There is one more story about teen violence -- rather, violence directed at a teen by other teens -- that's getting a lot of attention.

It's the story getting a lot of play on cable (I have to warn you, it's awful) about Michael Brewer, a 15-year-old boy who was set on fire, allegedly by a group of other kids.

Apparently, it is because he reported that one of the suspects had stolen his father's bike, which they had stolen because he, supposedly, owned them $40 for video games.

Broward County Sherriff Al Lambert, who offers more on the case:



We did not focus on it yesterday because we wanted to highlight the issue of safe passage to and from school. BUT, I do have to say this is extremely troubling. It reminds me of that incident last year where a group of girls beat another girl because they decided she had been "talking about" them.

Craziness.

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1:41 - October 16, 2009

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