Teens Charged As Adults In Burning of Another Teen

In a story released by ABC News, http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/florida-teens-adults-burned-boy-case/story? 3 out of 5 of the teenagers accused of burning another teen have been charged as adults.

According to the story the victim owed one of the defendants $40 for a video game. When the victim failed to pay the $40, 5 teenagers then took it upon themselves to light the victim on fire. According to reports 3 of the 5 teenagers will be charged with second degree attempted murder, a felony, and the other two teens that were involved in the attack will face a lesser charge of aggravated battery. The victim is still in very critical condition, with 65% of his body covered with burns.

What in God's name is happening with our youth? How can our children ever come up with the idea of committing a crime so severe? Where were the parents during all of this?

I have to really put a lot of emphasis on the last question. Has today's society become so economically straped that parents cannot or will not take the necessary time to make sure that their kids have a sense of what is right and what is wrong. I know that in today's world both parents have to work and I also realize that many homes in today's society are one parent families. Cry me a flippin river. Both of my parent's worked long hours and at one time my parents were actually seperated. But guess what, they still taught me and my younger brother the difference between right and wrong. Now I am not blaming the parents for the terrible act. There is no way that a parent can keep an eye on the children 24/7. However, if your kid has been taught right from wrong, then some of these crimes would not ever take place.

When I read this story I felt both sadness and outrage. I felt sadness for the victim who will be forever scarred both physically and emotionally. That is if the victim even lives. There is still a chance that the victim will not even survive. Then I felt outrage. These teens burned this kid over a $40 video game!!! A video game!!! I hope that with every fiber of my being these kids spend the rest of their lives in prison. That sentence in itself will not even be enough "hell" for the assailants. The victim, if he survives, will always be in his own private "hell." And for what? A $40 video game.