‘Stop Snitchin’ Hits Florida Beach Community

By Jeff Cagle on November 3rd, 2009

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When you hear a city name like Deerfield Beach, Fla., you might conjure up images of white sandy beaches with a gentle ocean breeze and waves lapping at the shores. It apparently has all that, but it’s also the latest place to fall victim to the Stop Snitchin’ attitude usually found in America’s inner cities.

Five juveniles were recently taken into custody after allegedly intentionally setting a classmate, 15-year-old Michael Brewer, on fire outside of an apartment complex.

I’ve read stories like this from time to time and they usually include some type of qualifier like “inspired by a stunt on MTV’s ‘Jackass’” or “after watching a video on YouTube,” but this is some sadistic shit that sounds like it’s straight out of “The Wire”. As reported by Miami’s WPLG, police said Brewer supposedly hadn’t paid one of the suspects money he owed for a video game, so the suspect stole his bicycle. Apparently Brewer reported the stolen bike, which led to the arrest of the suspect. After being released from juvie, the suspect rounded up some friends to go looking for Brewer.

When they found him, according to witnesses, one of the suspects said, “He’s a snitch, he’s a snitch,” and “pour it on him.” Another suspect threw something on him and used a lighter to set him on fire, leaving him with second-degree burns across 80 percent of his body. The kicker? Police said a couple of the suspects were laughing about the incident.

All five were charged with aggravated battery while one had additional attempted murder charges filed against him.

I guess this is one of those reasons why there’s a TLC show called “The Police Women of Broward County” and that all the “COPS” reruns I watch seem to have been shot there.

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