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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/teenagers-poured-gasoline-boy-walking-home-school-set-fire-cops-article-1.1033062

A 13-year-old boy who police say was doused with gasoline and lit on fire last week while walking home from school is recovering from first-degree burns to his face and head.

The boy was just two blocks from his home in Kansas City Tuesday when two teenagers began to follow him and then attacked him, his mother, Melissa Coon, said.

Police have described the suspects as black 16-year-olds, while the victim is white.

"We were told it's a hate crime," Coon told KTLA.

"They rushed him on the porch as he tried to get the door open," Coon told KMBC. "(One of them) poured the gasoline, then flicked the Bic, and said, 'This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve, white boy.'"

She believes the students also attend East High School with her son, and said he will not be returning to the school. She also told KMBC her traumatized family plans now plans to move.

"My 5-year-old came in and asked me, 'Mom, am I going to get set on fire today?'" Coon said. "I was in tears."

 

[Maleficence]

Well that sucks, but I don't see how this is a good starter for a discussion.

 

[Emerson]

Horrible. He's lucky all he got were first degree burns though.

 

[McNei1y]

what the fuck.

Poor kid.

 

[Escape Goat]

holy crap. Poor kids.

 

[SmokyDave]

That's fucking messy, I hope he recovers ASAP.

 

[Neptune]

Black kids attacking a white kid whose last name is Coon. There's a tasteless joke buried in there somewhere...

 

[LeroyPantwether]

came expecting florida, dissapointed/suprised

 

[Palmer_v1]

Well that sucks, but I don't see how this is a good starter for a discussion.

You're going to catch some heat for making puns about this tragedy.

 

[LordCanti]

Black kids attacking a white kid whose last name is Coon. There's a tasteless joke buried in there somewhere...

I was going to hold them back...but...

Actually no, I'm going to keep them to myself.

Shit gets real in Kansas City.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

In my opinion, the homeowner didn't go far enough. Besides setting the intruder on fire, I would've severed one of his limbs. If you don't want to get hurt, don't mess with other people's property. It's as simple as that, and anyone who wouldn't've maimed the kid is unamerican and doesn't really love his family.

 

[gcubed]

first degree only? lucked out (sorta i guess, lucked out would have been not being set on fire)

 

[Wazzim]

Inexcusable, I hope the kid recovers from his wounds.

 

[Derwind]

Wow that's fucking terrible.... this is a serious hate crime....

 

[Messypandas]

"We were told it's a hate crime," Coon told KTLA.

Thats a real unfortunate name

 

[freenudemacusers]

Well that sucks, but I don't see how this is a good starter for a discussion.

why don't you bic on someone your own size

 

[Maleficence]

You're going to catch some heat for making puns about this tragedy.

You're a terrible human being.

 

[Switters]

Black kids attacking a white kid whose last name is Coon. There's a tasteless joke buried in there somewhere...

Yeah, I think the entire article is ban bait. Poor kid.

 

[reKon]

You're going to catch some heat for making puns about this tragedy.

-_-

 

[LordCanti]

In my opinion, the homeowner didn't go far enough. Besides setting the intruder on fire, I would've severed one of his limbs. If you don't want to get hurt, don't mess with other people's property. It's as simple as that, and anyone who wouldn't've maimed the kid is unamerican and doesn't really love his family.

Wut?

 

[xbhaskarx]

In my opinion, the homeowner didn't go far enough. Besides setting the intruder on fire, I would've severed one of his limbs. If you don't want to get hurt, don't mess with other people's property. It's as simple as that, and anyone who wouldn't've maimed the kid is unamerican and doesn't really love his family.

I'm assuming this is a reference to something else but I am unable to figure it out....

 

[DemiMatt]

 

[SpectreFire]

Wonder what the kid do to deserve that.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Monsters.

 

[Sol..]

I wanna know more about the history between the victim and the kids at school with a name like that.

 

[Something Wicked]

The kid is quite lucky to only have 1st degree burns.

The ones who committed the crime should be tried as adults and sent to prison for a few years... and give them an extra couple years for it being a hate crime.

 

[GamerSoul]

How the fuck can you just do that to somebody?

 

[krae_man]

He got gasoline poured on him and lit on fire and he only got 1st degree burns?

Very lucky. The idiots who did that to him are lucky too.

 

[FootballFan]

That is messed up, what goes through ones head to even think about doing this?

 

[SmokyDave]

Wonder what the kid do to deserve that.

I don't think there is anything you can do to 'deserve' this sort of thing. I hope you're being sarcastic.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Ugh.

 

[carpediemdp]

So fucked up. So sad.

BTW, and OT, was this on purpose?

 

[weekend_warrior]

That's an unfortunate last name.

 

[BobTheFork]

His last name is Coon, huh.

 

[LyleLanley]

I don't think there is anything you can do to 'deserve' this sort of thing. I hope you're being sarcastic.

I think he meant that he wants to know why the attackers thought the victim deserved it.

 

[Mordeccai]

I would attempt to post something witty here.... but I fear that this thread will become a trap for bans. So I'm just going to say being lit on fire sucks.

 

[Like the hat?]

one time a kid threw a mix of bleach and cleaners and hotsauce in my eyes as I walked home from school.

 

[Barrett2]

Welp, that's terrible. Hopefully they try the perpetrators as adults.

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

Reminds me of this:

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2009/10/teens_douse_15-year-old_michae.php

 

[akira28]

Gasoline is nasty business. What the fuck is wrong with people? That's some lack of understanding of your actions type shit. 24 hr re-education, an then punishment begins.

 

[DY_nasty]

That's really, really fucked up...

but damn that is one lucky kid to get off with nothing worse than 1st degree burns.

 

[freenudemacusers]

one time a kid threw a mix of bleach and cleaners and hotsauce in my eyes as I walked home from school.

was there a reason for this (not that it would be justified but you know what i mean), and did it damage your eyes long-term?

 

[Conciliator]

God, that's fucked...hope they get some serious time for that. They're lucky the kid didn't die.

 

[CornBurrito]

Inb4 somebody seriously asserts that sociopathic behavior in teenagers is something that has only started happening since the 2000s.

 

[RivalCore]

I wonder how long it would take (emotionally and mentally) to recover from having something like that happen to you. It sounds horrific.

Glad to hear the kid managed to survive at least

 

[Prez]

Guys, learn to read. His mother's last name is Coon and I assume the boy has his father's last name.

 

[Like the hat?]

was there a reason for this (not that it would be justified but you know what i mean), and did it damage your eyes long-term?

because i was white and fat. no lasting damage thankfully.

 

[this guy]

Only first degree? Hopefully his face heals up fine then. It would be awful to have to be disfigured as well from such an incident.

 

[Joel Was Right]

What kind of sick mind conjures the idea of pouring gasoline on a 13 year old? Poor kid may never recover psychologically. Couple of people on Twitter holding Obama responsible for this.

I want off this planet

 

[Himynameischris]

Wow only first degree burns that's "lucky" I guess, they must have just sprayed him really fast.