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Throw the kid and parents in jail. The parents should financially pay for it as well. They should have been supervising and watching the kid. They have parental authority and are reponsible for the welfare of the child. If they don’t want the responsibility or can’t handle it, then they shouldn’t have kids.

Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong.

[vikzilla]

Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong.

you could not have said it better.

[Hi Heels]

That is just lovely.

[Unassuaged]

“Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong”

Quoting Nietzsche on FR?! Now I have seen everything!

[poindexter]

Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong.

Well said.

[Mamzelle]

re: Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong.)))

Yep. I find it a stretch to think this fire was started so effectively that a state full of firefighters couldn't put it out for days. This isn't exactly Chicago in the nineteenth century we're talking about.

And if the conditions were right--with the winds and the tinder--

The fault lies in the refusal to deal with removal of underbrush. What's the difference between a kid and matches or a thrown cigarette or a lightning strike?