A reader sent me this video purportedly of a Wisconsin child support plaintiff setting her defendant’s truck on fire (the email introduced the video with “Since Tax Day is coming up, here’s what happens when a man doesn’t pay his pussy tax”).
Readers: What do you think about this video? Searching for related terms in Google News doesn’t result in any coverage from traditional newspapers. How could an event like this not be newsworthy?
[In case you’re wondering how much cash could have been at stake, check out this chapter on Wisconsin family law.]
According to the NFPA there are over 20,000 intentionally set vehicle fires a year (30 deaths), so maybe not so newsworthy.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfpa.org%2F~%2Fmedia%2Ffiles%2Fresearch%2Fnfpa-reports%2Fmajor-causes%2Fosintentional.pdf%3Fla%3Den
too bad her rage might mean the defendant now has no vehicle (depending on what insurance coverage he has), which will make it difficult for him to get to work on time, to fund his child support payments. Sad.
Meanwhile in FL: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/scott-scuttles-florida-alimony-overhaul-citing-chi/nq6Mh/
Phil,
I believe this occurred behind a local strip bar for which the angry mother works and her non-paying defendant is a bouncer.