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a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property
they finally caught the arsonist, but only after he'd set fire to four barns
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Recent Examples of arsonists
But many, fed up with a rash of fires big and small in their dry golden hills, said arsonists should get no mercy.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
In total, just over 1 million acres of California have burned so far this year, and nearly half were the result of blazes allegedly set by arsonists, according to fire authorities and an NBC News review of state incident data.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Wildfire arsonists tend to be men, often young.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Junius offered that in San Francisco, vigilante groups would have dragged the arsonists into the street and hanged them by now.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
Coverage suggested that the as yet unidentified arsonists’ plan had been to set fire to various buildings filled with people, divide the authorities’ attention, and then sow further chaos with additional fires, including at the city’s harbor.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
The plant, which was targeted by arsonists earlier this year, is now experiencing a degree of discord between workers and management, according to reports in Handelsblatt and the Guardian.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
In total, just over 1 million acres of California have burned so far this year, and nearly half were the result of blazes allegedly set by arsonists, according to fire authorities and an NBC News review of state incident data.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Wildfire arsonists tend to be men, often young.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
Junius offered that in San Francisco, vigilante groups would have dragged the arsonists into the street and hanged them by now.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
Coverage suggested that the as yet unidentified arsonists’ plan had been to set fire to various buildings filled with people, divide the authorities’ attention, and then sow further chaos with additional fires, including at the city’s harbor.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
The plant, which was targeted by arsonists earlier this year, is now experiencing a degree of discord between workers and management, according to reports in Handelsblatt and the Guardian.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Arsonists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsonists. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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