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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted October 24, 2007 10:57 AM
It is sad to see, but fortunately, i have noticed that these fires tend to happen in the rich districts, so while they have lost thier houses; with all thier insurance, they'll no doubt rebuild.
My wife and I talked about this a lot, and I bet the people in these rich neighborhoods ought to hire a covert person with a video camera, (Sadly, Super 8mm wouldn't do for this), and catch these SOB'S who are starting the fires!
I'm convinced that someone is starting these fires. You ever notice that these fires are not ravaging trailer home parks?
No, it's always these rich districts.
Probably some over-zealous enviromentalists who are mis-guidingly trying to protect some "rare rat" who happens to live in the same area. Honestly, this kind of thing has happened AND been proved before.
However, i do feel sad for them as well. Good post.
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Osi Osgood
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posted October 24, 2007 01:43 PM
That's true as well Steve, (you know, tis topic should probzbly be in "gerneral yak")
One of the problems in building in a forested area is that forest fires can and will happen naturally. It's part ofthe cycle of life.
I appreciated on "60 minutes" this last Sunday, when they did a report on this last year being one of the largest fire seasons on record. The forestry service said (honestly) that a large part of the reason for these major fires was due to the policies they have been following over the past 100 years ...
... that being, the forestry service id it's best to stop fires as quick as they could before they could eat up lots of timberland. by doing this, they allowed a lot of thick undergrowth to build up over the years, which would usually be burn up regularly by fires. With the excessive undergrowth drying out, this made for excellent tinder for major fires like we are seeing now. of course they didn't know the ramifications of thier actions back then.
... and the funny thing is, before there were forestry services, the forests existed for 1000's of years, thru fire after fire. It seems like he forests themselves could take care of themselves without our managing them!
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted October 25, 2007 03:42 PM
Bill,
It was stated on NBC news last night, (5:30 p.m. mountain time).
I hope that they catch all the rest, and force thier noses into the burnt earth, tie them up and leave them in the midst of the now homeless people and let THEM decide what would be a just penalty.
Hey, if you just put them in prison for the rest of thier lives, that isn't just. They'll never be able to pay off finacially what they have caused.
One neat (less violent) idea i have, is actually have the SOB's constructing the homes of those who's lives they have wrecked.
Show them the bodies of all the dead pets/animals, (particularly affective if thier environmentalists) and wasn't thier an actual HUMAN fatality?
Yes, there ARE penalties for arsonists. It isn't some "victimless crime."
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