Scarred for life... If he lives.

[daffy654]

http://www.dailymail....arty-fights-life.html

It isn't just under-educated 'chavs' who commit horrific crimes as some posters on AB would have us believe.

What on earth would make anyone think this was ok to do? Is this sort of behaviour reinforced by TV programmes such as Trigger Happy TV and ***?

I've never been one to claim that TV or films are to blame for this sort of thing but i'm now beginning to wonder.

[Greedyfly]

Some people are just idiots. Why on earth would you set someone on fire. Asleep or not?!

[daffy654]

the starred out bit should read jacka$$

[Greedyfly]

I guessed that's what it would be. Im personally not sure that video games and tv/films influence people any more than the news does but there are some sick people in the world who have no regard for human life.

[stonekicker]

even if you are completely drunk, how can anyone think that setting fire to someone is a good idea?

[McMouse]

I'm not excusing their behaviour, but it's possible they were out of their heads on booze and drugs. Can't believe anyone would do this on purpose.

[Greedyfly]

I have been 'out of my head' before and I can honestly say setting someone on fire never ever came to mind. Some people beggar belief!

[R1Geezer]

It's got nothing to do with films or games it's a bunch of pi55ed up students being stupid. Propbably thought It'd be a laugh and I didn't imagine the consequences. No excuses but sh1t happens when you have house full of rat ar5ed teens. This bloke just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The purpetrators have been charged with GBH so that's their lives tainted for good, I doubt it was premeditated just a prank where the pranksters did not forsee the full effects.

[Greedyfly]

That's the problem though, people not thinking about what there actions will do. GBH for ruining another persons life is a little tame in my book!

[Old_Geezer]

Nothing to do with TV or games or anything like that. Students are off the parental leash for the first time, and egg each other on to do the most stupid things sometimes. It's that awkward transitional time when they seem to be able to do 'anything' and have yet to develop the self control not to. Especially under peer pressure.

[Greedyfly]

Excuses. I have been a student, I have been 'out of my head' and I watch such programmes as Jack*** etc.. Never have I ever thought about setting someone on fire or anything similar. Whoever did got off lightly in my opinion. Just because they were drunk or young does not excuse there behaviour.

[R1Geezer]

no one's excusing their behaviour greedyfly, get over yourself, F_F_S, they are 18 and out of it what would you like to happen? what's your punishement for not be as menatlly strong whilst ratted at 18 as you are.

[Greedyfly]

I am not trying to say I am superior Geezer I am just trying to point out that there are many normal people/students out there who are not influenced by such things. And who do not ruin other peoples lives.

[Old_Geezer]

To an extent it depends on the group you got in with while you were there. Sure most don't go to the extremes, but some do. The temptation is there. I know as I have seen it.

[joko]

they probably imagined hed feel it wake up with a jolt and pat it out....and he may well have done - had they not added the rum

its mad to think these were uni students...you would expect a bit more common sense and logic and care

i hope the uni kicks them out too, if they dont go to prison

[ludwig]

I agree with geezer, it doesn't sound malicious. They probably had a mental picture of the guy jumping up and running around the room flapping his arms with a cartoonish cloud of smoke coming from the seat of his pants, after which everyone would have a good laugh including the victim himself.

Unfortunately they've potentially runied someone's life, so they should have to pay for that stupidity.

[R1Geezer]

yes that's true so what do you expect us to do now, I don't get the point you are making or what you expect to happen here. Are you just saying please everyone agree with me and we can move on? Tell me you've never done anything stupid whilst young and out of it. I've done stupid things that could have ended in death or injury but I was lucky, I suspect pretty well everyone has, most of the time you get away with it, this time the purpetrators/victim didn't. I can remember wheelieing my GT380 down Holdenhurst rd whilst ratted. I could have crashed, injured or killed someone or myself and someone like you would be saying "who in the right mind would think that was a good idea?" No one and I wasn't in my "Right mind" when I'd sobered up in the morning I'd have agreed with you!

[R1Geezer]

last answer to greedysaint.

[daffy654]

I'm not trying to be pedantic, but the perpertrators were 20 and 21 years old, so not teens.

I have seen many of the videos where idiots do daft things like setting someone's seat of the jeans on fire. In those videos the 'victim' is usually complicit in the act. In this case the victim was asleep and in no way complicit. I recently heard of a strange game that has been banned in may schools in Australia after one young boy had to have a testicle amputated because of it. (google 'sack tapping'). All of these so called pranks and games seem to have evolved from some of the daft stunts you see on jacka$$.... I even know a group of young blokes who do these sorts of things... but never involving alcohol and naked flames.
I would have thought anyone intelligent enough to be at uni would know that setting light to a friend after you doused him in rum was going to cause injury.

[Greedyfly]

I am not looking for someone to agree with me Geezer I simply giving my opinion which is what this sites about. Obviously we have different standards!

[R1Geezer]

Not a question of standards, I'm trying to understand, you seem yto want a sanctimonious rant.