My Jaw Rarely Drops.

[gness]

Well I've been on AB a long time and little surprises me, but today it did.

Each day I have a quick look at the news in Northants, UK where I lived, worked and played for a good few years. Dave knows why I do this.

Today it reported that the Fire Service has had to deal with umpteen fires. Some are accidental, though a bonfire in your garden just now is a tad stupid. Not to mention disposable barbecues in country parks and the countryside causing so much damage despite a ban.
However, so many have been started deliberately. A skateboard park set on fire. Trees, grassland and other folk's bins set on fire. Fields of crops set alight.

I wondered if reading about the fires over the last days brings out the copycat in some idiots?
What do they get out of doing it?

[1ozzy]

But when it does I'll bet it hits the floor.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah I wondered if it were still dropping
13% apparently of fires set deliberately

but is that bush fires 90% say the American police ( er in America that is in case anyone reads this)

[davebro]

isn't pyromania a recognised psychological condition?

[theshedman]

While in the fire service many years ago we were called to a fire on one of the mountains. Took a couple of hours to put out but while we were there we saw someone on a motorcycle lighting fires on the mountain across from us and there was nothing we could do about it except report it to fire control. When we did finally get there it was well alight and spent most of the night putting it out. These idiots have always been around. Very hard to stop this type of thing happening if they are intent on starting fires.

[William51]

Some of the fires will be started deliberately by mindless idiots who get a thrill in causing trouble.

[Peter Pedant]

// pyromania // a condition
only recognised by the defence hur hur hur

starts at 5 y (prison) - judges dont mind running over liddle children but throw the furniture around when it is property

[gness]

Theshedman. Looking at photos of exhausted fire fighters yesterday I wondered if the arsonists and idiots gave a thought about those who have to put their lives at risk to deal with the stupidity....I very much doubt it.... :-(