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Calculating

(2,955 posts)
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 12:07 PM Oct 2016

Disabled child in coma after being set on fire by bullies

Last edited Thu Oct 6, 2016, 03:55 PM - Edit history (1)

Just awful beyond words. Another casualty of America's unchecked bullying epidemic. Our sick society considers bullying to almost be a rite of passage that you should endure while growing up. That's why I believe the issue is never taken seriously. Just think about it. Our society loves bullies. It's why people like Trump became popular. Rather then being seen as the abusive slime they are, certain segments of our society instead see them as 'winners' and 'go getters'.

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/crime/disabled-child-in-coma-after-being-set-on-fire-one-arrest-made/329491328

KERRVILLE -- A disabled child’s parents say that their son was intentionally set on fire. Now, one child is in custody facing serious charges.

The open field near Wallace Street in Kerrville is where Tanya Casper says that her nephew was lured, where one boy doused him with gasoline and another set him on fire.

The 10-year-old named Kayden is still in a medically induced coma as of Wednesday night.

“He wore a hearing aid, talked with a lisp… I mean, he was challenged from the get-go.” She said. “And for him to face this new challenge, it’s going to be overwhelming.
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Disabled child in coma after being set on fire by bullies (Original Post) Calculating Oct 2016 OP
Just another reminder that not every child in this world is a fucking "angel" CBGLuthier Oct 2016 #1
I do wonder Calculating Oct 2016 #3
No more and no less than many here think he should be crucified, burned and eaten alive. LanternWaste Oct 2016 #6
what about the parents of the bully? vlyons Oct 2016 #2
I read about this earlier today, and have the same reaction now. Tears. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #4
that poor child. may the perpetrators receive everything they deserve. niyad Oct 2016 #5
Those kids grow up MFM008 Oct 2016 #7
I hope they have a Go Fund Me account...I will donate. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #8
There is a Go Fund ME dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #9

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
1. Just another reminder that not every child in this world is a fucking "angel"
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 12:17 PM
Oct 2016

Far more horrific than the fact this was done TO a child is the fact this was done BY two other children. But I am sure many here think that with a little counseling these two evil shits will turn out just fine.

Calculating

(2,955 posts)
3. I do wonder
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 12:23 PM
Oct 2016

What motivated this particularly sick act. It goes well beyond normal bullying. I wonder if the two perps were reading some kind of nazi literature about how the disabled are a drain on society and need extermination. Just trying to think about where this evil might have come from to begin with. They might have also been getting psychically/sexually abused at home.

Either way, I don't want them out in society again. Life without parole would be a fitting punishment. I know they're 'only kids' but they set a handicapped boy on fire just to watch him burn. I don't want these two creeps out among normal people again.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
6. No more and no less than many here think he should be crucified, burned and eaten alive.
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 12:39 PM
Oct 2016

"I am sure many here think that with a little counseling these two evil shits will turn out just fine..."

No more and no less than many here think he should be crucified, burned and eaten alive, thus preventing anything like this from ever happening again.

(or more likely, we're both focusing on simplistic melodrama to better validate our own narratives and biases)

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
2. what about the parents of the bully?
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 12:22 PM
Oct 2016

How in the world do such parents ignore that their kid is a bully and potential murderer? What do you want to bet that one or both of those parents are bullys and there's daily physical, verbal, and emotional abuse in that home? Child protective services need to remove any other kids from that home. Yikes!

MFM008

(19,805 posts)
7. Those kids grow up
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 12:55 PM
Oct 2016

And become supporters of Trump and people like him. They relish the opportunity to bully or see someone else bully...maybe to death.
Any weaker creature , animals included.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
8. I hope they have a Go Fund Me account...I will donate.
Thu Oct 6, 2016, 02:57 PM
Oct 2016

As any mother would, no matter how old their child.

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