NationStates Jolt Archive

Homeless Man Set on Fire in Boston
Sunday, March 05, 2006

BOSTON — A homeless man sleeping in a park was attacked early Sunday by two men who kicked him in the stomach and then set him on fire, police said.

No arrests were made and police gave no indication of what might have motivated the attack.

The 30-year-old homeless man, whose name was not released, told police he was awakened by the men kicking him in Langone Park in the city's North End.

He drifted back to sleep after the assault, but the men returned, drenched him with a flammable liquid and set his legs on fire, police said.

A 911 caller reported flames in the park, and firefighters found the man wrapped in a blanket after he had ripped off some of his burning clothes.

"He was shivering and was partially dressed," said police spokesman John Boyle.

The park is a short walk from a cluster of downtown bars.

The victim was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for burns to his legs.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186872,00.html

Absurd to say the least.

I thought we were going to build houses out of them.

Thats horrible.:mad:

That is so awful. People suck. :(

A Modest Proposal (http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/modest.html) maybe?

Boston's had a pretty severe surge in violent crime in the past few months, and as far as we can tell, neither the mayor or police know how to rectify the situation.

Boston's had a pretty severe surge in violent crime in the past few months, and as far as we can tell, neither the mayor or police know how to rectify the situation.

The answer must surely be more guns and more police brutality.

Ironically enough, the homeless are not counted as unemployed because they usually aren't actively seeking work.:p

On topic, this is terrible. I seriously hope they find these assholes and punish them severely...if it wern't unconstitutional I'd suggest a healthy beating followed by being set on fire.