Teen sets self on fire during theft

[Hyperion]

Bolding added near end of article to highlight the point of my amusement.

Boy Sets Self on Fire in Alleged Gas Theft

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - A teenage boy accidentally set himself on fire early Wednesday morning after allegedly trying to siphon gas from a firefighter's car.

Police first learned of the injury after a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy claimed that someone had thrown gasoline on the 17-year-old at the Common Cents service station and lit him on fire, said Lt. Rod Hauge.

The boy was taken to the hospital with second- and third-degree burns on his legs. Police were called to the hospital to investigate the incident and later learned that the 17-year-old spilled gas on his pants while siphoning gas. He then used a lighter to try to determine how wet his pants were and set himself of fire, Hague said.

Both boys have been ticketed with larceny, Hauge said.

[Xandra]

the 17-year-old spilled gas on his pants while siphoning gas. He then used a lighter to try to determine how wet his pants were and set himself of fire

And to think, I had such high hopes for the intelligence of my age group.

[Skynetmain]

Who needs divine retribution when the offender is dumb enough to punish themself?

[____amanda]

It just proves that are society is getting dumber and dumber by the hour.

[theonlysaneone]

:roflol:
It just proves that are society is getting dumber and dumber by the hour.

NO! When people like this accidentally kill themselves, it increases the average IQ of the human race.

[Asthaloth]

Can I play Devils Advocate?
good.

So it's funny when a Human being, who -Inspite of what you want to believe is smarter than any other animal on this earth- seriously injures himself.
But when Somone kills an animal to eat and cloth himself (relatively speaking ofcourse) Hes a murderer who should be strung up by his loins and flogged.

Interesting group you Humans.

[Ski]

That has got to be the stupidest idea since the guy that tried to rob a bank with a uniformed police officer in line just ahead of him.

[TDG]

Natural selection's obviously not trying hard enough if somebody can do something that stupid and survive

[WIS]

Whomever did that should be in a Warner Bros Cartoon.

[Hil]

Whomever did that should be in a Warner Bros Cartoon.

...Or a new show on Fox primetime, lol.

[theonlysaneone]

That has got to be the stupidest idea since the guy that tried to rob a bank with a uniformed police officer in line just ahead of him.

It wasn't a bank. The guy tried to rob a donut shop.

[Drake Redcrest]

So it's funny when a Human being, who -Inspite of what you want to believe is smarter than any other animal on this earth- seriously injures himself.
But when Somone kills an animal to eat and cloth himself (relatively speaking ofcourse) Hes a murderer who should be strung up by his loins and flogged.

Pretty much, yes. ^_^

People are just getting pathetic. I mean, why would you hold a lighter up to your pants? Surely you can tell how wet they are by, perhaps, touching them? Another thing, why would you take a lighter with you to steal gas? It's so sad when natural selection fails.

[Snippy]

Can I play Devils Advocate?
good.

So it's funny when a Human being, who -Inspite of what you want to believe is smarter than any other animal on this earth- seriously injures himself.
But when Somone kills an animal to eat and cloth himself (relatively speaking ofcourse) Hes a murderer who should be strung up by his loins and flogged.

Interesting group you Humans.

I think the point is that the human was doing something to deserve it but the animal was innocent.

[Jens]

well obviously there's more to the story (or they were seriously drunk)

IMO it happened something like this:

Dude1: Hey! Wanna bet you're too afraid to put yourself on fire?
Dude2: What? Are you crazy, I aint gonna do that!
Dude1: Here's 150 $!
Dude2: *puts self on fire*
Dude1: Wow that's cool!
Dude2: AAAH! Call an ambulance!
Dude1: Too chicken to do it yourself?
Dude2: ... *still on fire*
Dude1: *calls an ambulance*

[jellyoflight]

Haha, what a moron