ABC News 13 picked up the story of the Wayah Bald weapons of mass destruction incident today and scored photos of the imbeciles responsible for the good ol' redneck fireworks exhibition.
Meet the imposing 5 foot 7 inch Nicholas Ford, of Dillard, GA. I was going to spare you the other mugshots since they're just as laughable, minus the peach fuzz toughness. But thanks to the oh-so insightful comments left on this blog from the good friends of these morons, here's another:
Meet all 5 feet 5 inches of Martin Murray, of Franklin, NC. Maybe the height of the fire tower was threatening to him, so he thought he should blow it up? Or maybe not - as his friend (who surely is as intimidating as this pup) so delicately explained to me, "All they did was make molotovs and tried to test them in a area where they wouldn't get caught." Well, thank goodness that's all! He wasn't finished there, claiming "they was not trying to burn it down." (sic). The Macon County sheriff was quoted as saying "Sometimes kids do stupid things." Seriously? Why isn't it: "Sometimes...the people themselves...are stupid..."?
It's actually difficult to articulate how much ignorance that these boys and their ever insightful cronies (and friends that jump to their defense) actually possess, but the Franklin Press recently ran a story about the arson that may give you an idea:
During the first incident in April, the cocktail was made from lamp oil and did not ignite.At least they got their propane tank back!
One of the suspects used the internet to find the proper recipe for the crude devices. Sometime in May, another device was set off using lighter fluid. Reports state the device made a big fireball. The suspects recorded their handiwork on video, footage that would later be posted on the website YouTube.
Again in May and June reportedly, more Molotov cocktails were ignited inside the Wayah Tower. The suspects again captured the incidents on video and lighter fluid was sprayed on the subsequent fires to make them bigger. Suspect interviews revealed that in the June incident, lighters and a Roman candle were thrown into the fire.
The suspects would return at least twice more, reports reveal. Compressed CO2 cartridges, fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown into the fire. Another fire was then started with newspaper in the upper parking lot. The suspects reportedly threw a small propane tank into it. When it didn't explode, lighter fluid was sprayed on it to intensify the flames and heat. The tank never exploded. One of the suspects returned the next day and retrieved the propane tank.
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