Quick Tip: Intimidate the Neighbours
When reading the story of a couple in Harriman, Tennessee today, I was struck by one thing. Wait. That’s a lie. By about four things, but the point of today’s Quick Tip is only one of them.
According to the Metro: “Officers responded to a call reporting a man on fire in Harriman, Tennessee on Tuesday, only to discover the couple severely burned and, apparently, drunk. The 62-year-old man refused to answer any of the officer’s questions, while the woman insisted that ‘the lawn mower had blown up’ – despite the fact that there wasn’t a lawn mower at the scene, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Officers found a can of petrol, a lighter and a cigarette butt on the front porch of the house.”
Now see here’s the important part:
“A neighbour initially told police that he had seen the couple dousing each other with petrol and setting each other on fire, but then recanted his statement, saying only that he’d spotted flames and gone to help.”
So this is the genesis of today’s Quick Tip:
If you aren’t smart enough to make up a believable lie, make sure your neighbours are good and scared of you. You never know when this might come in handy. Being the type of person who sets your life-partner on fire during a fight is one example of how to achieve this.
I hope this has been a lesson to you all!
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If I had a nickel for every time I saw a couple pour petrol on one another, and then light each other on fire…
I definitely would stay away from those neighbors. In fact, I’d move.
Theresa’s comment made me burst out laughing!!!
I’m still in shock by this story, what the hell?! I would move far away from those crazy neighbors!
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I would not want to be their neighbors. Were they in a fight? Was it a suicide pact gone bad? Either way, sounds like they need counseling.
Helen
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What’s petrol?
Hmn. Well, I give props to the neighbor for calling in help to begin with…. Sounds like he might be asking himself why he didn’t just let them burn.
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Thankfully, I live no where near those people!
That’s sad that people do such things in their free time. Can’t they just read a book? or go to the movies?
Holy crap – that’s insane. Well, it really is true – reality is stranger than fiction.
Helen, Creepie Girl, Aubrie & Jaydee…. ever hear the expression “white trash”? I’m mostly White, myself, and often trashy. Ask anyone. But,I GREW UP around people like these. Trust me, they aren’t even unsual. [I moved! Long ago.] They scared me off…afraid I’d turn into them.
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That last bit is priceless!
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Yikes! I’d be moving out of that neighbourhood quickly! Sadly I can imagine it happening all too easily. I’ve taught kids who’ve come from a lot of truly bizarre situations.
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This is why it’s so hard to get convictions for domestic violence… the people who suffer it won’t incriminate their partners. I hope whichever of this couple needs to get away becomes able to…
One of the major reasons I went into psychology was the insanity I saw in the neighbors across the street and next door. On the surface they looked normal. But their actions were quite frightening to a 12 year boy.
The world hasn’t gotten any saner over the intervening years, Roland
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great post as usual!
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