‘It was just a prank,’ Couple arrested after allegedly setting homeless man on fire

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://wgntv.com/2015/07/24/it-was-just-a-prank-couple-arrested-after-allegedly-setting-homeless-man-on-fire/





‘It was just a prank,’ Couple arrested after allegedly setting homeless man on fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A couple has been arrested after allegedly setting a homeless man on fire with fireworks earlier this month.

On July 11, authorities say a homeless man was sleeping along the side of a road when he was set on fire by fireworks, which were thrown from an SUV.

Now, police have arrested 31-year-old Joshua Benavidez and 31-year-old Irene Enriquez for aggravated battery with great bodily harm, tampering with evidence, child abuse and conspiracy.

The pair told KOB that they were trying to startle the man, and did not know that he had been burned until their arrest.

“It was just a prank, it was just trying to scare him, that was it,” said Benavidez.

However, arrest warrants in the case tell a different story.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. JUST A PRANK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!

Dafuq is wrong with these people???

[Warpy]

2. Yes, they felt ENTITLED to wake a poor person up with firecrackers

just because he was a lot poorer than they are.

The video from a surveillance cam was appalling.

Some days I just want to get off this planet.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

3. .

[hifiguy]

32. That gif is getting quite a workout these days,

and for good reason, sad to say.

[RKP5637]

6. "Some days I just want to get off this planet." Yep, they're reasons no other life form

wants a thing to do with this ridiculous place banned from the Universe.

[jeff47]

4. Huh. So flinging explosives at sleeping people is dangerous. Who knew?

[exboyfil]

5. Freaking sociopaths

[onethatcares]

7. make them pay every bill this man

has due to their fucking asshole behavior. every aspirin, bandaid, everything.

show them how funny it is that way.

idiots, gauddammmmm idiots. It makes me ashamed to be part of the human race when this shit goes on.

[exboyfil]

9. I suspect they are judgement proof

especially after spending the next five years in jail (which they should after a battery leading to a serious injury).

Best thing is the child will go into CPS. Two earlier incidents included the darling couple driving the wrong way down an interstate only to be stopped by a spike strip and the "father" firing off a gun that hit the child's bed.

I know its wrong, but shouldn't forced sterilization be on the table?

[restorefreedom]

10. yup. nt

[Rex]

8. Bet good money they are avid Rush fans.

Why did they want to scare him? What is so rewarding about watching a homeless guy dance around in pain, on fire?

Key...dungeon...toss key. Rot.

[Ken Burch]

14. How is Rush to blame for this? Geddy Lee is progressive and anti-oppression.

Skynrd, maybe...Kid Rock or Ted Nugent, for damn sure...but Rush?

[Rex]

16. Rush is the only one out of those you listed that likes to use the word 'prank'

for vile shit just like that couple did. Go google it for yourself.

EDIT - holyshit, I just realized you think I am talking about the BAND...sorry bro...I meant Rush the Hate Radio asshole.

[kydo]

19. As a fan of Rush I don't recall any of their songs

with that line .... Now rush Limpballs says it all the time...

[Ken Burch]

27. He meant Rush the Limp, not Rush the Band. n/t.

[kydo]

28. Yeah I saw the edit after my post n/t.

[EL34x4]

29. A lot of Rush fans

are Rush fans.

[Ken Burch]

21. Thanks for the clarification.

I take your meaning about "El Oxycontino", though.

[Rex]

22. Yes sorry I should have clarified whom I was talking about. nt

nt

[DisgustipatedinCA]

39. Even Neal Peart now calls himself a "bleeding heart libertarian"

he also slammed Ted Cruz. Nice.

[FrodosPet]

30. Rush Limpballs is big in the Latino community?

What kind of stakes are you talking about? Maybe a steak dinner? I'm up for that bet.

[tblue]

11. "Just a prank"? That's worse.

They're not only clueless and stupid. They're mean. They think toying with a defenseless person is fun, and literally playing with fire, endangering a life, is great for a few yucks. "Watch him jump! Oh, hahaha, what fun! Hilarious."

Lock 'em up. They're lucky they didn't kill him.

[City Lights]

12. Ah yes, setting someone on fire is just a harmless prank.

is wrong with some people? Good fucking grief.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

13. What the Hell is wrong with people?

Another headline that popped up on that page was about a Wyoming parks worker who 'went hunting for the homeless', shooting two in the head outside of a detox facility, killing one and putting the other in critical condition, because he was 'tired of cleaning up after' the homeless.

[malaise]

15. I'd throw away the fugging keys and see

how they like that prank

[lpbk2713]

17. The victim was still in the hospital two weeks later.

The victim, Ruben Abeita, was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit
with serious burns and remains there nearly two weeks after the attack.


Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dad-throws-firework-homeless-man-lights-afire-cops-article-1.2301899

This wasn't just a little prank. Benavidez needs to be held accountable for his actions.

[Gormy Cuss]

18. And they had their kids in the car when they did this.

Unbelievable.

[AngryOldDem]

25. Nice lesson for the kiddies, that.

I'm glad child abuse charges are in the mix.

[MerryBlooms]

20. Attempted murder.

[Solly Mack]

23. Damn

[AngryOldDem]

24. It's just okay, it seems, to treat the less-fortunate like shit.

I truly hope the man recovers, and that he gets the medical care he needs. Adequate medical care could be a very real problem for him.

[TheKentuckian]

26. The evil fruit of making the destitute less than livestock and illegalizing homelessness

Society created these monsters.

[hifiguy]

31. Pennying in the guy in the next dorm room is a "prank."

Setting a human being on fire is criminal insanity.

Throw the book at them.

[ibegurpard]

33. fuckers

Just a prank? That's an excuse for a little kid who doesn't know any better. Adults know fireworks are dangerous. Should be assault with a deadly weapon.

[MisterP]

34. you thought launching fireworks at someone was a prank--that's twice the reason to be arrested

[Starry Messenger]

35. Fuck.

[backscatter712]

36. HAW-HAW-HAW! Those third degree burns are hilarious!!!

Do I really need the tag?

[mythology]

37. I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt

that they tossed a sparkler or something similar near him and it just went wrong. Which in itself would be stupid and dangerous. But no, apparently they really do just suck as people.

[Liberal_in_LA]

38. but they saw that he went up in flames - didn't stop to help