In July 2005 some hikers started a fire in Guadalajara Spain which destroyed 13,000 hectares of forest and resulted in the death of 11 people fighting the fire.

TV-3 news states today that one of the hikers has just been sentenced to 2 years in prison and a fine of €10 million. (Yes you did read that correctly, it presumably includes compensation).

Whether it will have any effect on the idiots who light campfires or throw cigarette ends out of car windows is another matter, but I'm sure anyone who has ever fought a fire or seen a beloved stretch of forest go up in flames will applaud the sentence.

TV-3 news states today that one of the hikers has just been sentenced to 2 years in prison and a fine of €10 million. (Yes you did read that correctly, it presumably includes compensation).


As this person is unlikely to have €10M surely 10 million years in prison would have been more appropriate, having caused, albeit indirectly, 11 deaths.

Shack37, I imagine that fine was determined based on many factors, one being the defendant's wealth.

Shack37, I imagine that fine was determined based on many factors, one being the defendant's wealth.


Sorry, I just assumed that, as they were hikers, they probably weren't overburdened with money. Of course they could have been Barclay's staff on a team building weekend.

I'm sure anyone who has ever fought a fire or seen a beloved stretch of forest go up in flames will applaud the sentence.

I say cover em in honey and air drop em into grizzly country.

http://naturalunseenhazards.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/grizzlybear-scary.jpg

Be sure to film it from above though.

I say cover em in honey and air drop em into grizzly country.



With a large parachute so they have time to think about what's coming:E