black and had piercings.

(Excerpt) Read more at ctvbc.ctv.ca ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: couch; fire; publicsleeping; zzzzzz
The hazards of sleeping in public.

This is why people invented houses.

(Hey it's a slow news nite)

1 posted on 10/12/2009 3:15:58 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

Shaved heads, tattoes, and piercing. Sounds like an outstanding bunch, but don’t pass out on a filthy coach in a bad part of town.


2 posted on 10/12/2009 3:18:39 AM PDT by mefistofelerevised
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To: canuck_conservative
the 26-year-old New Westminster man had been drinking when he stumbled across a couch near Commercial Drive and East Fifth Avenue. He decided to take a nap.

:)
3 posted on 10/12/2009 3:22:13 AM PDT by allmost
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To: mefistofelerevised

One could catch some diseases by passing out on a filthy coach. Ick.


4 posted on 10/12/2009 3:26:33 AM PDT by GnuHere
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To: GnuHere

4 losers all the way around, but setting a drunk on fire is demented.


5 posted on 10/12/2009 3:50:48 AM PDT by mefistofelerevised
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To: canuck_conservative

Trying to kill winos and bums is really manly.


6 posted on 10/12/2009 4:16:17 AM PDT by Dallas59 (No To O)
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To: Blue Jays
In an extremely rare departure from typical crime reporting, reporters were able to share the skin color of the alleged perps.
This will be helpful towards catching the criminals and is often not available to the public at large.


7 posted on 10/12/2009 4:27:49 AM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: canuck_conservative

And here I thought this must have happened in Morgantown, West Virginia, where they have a nasty habit of burning couches after their college football team wins the game.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-09-27-roundup_x.htm


8 posted on 10/12/2009 5:25:36 AM PDT by Canedawg (FUBO)
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To: canuck_conservative
One suspect is a white man between 25 and 40, stands 6 to 6-2, and has a bald or shaved head. He was wearing all black and had tattoos on his arms. ... The other two suspects are white men. They were wearing all black and had piercings.

Pirates on shore leave?

9 posted on 10/12/2009 6:16:35 AM PDT by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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To: canuck_conservative

I’ve never been anyplace where they had couches on the sidewalks. I’ve seen a few couches on porches in neighborhoods I’d usually avoid. Can’t imagine someplace where people drag their couches out to the sidewalk.


10 posted on 10/12/2009 7:19:56 AM PDT by Kenton
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To: canuck_conservative

Hold muh 40 ouncer, mabel. I got to go extinguish the neighbor again.


11 posted on 10/12/2009 10:01:26 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: canuck_conservative

Build a man a fire and he stays warm for a night.
Set a man on fire and he stays warm for the rest of his life.


12 posted on 10/12/2009 10:03:29 AM PDT by dfwgator
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