24 people arrested and charged with arson causing Australian wildfires

Re:24 people arrested and charged with arson causing Austral... by nesky on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @12:38PM (#21982289)

> New South Wales police said that since the beginning of November, 24 people have been charged over allegedly deliberately lighting fires as officers continue to investigate the role that arson has played in the devastation.

> Police in the state have also taken legal action against a further 159 people. Among them are 53 people who allegedly failed to comply with a total fire ban and 47 people who allegedly discarded a lit cigarette or match on land.

So is the premise these people deliberately attempted to set wildfires ablaze or are they charging them with arson for ignoring a total fire ban?

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Re:24 people arrested and charged with arson causing Austral... by harikb on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @12:41PM (#21982326)

I think this is also part of the disinformation campaign. AU's current administration has a lot bet on proving some other root cause and the not caused by ruling coal lobby.

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Re:24 people arrested and charged with arson causing Austral... by t-writescode on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @12:52PM (#21982480)

Exactly this. They have found the scapegoats and are now going to enact extreme and cruel destruction on them, likely beyond what can be considered ‘justice’ so the people feel good about what has happened.

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