Kids blamed in blaze on Fort Huachuca
Tue, 10/27/2009 - 01:39
Black smoke rises Sunday at Fort Huachuca. (Photo provided by Diana Floyd)
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Send to friendA fire that was blamed on children in one of Fort Huachuca’s playground areas Sunday afternoon did no damage to any structure or playground equipment, fort spokeswoman Tanja Linton said Monday.
The fire, which resulted in heavy black smoke rising near the playground area, occurred about 4:30 p.m. behind 101 Karol and 100 Griffith Court, she said.
Rubber-based ground covering burned, resulting in the smoke, which also left some residue on a sidewalk, Linton said.
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And I think it should be addressed. I grew up a navy brat and yes, we moved
every 3 years. When you live like that you don’t develop a sense of
permanency; you tend to put less value on relationships and other things
because they might be taken from you at any time. I can assure you my parents
were disciplinarians as were many other parents I got to know off and on…
we were almost ALL brats, and no, I don’t mean the affectionate term. These
kids may be out of control but their parents are in all likelihood good
people stuck in a tough lifestyle and doing the best they can. Time and
experience is the only real cure for these kinds of problems.
I was there when this happened and another witness caught the 2 boys on
camera starting the fire. They were confronted by adults while others were
trying to put it out. The kids replied, “(Cuss word) that! We didn’t set
(cuss word) on fire! Shut the (cuss word) up!” I couldn’t believe my
ears!These were very young kids, no more then 10. At that point, I don’t know
what was worse… the arson, or the pure lack of respect for elders!
There is no such thing as a perfect parent. Even the kids of the best parents
can get into mischief. I agree there needs to be consequences. But do not
assume that the kids and the parents are evil. We all did rotten things when
we were kids.
I never said the parents were evil. I just said that they need to control
their kids better. The problem with today is that parents are afraid to
discipline their kids because some idiot will see it and report them for
child abuse. Getting your butt whipped a few times is not child abuse and I
think that is the biggest problem with kids today. They don’t have enough
discipline in their lives.
Hereford, the comment was meant in a general manner. It was not in response
to you. But I do agree that parents do not discipline their children enough.
Sadly, I have seen too many children talk back, tell their parents NO, and
many other disrepectful actions. Parents of today need to be more firm.
It would have been nice to know the ages of the children involved. A child
who is 6 is on a different level then one who is 12. I grew up in Chicago,
and the worse we did as kids was play “ding dong ditch” to the crabby lady
across the street.
This is just another reason why it is important to educate kids on the
importance of fire safety. The parents have to make sure their kids
understand the dangers of fire so they do not end up burning something down
or injuring themselves.
this is what happens when parents don’t watch their kids. this is probably
just the start of what’s to come of these kids.
Hopefully charges are being filed. This time it was a playground, next time
could be a house. This is something serious and should be handled properly to
set an impression on these children and others.
I agree but nothing but a slap on the hand will probably be given. Doing that
does not change the behavior of these kids because they know they can do this
stuff and not get punished. That is the problem with parenting today. Too
many people think kids get abused when they get their butts whipped. I had
mine whipped when I was young and it didn’t affect my social skills.