In a move that will hopefully end the playground inferno imbroglio that has crippled Cobble Hill, three more teenagers in addition to Max Layton have turned themselves into authorities and admitted that they were "attempting to film a YouTube video based on the film Jackass," the Daily News reports. Bairn Sweeney, 16, is the only one named as the other two are younger than 15. Sweeney and Layton are being tried as adults. All are charged with felony arson, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing, and "they have all been released into the custody of their parents pending their court dates." It could be worse, they could be in Rikers which we hear has gotten so Euro and weird these days.
Nearly two weeks ago, boys "poured rubbing alcohol down the slide" at the new playground and planned on sliding through it but ran after the flames got too high. Naturally, everyone is "shocked" that this would even happen, as the Daily News reports that Layton is "popular" at Saint Ann's: "[Max Layton] is not that kind of guy—this doesn't seem like something he'd do," said one girl. But can you really blame these little entrepreneurs? After all, the Lord gaveth Bieber through the YouTubes, and continues to give an endless parade of quasi-celebrities a platform from which to milk the Inter-teat for money. It's a bonafide business model!
However, it seems as though the neighborhood is willing to forgive and forget, with one mom saying "by coming forward now they can finally start to put it behind them."As if the Michigan boy who was recently sentenced to 60 days in jail and is barred from coming within 500 feet of children for editing himself into a video singing a "lewd" song in front of elementary students wasn't warning enough, let the plight of these teenagers be lesson to all would-be teenage filmmakers. Get a BUDGET first, " of at least $50K.
