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> I've never understood this urge to find the spark that started a wildfire. Because ultimately, the legal system allows you to blame people for negligence and
by Shank 8y ago
> I've never understood this urge to find the spark that started a wildfire.
Because ultimately, the legal system allows you to blame people for negligence and mischief. If you intentionally ignite a national park or a nature reserve, that's a very different issue than if lightning struck it. One has malice and intent and is a crime. One is a random act of nature.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoOr in this case, it may be negligence. (The hook itself is not a random act of nature. It presumably is not malice and intent. But it still could be negligence.)
- briffle 8y agoCan they blame and sue for negligence the towns that didn't keep a fire-line on their highways out of town? or Towns (and HOA's) that have laws/rules against some of the best practices [1] for defensible space that the federal government publishes? Those 2 things seem to have done much more damage than a single spark in some dry brush. [1] http://www.readyforwildfire.org/Defensible-Space/ http://www.readyforwildfire.org/Defensible-Space/
- dd36 8y agoYes, you can sue a town or city.