Thread: ****ing Arsonists

Originally Posted by Gary S11

Very unusual for an arsonist to be female a high percentage I.e nearly all are male...at least they got em....Gary

they're increasing - female was convicted over here last year (IIRC).

Martyn

Must be a feminist thing. Now days, regardless of what it is, some women believe that what ever men can do so can they.

As funny as that may or may not sound there is certainly a change in behaviour in women's men as the generations change. Not surprised but I anticipate that women will be in the minority in amongst arsonists.

Hey Andy,your arsonists might have been active today ???? Cause unknown.

Gary we had 4 major fires yesterday,no arsonist thankfully.
First was the worst,started by a chaser bin whilst harvesting in extreme conditions,no harvest ban in place.Took 6 hours to get under control.Another 3 started late in the arvo,all by "dry" thunderstorms.Was late by time I got home last nite.
See other thread.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

Hope everyone in Moyston is OK... INCLUDING your '63 ex army 2a

Actually: Hope your '63 ex army 2a in Moyston is OK...

everyone else should be able to look after themselves or would be helped,

me thinks most people wouldn't care less about an ex-Army 2a and would let it burn.

Originally Posted by d2dave

Well our local arsonist has been caught and charged with 41 counts.

Bail was refused due to yesterdays and today's conditions.

And guess what. She was already on bail for similar offences.

Sounds like a case where periodic detention is required.

Locked up for the entire period of the fire season. Perhaps she should be required to live in a high density urban area and have twice daily reporting to the local police station so she can't get anywhere where she can start a bushfire.

The facts...

Sentences for arson in Victoria
Bushfire arson bulletin no. 41

ISSN 1832-2743
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, February 2007

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There has been little information in the public domain to date about sentences handed down for arson. The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council recently released data on 276 adults sentenced for the crime of arson between 2001-02 and 2005-06 in the County and Supreme Courts, showing that more than 99 percent of such cases were heard in these courts. While there is no indication whether the arsons involved bushfires, the data do provide information on the number of convicted arsonists who received a custodial sentence.

Sentencing outcomes, adults, Victoria

Source: Turner 2007

As can be seen from the above figure, the number of adults sentenced to a custodial sentence (including youth training centre orders, hospital orders and partially suspended sentences) ranged between 16 and 31 each year. Over the five years, 31 percent of those sentenced received a term of imprisonment, ranging from three months to eight years, with one year being the most common.

The majority of adults sentenced for arson were male (84%). The average age was 28 years 9 months, with 41 percent between the ages of 18 and 25 years. Women were, on average, older than men (31 years 11 months compared with 28 years 2 months). Prison sentences were most common among those aged 30 to 34 years and least common for those under the age of 20 years.

In 2005-06, 39 people were sentenced in Victoria's higher courts. During the same period, Victorian police data show that 2,926 arson charges were laid. This suggests that the vast majority of arson charges do not result in a conviction. More work is required to investigate low conviction rates as well as the factors that influence the likelihood of a custodial sentence.



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It is also reasonably common for firefighters to be arsonists, e.g. (at least 2 in the same squad here)
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/an...31-12fyqk.html