Comments on: Time to declare a war on arson? http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: discarted http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14561 discarted Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:42:34 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14561 well, your hypothetical is unfortunately aiding the terrorism BS hysteria that so many people in this country mindlessly bought into over the past 8 years due to sound bites, catch phrases, and articles/posts just like this one well, your hypothetical is unfortunately aiding the terrorism BS hysteria that so many people in this country mindlessly bought into over the past 8 years due to sound bites, catch phrases, and articles/posts just like this one

]]> By: Mike Winder http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14560 Mike Winder Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:57:05 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14560 @discarted: First of all, I wouldn't call you unpatriotic for saying anything. Secondly, I know the source of these fires is unknown. I'm playing with a hypothetical, which is why I said "If it turns out that somebody did indeed purposely start one of these blazes." @darleene: The only way that you could argue that a fire started by an arsonist is an act of nature, is if you draw absolutely no distinction between the acts of man and nature. Which would make for an interesting philosophical argument. Fortunately, civilization functions based on the laws of men, not on the laws of nature. @discarted: First of all, I wouldn’t call you unpatriotic for saying anything. Secondly, I know the source of these fires is unknown. I’m playing with a hypothetical, which is why I said “If it turns out that somebody did indeed purposely start one of these blazes.”

@darleene: The only way that you could argue that a fire started by an arsonist is an act of nature, is if you draw absolutely no distinction between the acts of man and nature. Which would make for an interesting philosophical argument. Fortunately, civilization functions based on the laws of men, not on the laws of nature.

]]> By: discarted http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14559 discarted Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:19:15 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14559 No. Please refrain from using the word terrorist...it' s been used to death...and has been used repeatedly by our government to tear away at our civil liberties. Plus, you're jumping to conclusions and raising terrorism hysteria when you don't even know how the fires were started. We don't need anymore terrorism BS jammed down our throats and I'm not unpatriotic for disagreeing with you. and i agree fully with darleene killing the cougar after it attacks someone for trampling on their territory is not the right thing to do people are the problem not wildfires No.

Please refrain from using the word terrorist…it’ s been used to death…and has been used repeatedly by our government to tear away at our civil liberties.

Plus, you’re jumping to conclusions and raising terrorism hysteria when you don’t even know how the fires were started. We don’t need anymore terrorism BS jammed down our throats and I’m not unpatriotic for disagreeing with you.

and i agree fully with darleene

killing the cougar after it attacks someone for trampling on their territory is not the right thing to do

people are the problem not wildfires

]]> By: darleene http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14558 darleene Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:01:40 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14558 Actually, I believe that periodic wildfires are a part of nature, the only complication is that people have settled in these areas. If there were no people or homes, it would not be as big of a problem -- it would just be nature purging itself naturally. Actually, I believe that periodic wildfires are a part of nature, the only complication is that people have settled in these areas. If there were no people or homes, it would not be as big of a problem — it would just be nature purging itself naturally.

]]> By: Dave Share http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14557 Dave Share Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:13:54 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14557 I saw, if they like fire so much, let's just burn 'em at the stake! I saw, if they like fire so much, let’s just burn ‘em at the stake!

]]> By: Lucinda Michele http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14556 Lucinda Michele Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:23:21 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14556 It just enrages me. The guy who lit the fire in Griffith Park--when I think of all the animals that died & the human lives put at risk, I just wanna pillory him in the town square, you know? *why* do people do these things? What leads a person to be THAT fascinated with fire that they would lose all perspective? It just enrages me. The guy who lit the fire in Griffith Park–when I think of all the animals that died & the human lives put at risk, I just wanna pillory him in the town square, you know?

*why* do people do these things? What leads a person to be THAT fascinated with fire that they would lose all perspective?

]]> By: nathan http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14555 nathan Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:34:38 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14555 Yes! Yes!

]]> By: philpalm http://blogging.la/2009/08/29/time-to-declare-a-war-on-arson/comment-page-1/#comment-14554 philpalm Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:30:35 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33292#comment-14554 The jury is still out on how to reduce the amount of Chaparrel. It is a tinderbox waiting to be ignited. If you have a controlled burn during winter wouldn't that be out of sequence and effect the naturalness of the chaparrel? Some enterprising capitalist need to figure out if it can be converted into a bio fuel. The jury is still out on how to reduce the amount of Chaparrel. It is a tinderbox waiting to be ignited. If you have a controlled burn during winter wouldn’t that be out of sequence and effect the naturalness of the chaparrel?

Some enterprising capitalist need to figure out if it can be converted into a bio fuel.

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