Blog #2

Boy Burned Alive

A 15 year old teen from south Florida experienced something which most people would find shocking but also amazed that someone could survive such a horrible act. Michael Brewer lived his life like any other teen his aged and even the occasional borrowing money from someone. Michael owned one of the suspects, who attended the same school, money for a video game. Therefore, in return the suspect stole Michael's father's bicycle for the money. Right after he noticed his dad's bicycle was missing he reported it to the police as stolen. Landing the suspect in a detention center. The suspect was released early Monday; therefore, Michael and the suspect did not attend school that day. Later that day the suspect spotted Michael and approached him with his friends. The suspect and his friends poured on him rubbing alcohol then light him on fire. A resident spotted the burning teen and put out the flames with a fire extinguisher. Then the the victim jumped in the pool of the apartment complex. He was taken immediately to the hospital with severe burns to most of his body. All I have to say is that the suspects were hypercritical. They should have know better than to set on fire a living human being for $40 or any type of money. I totally feel sympathy for Michael and his family .

www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/13/florida.teen.burned/index.html