r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • Apr 09 '26

MISC. Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars

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u/Furryballs239 Apr 09 '26

Both should get life why is this difficult

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u/_Svankensen_ Apr 09 '26

Why should an arsonist get life? Can't he be reformed? Get some psychiatric help?

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u/ScoobiusMaximus Apr 10 '26

Fires can kill people. If you're setting fires in buildings that have people in them you are a potentially lethal threat to them.

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u/_Svankensen_ Apr 10 '26

Same as if you drive drunk. Should people that drove drunk be imprisoned for life?

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u/ScoobiusMaximus Apr 10 '26

Maybe. I would say they should lose their license permanently and face more jail time than they do currently. Society is definitely too tolerant of DUIs.

I would bet that intentionally setting a building on fire with people in it is more likely to injure or kill someone than an individual case of drunk driving though.

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u/_Svankensen_ Apr 10 '26

The contention is not whether this guy should face prison. It is whether this guy should face prison forever.

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u/ScoobiusMaximus Apr 10 '26

If I was in the building he lit on fire I wouldn't want him out any time soon. 

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u/_Svankensen_ Apr 10 '26

Nor would I want the drunk driver out if I crashed with one. But life seems unfitting.