It's the Krasna Horka castle in Slovakia, and the historic 14th Century compound has long been home to numerous "priceless antiques and works of art." So naturally, it's the first place a couple of little shits would think of when trying to find a joint in which to light up their first smoke, right? Or not. (Please do the world a favor, cops, and keep these punks away from the Eiffel Tower and the Great Pyramid next time)...Slovak cops say these two butt-loving brats (only 11 and 12 years old) sneaked onto the castle grounds in order to perform a little "experiment with smoking." But those efforts went up in smoke, cops say, when the tokin' twosome carelessly disposed of their matches, which "sparked" quite the raging, flaming scene faster than an office smoke break.
Cops say the smoke and fire tore through the old castle in minutes, ultimately "gutting" the structure despite the best efforts of more than 80 firefighters. On the bright side, a majority of the castle's art work was able to be evacuated and saved by frantic caretakers.And in case you think these two smokin' striplings will have to suck down their next cancer stick inside the local hoosegow or Juvy, think again: The linked article says that "children under 15 cannot be prosecuted in Slovakia" [for anything???]. Talk about mixed smoke signals to the little tikes. Might as well roll another smoke and fire up them coffin nails, boys! Ain't nothing stoppin' ya.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/11/krasna-horka-fire-smoking-children-slovakia-castle_n_1337606.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113802/Kosice-Slovakia-Children-burn-14th-century-castle-cigarette.html
[Postscript: Kids -- Never smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco.]
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