Michael Brewer was doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire by five teenagers, four of them were 15 and one was 13, on October 12 2009. Michael told the police that his dad's bike was stolen and it was because he had not paid one of the teenagers $40 for a video game. Witnesses heard the teenagers call Michale a snitch and then they used a lighter to set him on fire. He has second and third degree burns on 65% of his body and his organs are not functioning the way they should be. He is on a ventilator and other mechanical ventilation. The 5 teenagers that were accused of the attack are being held in custody. The four 15 year olds could be charged as adults and if Michael dies then so could the 13 year old.
I don't understand that if people were around to see them set him on fire then they probably saw that they had poured rubbing alcohol on him and had lighter and they could have taken it away or tried to stop it but didn't. I think they should all be charged as adults no matter what because he will never be the same as before it happened. I hope they all go to jail for a long time because of how much pain they caused Michael. I don't get why they had to steel his dad's bike either because if the boy wanted the 40 dollars so bad he should have told his parents or the police about that and could have avoided everything.
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