Now I won't speculate on whether the kid's claim of the incident being perpetrated by two black youths is true, but I can unequivocally say that it's been misreported in the media. The NY Daily News and others reported him as being "doused in gasoline", which was never the case. Even the police report claims that it was just some spilled gas that was lit and made a "fireball" that singed his hair and eyebrows and reddened his face.
The kid is absolutely fine. His name is Allen Goin (son of Dale Goin and Melissa Coon). See his Facebook profile pic to see him 20 days after the incident (he's the older kid in the back): http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001009084884
The date of the picture can be confirmed by other pictures his Mom took. This from an Arena Football game (Jacksonville Sharks at Kansas City Command) on March 16th. She's got other pics of Allen, including one with a blurry shot of the scoreboard in the back and one of the tickets to the game. You have to Friend her on Facebook to see it, but she appears to accept all Friend requests.
Now I _will_ speculate that she knows the misperception that many have (many think her son was "doused in gasoline" and horribly burned), but she's enjoying the attention and rather than correct the misperception, she's tried to continue it.
I'm sick and tired of seeing conservatives try to draw some equivalence between the Martin case and this "horrible race crime that the media won't touch". Just google '"Melissa Coon" hate crime' ( http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22melissa+coon%22+hate+crime ) to see plenty of examples.
Does anyone know any outlets that would publish these pictures, that conclusively show that Allen is 100% unhurt?
If you want to see the other pics, Friend Melissa at: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000621325297
- Shot with (blurry) scoreboard: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=365169563513751&set=a.248211511876224.65394.100000621325297&type=3&theater
- Shot with ticket: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=365173013513406&set=a.248211511876224.65394.100000621325297&type=3&theater
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