Fireable Offenses

WSJ ^ | 20 jun 02 | Fireable Offenses

[white trash redneck]

The first comes courtesy of Terry Lynn Barton, a U.S. Forest Service employee who stands accused of purposely starting the Hayman fire in Colorado. So far, Hayman has charbroiled 120,000 acres, chased 5,500 people from their houses and destroyed 25 homes. Firefighters fear the fire might rage all summer.

[white trash redneck]

I think that a crime committed by a federal employee should be punished even more severely, because of the abuse of public trust that it represents.

[End Times Sentinel]

The agency also seems to be taking the incident seriously, and appears to be in the process of reviewing its moose-shooing techniques.

Did they ever consider just giving it some cheese?

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[shadowman99]

moose bites can be nasti.

[socal_parrot]

Leave it to a FReeper to read a very serious article and highlight the moose aspect.


Good Job!

[drc43]

Child watching fire truck racing down the street........"Look mom, there's going to be a fire!"

scene from Farenheit 451

[Free the USA]

If we let a US President get away with showing complete contempt for the Judicial Branch of our Government, how can we possibly hold any lower ranking official responsible for any malfeasance?

[Free the USA]

fyi

[semaj]

"I think that a crime committed by a federal employee should be punished even more severely, because of the abuse of public trust that it represents."

Amen. With great power comes greater responsibility. Those who are entrusted with protecting our lands and enforcing our laws should be held to an even higher standard than the rest of us.

[Tourist Guy]

It turns out logging had served two purposes: It harvested an important renewable resource, and it helped clean up dead and dying trees as well as other dry ground "fuel." Logging made forests less susceptible to catastrophic fires.

bears repeating

[thulldud]

A møøse once bit my sister...

[thulldud]

Those who are entrusted with protecting our lands and enforcing our laws should be held to an even higher standard than the rest of us.

Tell it to the Attorney General.