[at-l] Strange Choice of Arsonists

[landis@epix.net (Steve Landis)]

To Raphael Bustin who wrote:

> Another major fire, another unlikely suspect:

Strange Choice of Topics for AT_L

To RoksnRoots@aol.com wrote:

>***    You're omitting the obvious. Many of these people come from 
>rural low income backgrounds where fire suppression is an important source of seasonal income.
>
I'm sure that there are some listers with "rural low income backgrounds" 
who are firefighters and who might take exception with this malicious 
generalization.  I think a more likely scenario is someone flaming to 
get attention...now where have we seen that before???

To DTimm65344@aol.com wrote:

>Seems to me that whatever we can do with screening or other methods to 
>preclude firemen (or NPS personnel) that like to torch things (as well as 
>doctors who like to kill people) 
>
This is an incredible lack of linkage logic that must have been 
accomplished without the benefit of the thought process.  

Seems to me that the only credible contributions come from Brian and 
micki who actually fight fires.  Of course I could be full of sh*t but 
I'd have a lot of company.

Steve - back from a great day hike and glad to be served by a local 
volunteer fire department

ps . Strange timing to be slamming any FD.  How soon we forget