The teenage squabble involved a video game and a bicycle. It blossomed into revenge during a chance encounter and ended in the near-fatal torching of a 15-year-old boy, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
Some of the teens charged in the attack laughed when investigators confronted them, the sheriff's office said.
Four 15-year-old boys and one 13-year-old accosted Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach, Fla., accusing him of being a snitch for calling the cops on their leader, whom the sheriff's office identified as the local bully.
Brewer tried to leave, but the gang doused him with alcohol and set him on fire, authorities said. Flames burned 80% of his body, especially his torso and arms, and seared off much of his hair, including his eyebrows, family members said.
Some of the teens charged in the attack laughed when investigators confronted them, the sheriff's office said.
Four 15-year-old boys and one 13-year-old accosted Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach, Fla., accusing him of being a snitch for calling the cops on their leader, whom the sheriff's office identified as the local bully.
Brewer tried to leave, but the gang doused him with alcohol and set him on fire, authorities said. Flames burned 80% of his body, especially his torso and arms, and seared off much of his hair, including his eyebrows, family members said.
These are just a few examples of kids that have gotten out of control and either killed or maimed another person... Should these kids not only be charged as adults but also face the death penalty like the adults do... They want to commit these crimes because they feel that there are no consequences for their actions.. And in this country there really isn't... They are sent to prison and in some cases when they turn 18 they are released.. On other if they are charged as adults they will do life.. But that means that now we the tax payers are paying for them for the rest of their lives. Once again not paying the proper price for their crimes.. I think that if a couple of these kids are made to pay the ultimate price for their crimes others would think twice before they go out and do the same.. Crime for teens would lose its luster . And you would see crimes committed by teens go way down...
