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Homeless man dies after being set ablaze

msnbc.msn.com — A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday.

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  • DearSergio, on 10/11/2008, -9/+335"To murder somebody who's probably suffering from mental illness issues and not bothering anyone — just a poor wretch on the street — you've got to be a soulless nitwit to do something like this," he said.

    Wow. I wouldn't use the word 'nitwit', maybe 'heartless prick'
  • nerddtvg, on 10/11/2008, -4/+291This is utterly cruel and beyond reason. I hope they find who did this and get some justice.
  • 4vector, on 10/12/2008, -40/+304How can someone afford to do this with gas being so expensive.
  • thelastknowngod, on 10/12/2008, -6/+241i actually knew a guy in Philly who set a homeless guy on fire. hes serving a life sentence now...

    these people should be shot.
  • GoKings, on 10/12/2008, -6/+195What the ***** is wrong with people?
  • SOhp101, on 10/12/2008, -2/+153or set on fire.
  • Haoie, on 10/12/2008, -3/+152Don't mistreat the homeless.

    You might end up like them sooner than you think.
  • inotocracy, on 10/12/2008, -2/+131If you RTFA it stated he never begged for money or bothered anyone in 20 years. Even if he did ask for spare change, it doesn't change the fact that he was a HUMAN BEING.
  • epilogue, on 10/11/2008, -3/+106wow what a horrible way to die.
  • manzplan, on 10/11/2008, -3/+74very troubling indeed that somebody would feel the need to do this to another person
  • zenatek, on 10/12/2008, -3/+65What the hell is wrong with you?!?
  • temujin2012, on 10/12/2008, -3/+60Um, if you've got even the slightest bit of compassion, you'd give a *****.

    Nobody deserves to be set on fire, regardless of circumstances.
  • psevium, on 10/12/2008, -0/+55Shot with flaming arrows?
  • itsbob, on 10/12/2008, -4/+59I hope they catch the *****
  • analyzinglife, on 10/12/2008, -6/+61Pure evil.

    Someone would have to be pure evil to do such a horrendous thing to another fellow human being.

    Heartbreaking story
  • chowda, on 10/12/2008, -2/+55Man, I hope that's sarcasm.... I'm not a big fan of "freeloaders" either... but burning someone alive... or thinking those people are less than human is just sick.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2008, -13/+62***** you.
  • dshPls, on 10/12/2008, -5/+50GTFO, this isn't a political issue, keep that ***** to relevant stories.
  • Ibox, on 10/12/2008, -1/+40having a heart attack n your 80's while having sex with a 20 something goddess.
  • BTConan, on 10/12/2008, -0/+39I probably would have used stronger language than that, but I get your point.
  • str1fe, on 10/12/2008, -0/+38I don't know about there, but gas has tanked a dollar a gallon in the past week where I live.
  • newbill123, on 10/12/2008, -4/+40I was in McDonald's which was very crowded with football traffic. The manager was berating the french fry shoveler because he had fallen too far behind and all of their machines were beeping at them as being too slow.

    More fries came ready and the manager "helps out" by dumping them out under the heat lamp to be salted. But fries coming out of hot oil don't fall straight and a number of them hit the fry shoveler on his arm. The curdling scream of that guy from the small amount of hot grease and fries (that weren't aflame) was enough to make you swear off the little potato sticks forever. The manager takes over the shoveling and I'm sure none of the drive through customers were aware of the human skin required for their side dish.

    I can't imagine someone who could do this to a human. Hopefully memories of the smell and screams will drive the kid insane.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2008, -0/+35that is horrible.

    same thing happened in a town where i used to live. a 12 year old girl set a homeless woman on fire, she survived, thankfully. I can't remember what the 12 year old got, I think all she had to do was attend some therapy sessions or some *****.
  • bunji, on 10/12/2008, -2/+36Careful about poking karma with a stick there, sport.
    Also, feel free to go say that to the faces of some homeless vets. I'll even hold your ascot for you.
  • sgtbutterscotch, on 10/12/2008, -1/+33smothering by marshmallows
  • inactive, on 10/12/2008, -5/+36Another instance that makes me wish that the death penalty for murderers was death by the same way they killed their victims.
  • magamiako, on 10/12/2008, -0/+31Where the hell you all live it's still $3.40 here!
  • nmanguy, on 10/12/2008, -3/+34What the hell are you talking about?
  • rhudgins32, on 10/12/2008, -1/+29What are you gonna do, digg him down to death?
  • MrSteamTank, on 10/12/2008, -2/+30Well the only problem is the "being set ablaze" part. If he just died I'm sure nobody would care. However, if someone is lighting people on fire then it should be a cause for worry.
  • manbeef, on 10/12/2008, -1/+27***** you.
  • apathetique, on 10/12/2008, -1/+26I'm sure there are more pleasant ways to die than burning to death... perhaps in your bed with your loved ones by your side?
  • chowda, on 10/12/2008, -1/+26"Yes officer, I burnt him alive... he was just a stupid digger..."

    "Oh, no problem then.. who brought marshmallows?"

    idiot
  • uncleosbert, on 10/12/2008, -0/+24@stradf
    man, you make some ***** jokes.
  • Volatile36, on 10/12/2008, -6/+29I know this is Digg and all, but someone died. You could show the slightest modicum of respect, you know...
  • hitkaiser, on 10/12/2008, -9/+30May allah curse you for wishing pain on others
  • nedzeve, on 10/12/2008, -0/+21It's irrelevant whether or not the guy "bothered" anyone. Nobody deserves to be burned to death. Nobody.
  • nofate2029, on 10/12/2008, -1/+22Hey how about we set YOU on fire and not care about it??
  • inactive, on 10/12/2008, -2/+22This is a true situation where the punishment should fit the crime. Set that mother ***** on fire and see how he likes it.
  • Slade605, on 10/12/2008, -1/+21Either a good troll or the first suspect we've got here...
  • Coottie, on 10/12/2008, -3/+23What causes someone to do something so horrible to another human being?
  • inactive, on 10/12/2008, -3/+22Actually letting someone entropy and die of old age in jail is one of the worst fates that I can imagine. Some things are worse than death.
  • kernel16, on 10/12/2008, -1/+20People saw someone chase a guy with gasoline...
  • JJ1230, on 10/12/2008, -0/+18twice.
  • FurtThePirate, on 10/12/2008, -1/+19Impaled with flaming chainsaws?
  • franes, on 10/12/2008, -0/+17Why is he being buried?. It's a very clear analogy on the immense pain the guy would have been feeling. We cannot comprehend the pain but this helps a little bit.
  • Dinosaur88, on 10/12/2008, -0/+17how about if someone set you on fire? Does he deserve a longer jail term because you are not homeless?
  • osukwm, on 10/12/2008, -2/+19you're a jackass
  • inactive, on 10/12/2008, -3/+20So did they catch the ***** that did this?

    The homeless guy is a vet huh? Support our troop?
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