Starbucks control.

Choosy arsonists choose Starbucks Frappucino bottles for their firebombs.

“They are excellent for what you need, because it is a weak-sided bottle with a screw-on cap,” Mr. Barry said. “It is small enough to be concealed in your pocket and it fits in your hand, so you can throw it almost like a Nerf football. It’s a small projectile you can get a good grip on and you can toss it.”

(See also: this thread on gasoline violence over at Weer’d’s place.)

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