In their defense it’s hard to watch a child when you’re getting baked while blasting Dark Side of the Moon. From WXII 12:

ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — The parents of an Alamance County 2-year-old have been charged with child abuse after the child used a lighter to ignite his clothing.

Alamance County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Maj. Randy Jones said the incident happened last Saturday at home on Bass Mountain Road.

When deputies arrived at about 12:30 a.m., they discovered the child suffering from third-degree burns on the upper portion of his body, Jones said.

The child was taken via helicopter to the UNC Hospital Burn Center in Chapel Hill where he is still being treated.

Jones said deputies who were investigating the incident discovered marijuana and other drug paraphernalia on a night stand in plain view.

The child’s parents, Wesley Kieth Faucette, 30, and Shannon Gaddy Faucette, 28, were charged with negligent child abuse and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

As usuaual people who like to toke up (but don’t like to admit sitting around getting high isn’t good for you) have come up with all sorts of other villians in this story aside from to slvenly stoners who were otherwise occupied when their 2-year-old used a lighter to set himself on fire. Here’s a comment from ScenrioNow! that is typical of the stupidity of stoners:

I blame capitalist and the expensive prices of vaporizers. I do think the 2 year old is advanced for his age to get around the child safety features, unless its a cheaper model then once again its the capitalist fault. The parents are to blame for shopping at a store that carries shirts printed with a highly flammable lead base paint.

Feb. 25, 2010 5:24pm EST | from scenarionow

Wow. But the fact that the parents were impaired isn’t at all to blame. Yeah.

h/t Dreamin’ Demon