WTF is wrong with people? It said the first one may have been despondent not only over his marriage failing, but over a gambling debt. I guess that is a good enough reason to burn your two children alive. NOT! He rolled out of the vehicle and was laying on the ground when the fire fighters came.
Stories like this make me cry. He deserves to die a slow painful death.
I haven't even been able to read the second story yet.
Edited to say:
I read the second story and thank God it had a happier ending for the children. But, she should be punished just the same. There is no excuse for killing or attempting to kill your children because you want to end your life.
In Arkansas, I can't remember exactly what year it was, but a woman gave her two kids a bunch of drugs (Through a shot, or IV I believe) and killed them, and attempted to kill herself. She failed at killing herself, but both her kids died. She pled guilty and asked to be given the death penalty at sentencing, which she was. She refused all appeals and was put to death. I think she understood the gravity of the situation, even though she could have used mental defect or illness as a defense, she didn't. The guy in the first story needs to be given the death penalty post haste!