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Canadian Metal Fan Pleads Guilty To Church Arson

posted Jan 11, 2008 at 7:25 PM by Diamond Oz.  (18 Comments)

According to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada's Source, a 17-year-old Thunder Bay youth will return to court next month for sentencing after pleading to guilty to charges related to a bizarre arson case.

The young man was apprehended on October 14 after breaking into and setting fires at two Balmoral Street churches. Evidence heard in the case indicates the youth had been influenced by listening to heavy metal music and had learned to make the napalm used to set the fires on the Internet.

Damage to one of the churches was estimated at about $100,000 while the repair bill at the other was about $12,000. The accused was convicted Friday on two counts each of break-and-enter and arson. He'll be sentenced on February 20.

Source: Blabbermouth

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18 Comments on "Canadian Metal Fan Pleads Guilty To Church Arson"

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1. Old Skool thrash writes:

an idiot 17 year old who has nothing better to do, who is easily influenced by stupid imagery and lyrics of stupid bands.
Get ur own f***ing Brain mate!! ur a fake a$$ metal f***!!
Thrash til death!!! Not burn churches and get shoved in prison! lmao dumb c***

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 7:35 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Jackrum writes:

once again metalis blamed for a retards actions..
one question though.. NAPALM??? seriously he couldnt just use a can of petrol and a box of matches he had to make napalm...

that kid is kinda wired up wrong.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 7:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. MetalFan420 writes:

What an idiot. Thanks for giving metal a bad name. he could have atleast blamed it on manson !

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 7:46 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. Diamond Oz writes:

You'd be amazed how easy it can be to make napalm. Both me and one of my mates know but fortunately we're smart enough to keep it to ourselves and never actually make the crap. This guy has just kissed his life away.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 8:03 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. fearthedje writes:

Napalm is one part gasoline to one part soap shavings or styrofoam packing peanuts. It's probably the easiest thing to make in the world, but like Diamond Oz i have never made the stuff but the info is always there.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 8:25 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Kalis_wrath writes:

Hez so kool! I want to be just like him! NOT! What an idiot! I bet he will end up being someones b**** first 5 minutes in prison! Thanks d***head! *shakes head*

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 9:19 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Westfallen writes:

Wow...Thunder Bay, Ontario. I've played hockey there a few times. If that kid had something to do besides get drunk or shovel snow, maybe he wouldn't have done it. Ok he probably would've anyway. I really have no point here. F- it! Blame the parents!

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 9:37 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. fearthedje writes:

Agreed, probably the parents fault. I guess that they didn't suspect little Timmy was up to anything when he started to reek like gasoline and large amounts of soap were disappearing. But, then again, he is 17 and at that age most people are able to realize that their actions have consequences. He was probably just an angry outsider who had no outlet for his issues.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 9:53 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. Agnostic Priest writes:

What a f***tard, I always get called a "church burner" by idiots who think all metal is associated with church burnings and satanism, and its because of retards like this. f*** that guy man, he better be pleading guilty, send that muthafuka to slammer.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 10:07 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. 666Apprentice writes:

f***ing dumb, but pretty funny at the same time......MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 10:20 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. Kalis_wrath writes:

Even I the Satanist and metaler think its stupid what he did. I dont know the parents are completly to blame as he is 17 and mentaly on his own now. I do, however question what they did try to teach him? Parents can try to teach right from wrong, but some people are just wired wrong no matter what.

# Jan 11, 2008 @ 11:01 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. brandedcfh420 writes:

so what, another church burned to the ground. big deal....but, the guy is f***ing stupid for torching it. if it goes up in flames by say, electrical reasons, then its divine intervention...lol..any1 who burns a church is fukin too braindead to live. but overall, who fukin cares about a church thats no longer there...

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 8:04 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. Dark_Funeral writes:

of course they blame metal. but do they blame rap music when gangsters go out and shoot each other over drugs? of course not.

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 1:11 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. fearthedje writes:

What the f*** are you talking about Dark_Funeral? They have been blaming gangsta rap for that for years ever since the days of early Ice T. Joe Lieberman and Tipper Gore made careers over the controversy they made over gangsta rap.

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 2:00 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. Dark_Funeral writes:

i was just trying to make a point, it just seems like the media takes a bigger stab towards metal than rap to me.

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 4:11 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. fearthedje writes:

The media doesn't take any interest in music anymore, they've moved on to blaming video games. Besides this story I cannot recall anything that had to do with metal in recent (past 4-6 years) whereas I think of a ton of incidents where video games were blamed immediately. The media focused on metal when it was gaining popularity and then focused on rap when that was becoming popular. The media takes a bigger stab towards whatever can be used as the new scapegoat; in essence whatever they can make into the new "social issue".

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 4:20 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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17. SexBloodandMetal writes:

He did a Varg! lulz!

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 10:09 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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18. Kalis_wrath writes:

Now all he has to do is kill an idol and he and Varg will be best buds! Maybe they can be pen pals and get married ond day? Omigosh! Ahahahahaha! God this kid is way too fun to tease.

# Jan 12, 2008 @ 10:17 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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