NPR's article argues that tech today would not let this be swept under the rug like it was in 1985. "The details are so extreme, so over-the-top," police told

NPR's article argues that tech today would not let this be swept under the rug like it was in 1985. "The details are so extreme, so over-the-top," police told firefighters not to put out fires which burned down the neighborhood.' No one was charged, or even disciplined.