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Burn victim's mom: "I want to crawl in the corner and cry."

Half of Edmund Morris' body was burned when, according to police, a man threw a cup of flammable liquid on him in November and set him on fire. He's had four surgeries since, including one where his left hand was amputated.

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Happy J - 12/9/2011 7:06 PM
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to you Ms. Roach and your family. I saw the story on Fox16 and this sort of things is heartbreaking.

Mr Tom - 12/9/2011 10:51 AM
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I mean really, if you arn't prepared to fight like a man then don't show up for a fight! Obviously the man came prepared to fight dirty(flamable liguid and a lighter) so he knew what he planned before the fight even started. Even if Mr. Morris did show up as back up for his friend he did NOT deserve getting burned! Nobody deserves that! and like I said, if the dude couldnt fight fair he should never have agreed to meet at McDonalds to fight. He knew what he was planning and unless he repents, I know he will stand before God for this behavior! Just saying.

toaster oven - 12/9/2011 9:56 AM
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Then, he tagged along with his friend, Phillip Pollet, to confront another man, Aaron Stapleton, in a McDonald's parking lot in Hot Springs. Police say Pollet and Stapleton were arguing over a girl, and Morris had nothing to do with it. So which one is it? Did he tag along to confront another man or did he have nothing to do with it? If he really had nothing to do with it then why was he there in the first place? Somehow I doubt he tagged along to counsel his friend about how inadvisable it is to fight over some girl in a parking lot. Maybe I was harsh for calling him a crispy critter but hey, at least I didn't set the guy on fire. As far as his mother, yes it's always difficult to watch when your children suffer the consequences of their actions. No one should have injured the guy like that. But to act as if he was merely an innocent "bystandard" is absolutely ludicrous. After all, if you're going to be stupid then you had better be tough.

happy to be me - 12/9/2011 9:18 AM
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Prayers for this young man and his family. I so hope he recovers and has a good life.

savanna - 12/9/2011 9:15 AM
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It doesnt matter what was going on with the girl. If you read the story you will see that it says my little cousin was a bystandard!! He wasnt there to fight, he was STANDING THERE!!!! God has a plan for everyone tho...and chances are the kid that did it will live to be 100 with cancer and brain tumors!! Now stick that in your juice box and suck it...LOVE U RAY RAY. Stay strong...u can pull thru!!

happy to be me - 12/9/2011 9:12 AM
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One more thing, HOW are you people ? Some of your comments sound as if you are no older and no more of a mature thinking person than these kids that are these unthinkable things.

happy to be me - 12/9/2011 9:07 AM
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Everyone,even if he did have something to do with the dispute over the girl. What is going on in these kids mind, when they think that the way to solve an issue of any kind is to set a person on fire. We're talking about burning alive. JESUS CHRIST what is wrong with people !

50something - 12/9/2011 8:45 AM
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I think the 'crispy critter' comment was a little uncalled for...but I do agree we need more info about just what went on. over a girl....really? was she worth it???

Tired - 12/9/2011 7:57 AM
2 Votes
sad...this young man's life is ruined...prayer's for the mom

spyingonyou - 12/8/2011 11:22 PM
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A very sad story my heart go out to the mom, because she really had nothing to do with it and she's suffering because of her child. As for toaster oven you have issues that karma will take care of. What goes around comes around. Toaster will be your real name.
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