The Love of Money causes teen minor burns, mother jail time and the break-up of a family
I know that I say all the time that we should not judge a story until we have heard the full version but this one I think is a “no- brainier ”. Title is “Mom allowed teen to set himself on fire for Facebook” and it is brought to us by WCNC-TV in Charlotte, N.C. It’s a no- brainier because the story clearly told us what this was all about. The story reports that “Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say a mother knowingly allowed her son to douse himself in fingernail polish and set himself on fire. It’s part of a Facebook challenge that encourages people to post a video of themselves on fire. Youth Crimes Detectives and Social Services investigated the incident. They say the teen's mother, 41-year-old Janie Lachelle Talley, were aware of the event and facilitated the recording. Others put out the fire. The teen suffered minor burns to his chest and neck. Talley was arrested without incident. She is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a ...