I can only imagine the thought process that led up the the evenings events.
A man was admitted to Harborview Medical Center for severe burns Monday night after being set on fire.
Was this an act of maliciousness? An attempt at collecting a debt, or just a random act of violence? Unfortunately, none of the above apply. The unfortunate individual was set on fire by his friends as part of a twisted version of the classic childrens game Tag.
The men created their own adult version and titled it Lighter Fluid Tag. The rules were simple: all of their clothes were doused in lighter fluid, and one man was set alight. It was then the job of the others playing to beat out the flames as quickly as possible. I can only assume that anyone unfortunate enough to ignite during the process would be the next one to be “it.”
Clallam County Sherrif Bill Benedict is looking into the incident to find whether anyone involved will be charged with a crime.
