It's disgusting. Some people have lost everything cause a bunch of kids lit a fire? Wtf. I hope they get the book thrown at them and not the usual "under 18 can't be held accountable" bullcrap. They know what they are doing and if not their parents should be charged. Gah!cowmuflage wrote:Sorry for the double post but one of those bush fires in Aussie was done by an 11 year old? Da hell?
"Port Stephens detectives are today interviewing an 11-year-old boy over the fire which burnt out more than 5000 hectares.
This comes as a 14-year-old boy was refused bail after being charged with lighting a fire at Rutherford, just outside of Maitland in the Hunter, on Sunday afternoon. Fire crews were called to an area of scrub off the New England Highway after it was set alight yesterday. He will face Broadmeadow Children's Court today.
Another two young girls were charged by police for allegedly starting a fire in Sydney's west on Friday.
The girls - aged 12 and 13 - were seen running away from a large grass fire in a Bonnyrigg reserve shortly before 1pm. At the time of the incident, more than 100 homes across NSW had already been lost and emergency services were battling raging infernos in hot, dry, windy conditions.
Members of the public told officers the girls were seen starting fires in the park. The girls were arrested and questioned at Fairfield police station but later released. Following subsequent investigations the girls were slapped with field court attendance notices and charged with the causing or setting fire to the property of another or the crown."
Source: http://www.news.com.au/national-news/li ... 6743743470