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14-11-2011, 08:00 AM
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| | | arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
Our local Visitor centre Parkhall Country Park as been burnt to the ground and had to be demolished. There was also some Stables about 3/4 Mile away also set on fire same night. The Animals were led to saftey but considerable damage done to the stables. A 19 year old has been arrested.
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14-11-2011, 08:03 AM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
Was the 19 yr old an ex-employee or something? Mindless acts like this are usually triggered by a grudge. I hope justice is done.
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14-11-2011, 09:22 AM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
 This is so mindless. I have been to two reserves over the past week and both of them had a hide that had been burnt down. |
14-11-2011, 09:35 AM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
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Originally Posted by Farplace  Was the 19 yr old an ex-employee or something? Mindless acts like this are usually triggered by a grudge. I hope justice is done. | Dont know just says 19 year old arrested.most likely just sheer vandalism.
Also some owl nesting boxes were put up last spring at a secret location, somebody nicked them overnight.Nothing is sacred.
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14-11-2011, 10:25 AM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
It'd be interesting to see what the 'sentencing' will be, if he's found guilty. He'll probably just get told that it was a teensy bit naughty, and we'd rather he didn't do it again - in other words, a suspended sentence!
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14-11-2011, 10:53 AM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
He should have to rebuild the centre, with his own money..with mittens on.
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14-11-2011, 11:07 AM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
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Originally Posted by Jim Ford It'd be interesting to see what the 'sentencing' will be, if he's found guilty. He'll probably just get told that it was a teensy bit naughty, and we'd rather he didn't do it again - in other words, a suspended sentence!
Jim | I think you got it spot on there Jim. The police catch them only for the magistrates to let them off with little punishment for the amount of damage and cost to all of us.
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14-11-2011, 11:16 AM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
That is really depressing but hopefully it can be rebuilt. There are some good people out there too. |
03-02-2012, 01:01 PM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
Roll out the batteries of Social Workers & Psycologists for the ' Victim of Society '  |
03-02-2012, 01:55 PM
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| | | Re: arsonist sets fire to vistor centre
This sort of mindless act really gets to me. It is simply one persons actions destroying something constructed by/for the community and enjoyment of many. As said above, no doubt he'll be the victim once psychologists and social workers have "Understood" him.
A local nature reserve near me (Stanwick lakes) had built a replica iron age roundhouse as part of a heritage trail. The house had been built through local community groups, volunteers and schools, then as soon as it was near complete, someone decided to torch it. To my knowledge they were never caught. 
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