The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Wednesday, December 29, 2004  

NO GIFTS FOR YOU!
I’m Not Making This Up II

The Associated Press reports:

A man who was angry that he got no presents for Christmas burned down his parent’s [sic] house early the next morning, police said.

Note: “a man,” not a child.

The suspect, Steve Murray, of Feasterville, Pa., is 21 years old.

And here’s the arsonist booking for quote-of-the-week designation: “So what if I burned my house down?” Murray asked during the proceedings. “It’s my house.”

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