Homeless man ordered to pay $101 million for starting Calif. fires (38)
mastic55Long Island, New York USA167 Threads 6,859 PostsI guess he has that much in his shopping cart.
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What genius thought this one up??? 
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Yeah...lots of luck. I would think if he had that, he wouldn't be homeless. 
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xoredheadxo: What genius thought this one up???
Well he is talking about Cali.... They don't make any sense in anything they do there
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Tater: Well he is talking about Cali.... They don't make any sense in anything they do there
Sad but oh so true.------ This thread is Archived ------
presumably he could well have a 'home' for some years now?
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mastic55: I guess he has that much in his shopping cart.
May I pay one dollar a week, please?
I'm really very sorry...........
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here's the whole story:
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 11/17/2008 03:37:14 PM PST
LOS ANGELES—A homeless man was sentenced Monday to 45 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $101 million in restitution for starting two fires, including a 2006 blaze that burned more than 163,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank sentenced Steven Emory Butcher, 50, after he was convicted in February of starting the 2006 Day Fire by burning debris at his campsite as well as the smaller Ellis Fire in the same forest in 2002.
"I threw a cigarette butt or two on the pile," Butcher told the judge. "I tried everything to put it out. I'm afraid of fire."
The Day Fire raged for more than a month and cost more than $78 million to suppress. It injured 18 people, destroyed 11 structures and was the fifth-largest fire in California's history, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Ellis Fire burned 70 acres.
"The fact that in 2006 he engaged in virtually the same conduct as in 2002 shows extreme recklessness," the judge said, pointing out the defendant suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, depression and alcoholism.
Prosecutors had recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Butcher.
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 11/17/2008 03:37:14 PM PST
LOS ANGELES—A homeless man was sentenced Monday to 45 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $101 million in restitution for starting two fires, including a 2006 blaze that burned more than 163,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank sentenced Steven Emory Butcher, 50, after he was convicted in February of starting the 2006 Day Fire by burning debris at his campsite as well as the smaller Ellis Fire in the same forest in 2002.
"I threw a cigarette butt or two on the pile," Butcher told the judge. "I tried everything to put it out. I'm afraid of fire."
The Day Fire raged for more than a month and cost more than $78 million to suppress. It injured 18 people, destroyed 11 structures and was the fifth-largest fire in California's history, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Ellis Fire burned 70 acres.
"The fact that in 2006 he engaged in virtually the same conduct as in 2002 shows extreme recklessness," the judge said, pointing out the defendant suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, depression and alcoholism.
Prosecutors had recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Butcher.
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Probably the Idea of another Clue-Less Jury. 
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Cali, Cali, Cali..... I lost all hope for them when they that actor won for governor.... I don't care how many dumb commercials they play over and over here in Canada saying "So come visit us" "Find yourself here" I will never live there and this one of the many good reasons!
I lost all hope for them when they that actor won for governor.... I don't care how many dumb commercials they play over and over here in Canada saying "So come visit us" "Find yourself here" I will never live there and this one of the many good reasons! ------ This thread is Archived ------
SummerTimeXOXO: Cali, Cali, Cali..... I lost all hope for them when they that actor won for governor.... I don't care how many dumb commercials they play over and over here in Canada saying "So come visit us" "Find yourself here" I will never live there and this one of the many good reasons!
That started way before Arnie!------ This thread is Archived ------
SummerTimeXOXO: I have no clue lol I'm a Canuck.... ummm Canadian lol that just sees what is going on now lol. Seems things only got worse!
isn't canada liike california??? ------ This thread is Archived ------
SummerTimeXOXO: No not at all! lol. I don't get it!
i was just kiddin i lov canada other than the border guards....and well the money thing...and well the east is west and west is east but canada is cool , and toronto been there coolness in toronto...------ This thread is Archived ------
cardsfan24: i was just kiddin i lov canada other than the border guards....and well the money thing...and well the east is west and west is east but canada is cool , and toronto been there coolness in toronto...
Oh ok lol well the only think I hate about this place are the winters!!!! lol. I have to say though, I am very proud of our health care system! 
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ooby_dooby: here's the whole story:
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 11/17/2008 03:37:14 PM PSTLOS ANGELES—A homeless man was sentenced Monday to 45 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $101 million in restitution for starting two fires, including a 2006 blaze that burned more than 163,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank sentenced Steven Emory Butcher, 50, after he was convicted in February of starting the 2006 Day Fire by burning debris at his campsite as well as the smaller Ellis Fire in the same forest in 2002.
"I threw a cigarette butt or two on the pile," Butcher told the judge. "I tried everything to put it out. I'm afraid of fire."
The Day Fire raged for more than a month and cost more than $78 million to suppress. It injured 18 people, destroyed 11 structures and was the fifth-largest fire in California's history, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Ellis Fire burned 70 acres.
"The fact that in 2006 he engaged in virtually the same conduct as in 2002 shows extreme recklessness," the judge said, pointing out the defendant suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, depression and alcoholism.
Prosecutors had recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Butcher.
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 11/17/2008 03:37:14 PM PSTLOS ANGELES—A homeless man was sentenced Monday to 45 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $101 million in restitution for starting two fires, including a 2006 blaze that burned more than 163,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank sentenced Steven Emory Butcher, 50, after he was convicted in February of starting the 2006 Day Fire by burning debris at his campsite as well as the smaller Ellis Fire in the same forest in 2002.
"I threw a cigarette butt or two on the pile," Butcher told the judge. "I tried everything to put it out. I'm afraid of fire."
The Day Fire raged for more than a month and cost more than $78 million to suppress. It injured 18 people, destroyed 11 structures and was the fifth-largest fire in California's history, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Ellis Fire burned 70 acres.
"The fact that in 2006 he engaged in virtually the same conduct as in 2002 shows extreme recklessness," the judge said, pointing out the defendant suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, depression and alcoholism.
Prosecutors had recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Butcher.
This explains why people sometimes referr to California as being full of fruits & nuts.
Fining a homeless man 101 million dollars. I wonder what kinds of drugs the court systems are on.------ This thread is Archived ------
somechick: This explains why people sometimes referr to California as being full of fruits & nuts. Fining a homeless man 101 million dollars. I wonder what kinds of drugs the court systems are on.
Well isn't Cal. the enlightened State
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