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Desperate burn down homes
Today a colleague pointed out a CNN story about people so desperate, feeling trapped by overwhelming mortgage payments and facing foreclosure, that they burn their own homes. I was so shocked that I tracked down the report. CNN reported this alarming statistic: Last year 14 homes — in California alone — went up in flames, torched by their owners. And that was double the previous year, the CNN reporter found. — Christine Peterson 5 comments from 3 users
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posted by
OldBlue56
on Mar 14, 2008 at 04:47 PM
And your point is? posted by
Maggiepoo
on Mar 15, 2008 at 02:19 AM
posted by
Maggiepoo
on Mar 15, 2008 at 02:29 AM
Are you shocked at the burning or shocked at the lack of a honest media ? Didn`t you see it coming ? Do you do any real research?. posted by
Maggiepoo
on Mar 15, 2008 at 03:02 AM
posted by
anglo1
on Mar 15, 2008 at 12:13 PM
I haven't looked at your links but I seen it happen too often in good times. I would bet that 14 is an outrageously low number. Hard to prove when a wild land fire moves into a neighborhood and dozens of homes go down.
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