kidatheart: Why is he out roaming around? Shouldn't he have psychiatric help or be in an institution of some sort if he has a pre existing condition that the courts were aware of?
If he doesn't have the money to get help, where's the money for the fine going to come from? Put him in a mental ward instead of prison. He probably doesn't even realise what he's done if he has a history of mental illness.
and for these educated college students what should they receive as a far punishment... story below
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER, Associated Press Writer
An anonymous tipster led police to discover that a bonfire built by students — and never fully extinguished — was responsible for the massive wildfire in Santa Barbara that destroyed 210 homes, including multimillion-dollar properties, authorities said.
The tipster told police 10 students gathered a week ago near an abandoned home in the hills of Montecito, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Tuesday. They built a bonfire during the night and stayed until 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday morning. By Thursday night, when "sundowner winds" took hold of it, the seemingly harmless blaze was on its was to destroying hundreds of homes.
The students, aged between 18 and 22, apparently believed they had put out the fire before leaving.
"It appears this fire was the result of carelessness, not criminal intent," said Brown, who declined to say which school the students attend.
Though Brown said there was no "malicious intent," the county district attorney will review the case and determine if criminal charges are filed.
The fire burned intensely into the weekend, chewing up 1,900 acres, destroying 210 homes and injuring more than two dozen people, including a Montecito couple who remained in critical condition Tuesday. Lance and Carla Hoffman, both 29, were severely burned while fleeing their home, which was destroyed.
THESE WHERE NOT HOMELESS UNEDUCATED TYPES...
HOW SHOULD THE PUNISHMENT GO FOR THEM???????