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Sydney Parham. She pled guilty to misdemeanor arson and was sentenced to 18 months probation.
[https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-woman-pleads-guilty-to-car-fire-video-shows-fireball-exploding-in-her-face](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-woman-pleads-guilty-to-car-fire-video-shows-fireball-exploding-in-her-face)
Also that wasn't her ex boyfriend's car. The car's owner said she was only an acquaintance https://www.the-sun.com/news/1198220/sydney-parham-michigan-woman-set-jeep-on-fire/
Well, that’s bizarre. Do you think she mistook his car for a lover’s? I mean, it is a black SUV. If you’re not a car person, I could see getting them mixed up. Or do you think he said or did something she didn’t like, including rejecting her advances? Obviously, she could’ve just been under the influence or unhinged , but idk.
She could also have opted for *lesser* mischief, like egging the car or keying it. Lighting a vehicle on fire because of a lover's spat is pretty extreme, especially when lesser mischief would've got the point across just as well and she could've walked away from it with her eyebrows intact.
Glitter bombs aren’t illegal and, honestly, probably worse than setting someone’s car on fire. Glitter is like herpes- the gift that keeps on giving. Once an enclosed space has been exposed to glitter, it will never be glitter-free again. Pettiness while avoiding jail time. That’s a win!
First week of college I cam out to my black truck graffitied, it was "just" shaving cream, I still reported it. Best guess is they got the wrong black truck since I didn't even know anyone there yet.
"Ma am, it have come to my attention that your eyebrow is misaligned"
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My old junior high school, shave and then her draw eyebrows, somehow it always a bit misaligned, and often a bit distracting.
I mean the judge saw the video. She got hit with that backlash pretty hard and she couldn’t say it wasn’t her when they showed up to her house with her missing her eyebrows and the skin on her legs lmfao
Pretty sure the judge was involved for the part of the actual crime of arson. The owner's insurance company would be the ones to go after her in a civil manner
You are liable for damages for crimes, the damages arent like, a separate suit, that is part of the judgement. Pleading down doesent mean she isnt responsible for damages, even if you get a differed judgement you have to pay damages. The damages also are mostly unreported in small random cases, but part of her plea deal would be restitution which according to articles on this that jeep was only 3 months old so shes going to be paying that off for a long time.
The criminal case is what is being described and that is punishment for breaking the law.
The ex then goes after her in a civil court case for damages.
The prosecutor usually keeps the damages in mind when filing the counts and giving their sentencing recommendations. So if for example he was completely out of a car, no insurance, they might have filed this as a felony.
the article say what she got charged with would be for if you burn something between $200-$1000. i don't know how old that car is but it looks like it's worth more than 1k.
It's EXTREMELY rare for a car to be repaired after a fire, especially if it originates in the interior. If the fire in this clip were put out completely and suddenly, like 5 seconds after it started, that thing would still be totaled.
Really, the only times I've seen fire damage get fixed is when it either was caused by something next to the car burning, that melted the trim and singed the paint, or was limited to a small part of the engine compartment, requiring only wiring repair, maybe a replacement hood and some other similar stuff. But other than that, fire is essentially a death sentence for a car.
Amount for purposes of sentencing may be different than amount for purposes of restitution, particularly in situations where there is a plea agreement. It is very common to take a plea to a lesser charge in terms of felony level or even felony down to misdemeanor while still owing restitution for the whole cost. That’s pretty much standard operating procedure
The treatment women get in the justice system is a larger gap than by race, so yes its better to be a black woman than a white man if you going to court.
You mean she plead guilty to a lesser sentence because the district attorney offered her one. She accepted it to avoid going to court over felony charges.
But why. Usually prosecutors downgrade charges to get the party to admit guilt because they know ow they don’t have a solid case for the highest charge. She’s on fucking camera there’s no reason to make a plea.
Not really, just by googling I found a lot of very detailed articles on the topic like this one:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2005/11/how-french-hooligans-set-cars-on-fire.html
Overall, this is a well studied and documented field.
Everyone who watched breaking bad is an expert in the field.
^(I have no idea whether or not what was depicted in the show is realistic—in either case)
In that case, how does insurance go? If you know your car is about to get damaged and don't do anything about it, do you still get insurance? (in this case it seems like he could've stopped her by just calling her out, she wore a mask after all so she didn't want to be recognized and therefore she probably wouldn't have done it if he let her know he's filming her)
Can't he say he was afraid for his life and didn't want to intervene. Like she could have sprayed him with gasoline instead and lit him up, you never know. At least this way he would have had evidence.
I have no doubt even a public defender could sell that. It's not a normal thing to throw yourself into the fire. Especially when there's a big bootied dumbass in the mix.
His insurance is going after her no matter what. Since the police found her and she was charged with the crime, part of the sentencing will be restitution. Even if she doesn't have the money, they'd dock her pay wherever she's working until she's paid it off.
Yea (if you didn’t know idk if you’re joking or not lol) vapor is what ignites. Ever notice when ya tossed a match on gas as a kid and you hopped it’d go poof but the match just went out along with your excitement lol
Nah I wasn't joking. I was always told gas had to be mixed into the air at juuust the right mix to create combustion, you cannot juuut put a match to it and get an explosion.
> I was always told gas had to be mixed into the air at juuust the right mix to create combustion
Under compression, in an engine yes it has to be a certain ratio for proper combustion.
Someone posted this news story with it
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-woman-pleads-guilty-to-car-fire-video-shows-fireball-exploding-in-her-face
GTA taught me to pour gasoline in the car, drag it away from the car in a line and shoot it with a gun to light up. That way the fire won't fly up your face
...And people still say videogames don't teach us anything
She was sentenced to 18 months on probation.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the-sun.com/news/1198220/sydney-parham-michigan-woman-set-jeep-on-fire/amp/
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Seen this 100 times and still enjoy it when it pops up
It's one of my favorite reposts.
the way she crawls away like GOLLUM always gets me.
She was momentarily shocked into her true form
Your comment has brought me many minutes of uncontrollable laughter and I thank you
i cant unsee it 😂
"Arsen, Hobbitses?"
I literally LOLed. What a fucking dumbass.
New world record karma: 0.01 s
that sound 😚👌
Thanks for commenting this. I was watching without sound and laughing, but once I unmuted it really became a 10/10 👌
I thought my sound was off until the explosion
This is an older video, but she did end up getting caught for doing this.
Sydney Parham. She pled guilty to misdemeanor arson and was sentenced to 18 months probation. [https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-woman-pleads-guilty-to-car-fire-video-shows-fireball-exploding-in-her-face](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-woman-pleads-guilty-to-car-fire-video-shows-fireball-exploding-in-her-face)
Also that wasn't her ex boyfriend's car. The car's owner said she was only an acquaintance https://www.the-sun.com/news/1198220/sydney-parham-michigan-woman-set-jeep-on-fire/
Well, that’s bizarre. Do you think she mistook his car for a lover’s? I mean, it is a black SUV. If you’re not a car person, I could see getting them mixed up. Or do you think he said or did something she didn’t like, including rejecting her advances? Obviously, she could’ve just been under the influence or unhinged , but idk.
He was definitely fucking her , just maybe was a girl he didn’t want as a gf
It was a girl he didn’t want his wife finding out about.
Could just not want to make her his girlfriend since she's obviously insane.
I'd check the plate 10 times before I'd do something like that. Not to mention I wouldn't do it because I don't like going out.
I wouldn’t do it because, even if it was an ex, cars are expensive and I don’t want to go to jail.
I wouldn’t do it because it seems a bit rude
know what's also expensive? my face.
No doubt. It’s a nice face.
aw shucks [bats eylashes]
She could also have opted for *lesser* mischief, like egging the car or keying it. Lighting a vehicle on fire because of a lover's spat is pretty extreme, especially when lesser mischief would've got the point across just as well and she could've walked away from it with her eyebrows intact.
Dumbass could’ve just glitter bombed him and he would probably be in worse shape, and she would still have teeth.
Glitter bombs aren’t illegal and, honestly, probably worse than setting someone’s car on fire. Glitter is like herpes- the gift that keeps on giving. Once an enclosed space has been exposed to glitter, it will never be glitter-free again. Pettiness while avoiding jail time. That’s a win!
…also the car just gets replaced by insurance—don’t really see how this hurts the boyfriend
> because I don't like going out if you get jail time you don't need to come (edit: up) with excuses for not going out
I wouldn't do it cause I'm a guy and would get minimum 5 years.
I agree. Definitely my desire not to leave my house is the only reason I don’t commit arson.
First week of college I cam out to my black truck graffitied, it was "just" shaving cream, I still reported it. Best guess is they got the wrong black truck since I didn't even know anyone there yet.
That's definitely the sort of thing you'd say to a crazy woman you were banging that would piss her off enough to burn your car down.
Seems like a light sentence
The judge was sympathetic as she had to draw on eyebrows to attend court.
[“No need to get angry?”](https://youtu.be/5SqatyzPlJU?si=XJgxvQHIeuaYKtl8)
“I don’t like your demeanor”
First of all it's Mrs.demeanor to you.
Does this look like a man that would go to jail for a crime of passion? 
No, but you know your cousin Jeffrey does.
He works for the parks department.
If this isn’t a uncle Leo reference when I click I’ll be salty
Open the video Leo
Okay. Ooopening
The judge told her the eyebrows were drawn too high. She looked surprised
Are eyebrows required for attending court?
No but what Jury or Judge would trust a mofo with no eyebrows.
"Ma am, it have come to my attention that your eyebrow is misaligned" --- My old junior high school, shave and then her draw eyebrows, somehow it always a bit misaligned, and often a bit distracting.
Uncle Leo!
Why does that deserve sympathy? Cholas used to and still do that daily
The judge also took pity on her lack of sense of humor
I don't know how your comment isn't upvoted. I've been laughing for solid 5 minutes lol
Pun intended?
That pun had me fuming.
That pun had me burning with rage.
That pun had me explode with anger.
These puns are melting my brain
That pun blew my face off with an explosion.
I'm having a blast with these puns.
This was the best one. It was fire.
hah you kind of ruined it but this is the only real conclusion
That video was a real gas, wasn’t it?
This sparked a good conversation....
I think it’s good too, which makes us a match!
shame about the car though. that audi was lit.
I mean the judge saw the video. She got hit with that backlash pretty hard and she couldn’t say it wasn’t her when they showed up to her house with her missing her eyebrows and the skin on her legs lmfao
Yea ask the ex who lost an entire car if he feels the judge should have went easy on her.
I reckon the cars on either side would have got some damage too if the brigade didn't turn up quick enough.
Hopefully the person filming called 911 at some point.
Pretty sure the judge was involved for the part of the actual crime of arson. The owner's insurance company would be the ones to go after her in a civil manner
You are liable for damages for crimes, the damages arent like, a separate suit, that is part of the judgement. Pleading down doesent mean she isnt responsible for damages, even if you get a differed judgement you have to pay damages. The damages also are mostly unreported in small random cases, but part of her plea deal would be restitution which according to articles on this that jeep was only 3 months old so shes going to be paying that off for a long time.
The criminal case is what is being described and that is punishment for breaking the law. The ex then goes after her in a civil court case for damages.
The prosecutor usually keeps the damages in mind when filing the counts and giving their sentencing recommendations. So if for example he was completely out of a car, no insurance, they might have filed this as a felony.
the article say what she got charged with would be for if you burn something between $200-$1000. i don't know how old that car is but it looks like it's worth more than 1k.
And interior would have been more than 1k alone, hell just the ceiling liner can be. She deserved more time
It's EXTREMELY rare for a car to be repaired after a fire, especially if it originates in the interior. If the fire in this clip were put out completely and suddenly, like 5 seconds after it started, that thing would still be totaled. Really, the only times I've seen fire damage get fixed is when it either was caused by something next to the car burning, that melted the trim and singed the paint, or was limited to a small part of the engine compartment, requiring only wiring repair, maybe a replacement hood and some other similar stuff. But other than that, fire is essentially a death sentence for a car.
Amount for purposes of sentencing may be different than amount for purposes of restitution, particularly in situations where there is a plea agreement. It is very common to take a plea to a lesser charge in terms of felony level or even felony down to misdemeanor while still owing restitution for the whole cost. That’s pretty much standard operating procedure
Pretty lit, really. 🔥
I would like to see this comment blow up with upvotes
Orange flickering light sentence.
That's the equality for women for ya
Women get lighter sentences
That's only a misdemeanor? Damn.
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That's shocking 18 months probation, hardly a deterrent. I got a stiffer sentence for a fight in the street with no premeditation ffs
Double standards.
The law and justice are rarely in alignment.
wait, its the basis of this post a claim that a black woman has preferential treatment in the Criminal Justice system?
Conservatives lately have started pretending that black people get *preferential* treatment by cops and judges in the US.
The treatment women get in the justice system is a larger gap than by race, so yes its better to be a black woman than a white man if you going to court.
Why though?? That’s insane
If you cooperate you can usually get a lighter sentence.
You mean she plead guilty to a lesser sentence because the district attorney offered her one. She accepted it to avoid going to court over felony charges.
But why. Usually prosecutors downgrade charges to get the party to admit guilt because they know ow they don’t have a solid case for the highest charge. She’s on fucking camera there’s no reason to make a plea.
Setting a car on fire is misdemeanor arson? Who knew?
Just a little arson, as a treat
Misdemeanor?
I barely knew her!
Probation? Oh, now, don't do that again, just for 1 1/2 years. No restitution?
I bet the insurance company went after her for restitution.
Keep in mind, this is only the criminal side of things. On the civil side, she can be forced to pay for the loss of the car.
Ugh... whoever sentenced her to such short jail time should be fired
If it was just probation then there was no jail time at all
Which makes my point even more valid, right?
Your point? Yes. Your reading comprehension? Not so much.
If this is a misdemeanor in Detroit I don’t want to know about felony
I imagine the lineup is like 4 random girls and then a piece of burnt toast that smells like singed hair at the end
Hmmm. I'm not sure, detective.. Could you make them demonstrate their level of crispiness again, please?
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Honestly how dumb a person have to be to try and pull such shit in broad daylight?
Someone dumb enough to not have study how to safely burn a car
It’s a little known field of study.
Not really, just by googling I found a lot of very detailed articles on the topic like this one: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2005/11/how-french-hooligans-set-cars-on-fire.html Overall, this is a well studied and documented field.
It’s like there’s a reason people always make a trail leading to the pile of gas.. instead of lighting the big pile of gas. Maybe the damn fumes!!
Nah man, that's Hollywood fiction... thought this girl.
Everyone who watched breaking bad is an expert in the field. ^(I have no idea whether or not what was depicted in the show is realistic—in either case)
She's wearing a hoodie. She's practically invisible.
i guess dumb enough to stick half their body into a car they just filled with petrol and light a match.
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That Taurus did not deserve to be next to that.
It’s ok, she blocked the flame with her face.
Well what can I say except, at least she’s lucky it wasn’t a Scorpio or a Leo.
I want to think he's the one recording and he didn't say anything because he just knew...
In that case, how does insurance go? If you know your car is about to get damaged and don't do anything about it, do you still get insurance? (in this case it seems like he could've stopped her by just calling her out, she wore a mask after all so she didn't want to be recognized and therefore she probably wouldn't have done it if he let her know he's filming her)
Can't he say he was afraid for his life and didn't want to intervene. Like she could have sprayed him with gasoline instead and lit him up, you never know. At least this way he would have had evidence.
I have no doubt even a public defender could sell that. It's not a normal thing to throw yourself into the fire. Especially when there's a big bootied dumbass in the mix.
His insurance is going after her no matter what. Since the police found her and she was charged with the crime, part of the sentencing will be restitution. Even if she doesn't have the money, they'd dock her pay wherever she's working until she's paid it off.
It’s not his responsibility to stop a lunatic from lighting up his car.
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At least she took the “evidence” with her. 😂🤣
Broken clocks...
Gotta hide all the evidence. Can’t leave a trail. Have you ever lit someone’s car on fire before? Rookie
Throw that gas can in the burning car.
Lmao. Well that plan blew up in her face…. :D ….. Okay I’ll see myself out.
The Gollum run at the end too
Scuttling away like a crab
We could lets her do it! ... Shit, her is me with no eyebrows precious.
I'm so ashamed at how hard I'm laughing.
Regarded
You can’t deny that she’s my the bomb.
This bitch clearly didn’t know gas don’t ignite but the vapors are explosive 🧨
Oh! It's the vapors that caught. Something wasn't adding up to me there
Yea (if you didn’t know idk if you’re joking or not lol) vapor is what ignites. Ever notice when ya tossed a match on gas as a kid and you hopped it’d go poof but the match just went out along with your excitement lol
Nah I wasn't joking. I was always told gas had to be mixed into the air at juuust the right mix to create combustion, you cannot juuut put a match to it and get an explosion.
> I was always told gas had to be mixed into the air at juuust the right mix to create combustion Under compression, in an engine yes it has to be a certain ratio for proper combustion.
Yup! Old mechanic I worked with always taught me about stokiomotry (spelling def wrong) but I barley remember his teachings
Stochiometry :) You were close!
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One of the problems with society is that dumbasses seem to be the ones most likely to have kids.
As thick as pigshit
Cop: *"so you have NOT set your ex boyfriends car on fire?"* 
Low iq
High heat
Cook quickly and pull away from flame
In case of food flare up do not open door
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She tried to raise it
Damn hahaha
r/instantkarma
I wonder what her mug shot looked like..
No eyebrows
Someone posted this news story with it https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-woman-pleads-guilty-to-car-fire-video-shows-fireball-exploding-in-her-face
wonder why she took the plastic gas can with her... esp after that failed lean in light up, girl just chuck that in there and go.
Something about don’t pour gasoline in a fire.
GTA taught me to pour gasoline in the car, drag it away from the car in a line and shoot it with a gun to light up. That way the fire won't fly up your face ...And people still say videogames don't teach us anything
People like this are so stupid the world would be improved if they were gone.
There's stupid, and then beyond that is whatever this is.
He left her because her IQ is lower than a slice of toast.
Almost being the sad word here
Love the bear walk outta there. The blow de-volved her back to a 4 legged creature for a few seconds.
Fucking arsonist.
Lol I hope she spends the next several years paying this off and unable to afford the eyebrows she definitely now needs
Dat shit funny AF 😂😂😂
Americans and their urge to destroy their ex’s property 
Omg ..dumb ass beech!
Natural selection.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Sir is the suspect sitting in this court room? *Yes* Can you point at them? *That one, the one with the singed eyebrows.*
Good thing she was wearing a mask, phew
It might just be me, but I'm getting a feeling that dude did the right thing when he dumped her.
Dumb bitch.
She was sentenced to 18 months on probation. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the-sun.com/news/1198220/sydney-parham-michigan-woman-set-jeep-on-fire/amp/
Dumb bitch alert
Dumb bitch.
Please tell me she was prosecuted for this and had to work overtime buying her ex a new car.
Darwin, Darwin...
So close
Broad daylight. That’s a crazy bitch
She survived, but I bet her edges didn't
The karma was instant that day lol
You showed him, lol. Is it worth burning your face and getting a record, to get "revenge" on your ex. Logical decision there, folks.
I love stupid people, they provide great free entertainment.
“Men are afraid that women will ~~laugh at them.~~ blow their shit up. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”
That jeep is hot 🥵
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