Zero sympathy. He is a criminal and no matter how tough times are , this person is a criminal.
Not only did he get burned but he should have charges pressed against him.
Local to me, about 6 towns over , two teenagers broke into someone’s home and both got shot and killed for their trouble. 2 young lives dead and a person who shot them I’m sure is upset about it. No charges filed against home owner as was in his right to shoot and protect himself.
Point is we cannot sympathize or make excuses for criminals preying on hard working people. There always is another option.
I’m just glad the story op linked didn’t result in death and hopefully that will be a reformed criminal with burn scars to remind him.
off my soapbox now. I just get very upset when other people property etc is ruined from criminals. It’s just not right.
I thought fire protection services were to prevent fires. He should have walked in and asked them for advice before trying. Could have called them for help once he got lit, although I don't know if they'd have been able to get to him since they were out of gas.