[Simon Green]

Let's do the math. How much is he going to average a year for the next ten years? $20,000 a year if he's lucky? If I'm not mistaken, they won't garnish more than 25%, since he needs money to live on...so figure we'll collect $50K out of the $37M fine. Give or take. If he actually gets a job.

Oh, well. 0.1% is better than nothing, I suppose.

[sparklite2]

How futile. What does this judge
think the kid is? A politician?

[albie]

“unlikely the boy will ever cover his nearly $37 million bill”

...”unlikely”?! Hahahahahaha

[Iron Munro]

Well - If he lives until he’s 75 years old he only has to cough up an average $617,000 a year for the next 60 years.

Not including interest.

[Thibodeaux]

Why no jail?

[jagusafr]

Unfortunately, it’s incentive for him to not get an education, not get a decent job, not take responsibility - for the next 10 years. Or, he could face up to his responsibilities and do well. Not holding my breath on the latter...

[Teacher317]

Teaching everyone to never, ever, admit involvement, even when it was just a stupid firework, and not intentional arson (or so the story seems to say).

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Let’s do the math. How much is he going to average a year for the next ten years? $20,000 a year if he’s lucky? If I’m not mistaken, they won’t garnish more than 25%, since he needs money to live on...so figure we’ll collect $50K out of the $37M fine. Give or take. If he actually gets a job. “

He’s 15

[mass55th]

He should be sent to prison for life, and made to pay on his debt via the money he earns in a prison job. The worse that could happen is that he sets a fire in the prison, or his fellow convicts set fire to his bed with him in it.

[QuigleyDU]

The judgement good for ten years and possibly extended to 20. Basically he’ll live like 50% of the country from pay check to pay check, and in 20 years he’s good to go, having paid practically nothing.

[Bob434]

He should apply for a pot growing license- he’ll make that money in no time

Or he’ll probably sue the state for smoke inhalation and mental anguish for not putting the fire out sooner-

[Darteaus94025]

The kid should just write a check and be done with it.

[goldstategop]

The punishment for the boy exceeds the crime and will probably be overturned on appeal.

Its cruel and unusual punishment forbidden by the Constitution.

Punishment has to be proportionate to the crime. The judge is imposing lifetime punishment on a 15 year old boy.

Fine him a $1000 and call it a day and hope he learns something from it.

[SMGFan]

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/05/judge_orders_eagle_creek_fire.html