Gatlinburg Being Evacuated

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#701
I get not being able to get them on manslaughter, but they absolutely should be charged with arson.
 
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davethevol said:
I get not being able to get them on manslaughter, but they absolutely should be charged with arson.
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Well if they were teens smoking and threw down a cig ok but if your flipping matches on a trail you know exactly what you're doing and what will happen from it.
 
#706
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And the DA has been unlawfully prosecuting people for 20 years in that jurisdiction. Lawyers are going to have a field day with that.
 
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#711
I'm not a lawyer but can minors be held financially responsible? Can the parents be financially responsible when their kids do something like this?
 
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#712
The state dropped the charges right, and are basically deferring to the feds?

If I was a tennessee tax payer that wouldn't bother me. Granted I didn't lose property or family in the fire so those of you who did are coming from a totally different place.
 
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wildnkrazykat said:
The state dropped the charges right, and are basically deferring to the feds?

If I was a tennessee tax payer that wouldn't bother me. Granted I didn't lose property or family in the fire so those of you who did are coming from a totally different place.
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That's what I've heard
 
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InVOLuntary said:
I'm not a lawyer but can minors be held financially responsible? Can the parents be financially responsible when their kids do something like this?
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I think they were referring to the criminals who have been tried and convicted wrongfully by the counties surrounding GMNP for crimes committee on National Park land. If you read that linked story you will see what they are talking about.
 
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wildnkrazykat said:
The state dropped the charges right, and are basically deferring to the feds?

If I was a tennessee tax payer that wouldn't bother me. Granted I didn't lose property or family in the fire so those of you who did are coming from a totally different place.
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In that story they said they didn't even know if it was "appropriate" for the federal government to bring charges again minors.
 
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Park officials decided to let the fire burn. Five days later, winds of nearly 90 mph inexplicably whipped up, spreading deadly flames into Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The emergency response was fretted with flaws, including the failure to warn residents and delayed evacuations. The fire would eventually encompass more than 17,000 acres, kill 14 people, hurt nearly 200 more and burn more than 2,400 buildings - at the height of Sevier County’s winter tourism season.
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Is the writer of the article saying the park service is to blame?
 
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#718
From that linked article -- maybe these guys should be charged for making a stupid decision about the fire ----- Park officials decided to let the fire burn. Five days later, winds of nearly 90 mph inexplicably whipped up, spreading deadly flames into Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
 
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wildnkrazykat said:
The state dropped the charges right, and are basically deferring to the feds?

If I was a tennessee tax payer that wouldn't bother me. Granted I didn't lose property or family in the fire so those of you who did are coming from a totally different place.
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The State dropped the charges and they HAVE to defer to the Feds. It's not under their jurisdiction.
 
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508mikey said:
From that linked article -- maybe these guys should be charged for making a stupid decision about the fire ----- Park officials decided to let the fire burn. Five days later, winds of nearly 90 mph inexplicably whipped up, spreading deadly flames into Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
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Read about National Park fire suppression policy before you go off.
 
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508mikey said:
maybe it needs to be changed iirc
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Maybe it does, but hindsight is always 20/20. Policies like that are made at the very top, under high scrutiny from pols and interest groups. It's not something the park director can change on the fly. He/She doesn't have the authority. He had no way of knowing a few days later what it would turn into. If he'd just winged it on his own authority he'd been looking for a new job the next day for violating policy.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I think they were referring to the criminals who have been tried and convicted wrongfully by the counties surrounding GMNP for crimes committee on National Park land. If you read that linked story you will see what they are talking about.
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I'd still like to know the answer to my question. :)
 
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chatsworth_vol said:
Maybe it does, but hindsight is always 20/20. Policies like that are made at the very top, under high scrutiny from pols and interest groups. It's not something the park director can change on the fly. He/She doesn't have the authority. He had no way of knowing a few days later what it would turn into. If he'd just winged it on his own authority he'd been looking for a new job the next day for violating policy.
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Yes ---and since you say politicians are involved, now I can see where the incompetence comes from
 
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