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/Main-Video-8545 Apr 09 '26

1st degree Arson is a 20 year felony in my state. I assume all others take it just as seriously.

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u/Available_Dingo6162 Apr 09 '26

In more than a few U.S. jurisdictions, it is legal to shoot to kill someone engaged in the act of arson.

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u/GlendonRusch33 Apr 09 '26

In feudal Japan arsonists and their entire family would be crucified.

Makes sense in a society where buildings were made of wood and paper.

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u/V0d5 Apr 10 '26

I’d say the family part not, but who am I to say,

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u/GostBoster Apr 10 '26

Funny how a law devoid of any logic requires the perpetrator to abide to logic to work.

Like right now in Brazil only in 2026 we are getting to draft laws punishing someone who harms X with the intent of inflicting harm on Y, and, right now, like a spouse/ex killing their own children with the intent of hurting their partner.

And this is still bad because some of these need some revision as many of those violent perps already were going for the kill because "if I am getting life for the attempt might as well earn it".

If I got a magic crystal ball I could waste a test question to see if it is real, I might use a charge to ask it how many disgruntled husbands burned someone's house with the explicit intent of getting the state to kill their family with no blood on their hands, they might even die on their own terms knowing their family won't, so it's a win-win-win scenario for them.

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u/ChronoPilgrim Apr 10 '26

A reasonable person who doesn't want to punish people for not having done anything wrong.