Hunter fined $18 million for forest fire

[BentValve]

I hope this is not a repost.

Wow, it sucks to be this guy:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024114/?GT1=6190

 

[Ulfwald]

Half of his pay check already goes to taxes, now the rest of it will as well.

 

[acemcmac]

how dumb can you be for not putting out your campfire before you go to bed. If you don't have enough water and a trenchtool to put out a fire, you shouldn't be starting them.... moron :roll:

 

[BW86]

Sucks for that guy.

 

18 million :roll:

 

[Buttzilla]

goddamn, thats a heckofalot of community service hours.

 

[mugs]

Ouch

 

[BentValve]

Originally posted by: Ulfwald
Half of his pay check already goes to taxes, now the rest of it will as well.

Yep, and he is only 26.

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: BentValve

Originally posted by: Ulfwald
Half of his pay check already goes to taxes, now the rest of it will as well.

Yep, and he is only 26.

Damn you... you edited

 

[yhelothar]

File bankruptsy?
Most pople don't even make 18million in a lifetime.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Besides the restitution ordered at his sentencing, Hoskey was banned from the Mendocino National Forest for five years.

That's no big deal...this guy won't have time to do anything but work.

 

[Howard]

What a retard.

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
File bankruptsy?
Most pople don't even make 18million in a lifetime.

I'm not sure if you can file bankruptsy against a government debt.

At any rate, I'm suprised the Judge imposed this fine unless the defendant is unusually rich. These are damages that are well beyond a person's ability to pay within a lifetime.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
how dumb can you be for not putting out your campfire before you go to bed. If you don't have enough water and a trenchtool to put out a fire, you shouldn't be starting them.... moron :roll:

While it was stupid, I don't really blame the guy. He was lost hunting and trying to stay warm so he didn't die.

 

[PolarNorth]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs

Originally posted by: acemcmac
how dumb can you be for not putting out your campfire before you go to bed. If you don't have enough water and a trenchtool to put out a fire, you shouldn't be starting them.... moron :roll:

While it was stupid, I don't really blame the guy. He was lost hunting and trying to stay warm so he didn't die.

It didn't say anything about survival... this was the late summer months, and he was probably just bored or chilled and lit a fire with no regard. If this was a battle for survival or to save his toes or something (frostbit) I would understand.

Link to more complete info?

 

[Pocatello]

All he need now is to win the lottery.