Two teens charged with starting Tennessee fire

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

I certainly hope they get charged as adults, not minors - killing 14 people and millions of dollars in damage - where on earth are these kids' parents?

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

What were they thinking to do such an evil act?

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

I just heard that. I hope they get charged as adults, too. I live in East TN and could smell the fires from my home. I'm about an hour away from Gatlinburg. These fires have just been devastating.

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Puppy Lips · ‎05-09-2010

@hoosieroriginal wrote:
I certainly hope they get charged as adults, not minors - killing 14 people and millions of dollars in damage - where on earth are these kids' parents?

Even the best parents can have kids that do dumb things. I would not be so quick to blame the parents. That being said, this is a very sad situation for everyone, the kids included.

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Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

Where were the parents? I would think they get charge with not keeping an eye on their children/minors. Get em all involved with charges and maybe it would set an example for many other to keep a tighter watch on their offspring.

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2blonde · ‎03-10-2010

I wonder how they caught them. Even a teenager should know better than to start a fire. Kids just have too much time on their hands.

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hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

@2blonde wrote:
I wonder how they caught them. Even a teenager should know better than to start a fire. Kids just have too much time on their hands.

@2blonde - kids like this brag about their feats - hopefully someone they bragged to turned them in. And I agree - they have too much tiime on their hands. Heaven forbid they do something good with their time.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

How old were they?

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

@cherry wrote:
How old were they?

@cherry - I said teens, but they actually said juveniles - not sure - they're not saying much since they are juveniles. Just a shame so many people lost their lives and so many people lost their homes from kids making foolish decisions.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I wonder if it was with purpose or by carelessness. Either way, same end result.

If it was purposeful I would want a harsher punishment, but carelessness is something that I cannot stand so that would still be punishable, in my world anyway.

If it was some kind of freak accident, that's another thing entirely.