By Matt Eckert

Complete Fucking Idiot burns himself copying MTV 'Jackass' stunt

Mon Nov 11,10:09 PM ET

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 15-year-old complete fucking idiot suffered serious burns when he set himself on fire trying to re-enact a stunt from MTV's controversial show "Jackass," police said Monday.

The boy from the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, Washington, soaked his shirt in rubbing alcohol late Friday and ignited it while his friends stood by with a video camera shooting footage they planned to sell, police and local media reported.

After suffering first-degree burns over his face and upper body, parents from all walks of life came to visit the boy, pointing at him and saying to their children "this is a complete fucking idiot."

Police were on hand to explain to kids visiting, that yes, this boy had watched a TV program with well trained stuntmen with well trained medical professionals on site. But, in this instance, all you had was a complete fucking idiot who would have set himself on fire whether he was watching a stunt show or a cooking show..

"This kid is a complete fucking idiot. Pure and simple. Some might say the progrum (sic) "Jackass" had something to do with it. Well, let me tell you there are beer commercials everyday with normal people whooping it up and having beers, then there are complete fucking idiots that drink and drive.

Are the beer commercials to blame? No, it's the complete fucking idiots that are to blame."

The "Jackass" show depicting outrageous and dangerous stunts by paid actors aired on Viacom Inc.'s youth-oriented MTV in 2000 and 2001 and then was canceled. But a movie version opened in theaters three weeks ago and has raked in $53.3 million at the box office.

The movie includes the following disclaimer: "The stunts in this movie were performed by professionals, so, neither you nor your dumb buddies should attempt anything from this movie."

"We're sorry when anybody gets hurt; however, this was a complete fucking idiot, so what are you going to do?" said an MTV spokeswoman.

In 2001, "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville (news) donned a fireproof suit covered in steaks and was set on fire to become a human barbecue. Another complete fucking idiot in a separate event, who tried to duplicate the stunt, was hospitalized with severe burns.

Injuries allegedly tied to "Jackass" or young imitators have sparked several lawsuits against MTV and Viacom.

One such lawsuit was made by Kelley Knox of Jonesville, Tennessee who claim her son jumped off a ten story building in March plummeting to the ground as he lit himself on fire and swallowed 100 Valium. The lawsuit was later thrown out of court when the jury realized the boy was a COMPLETE FUCKING IDIOT.

Reuters/Variety

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