Homeless Man Set Ablaze

by Danny Sullivan on October 13, 2008

in America, Rants

A sad story from reading the Los Angeles Times this weekend. A homeless man was doused by someone with gasoline, set alight and died. Who does something like this? Set someone on fire for kicks? Moreover, it’s a sad tale of a man who not only was down on his luck but apparently didn’t beg, didn’t ask for anything and even tried to minimize his presence if he thought some people might be offended by his smell. The LA Times has a really touching account from those who knew him. At least we now know his name. Such inhumanity.

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