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Do police have the right?

Every new year me and my close freinds burn down one of our homes its traditon this year its my turn and cant wait until my house goes up in flames my freinds help build whos ever house gets burned and all put each other up until its done. the thing is the police told us that if we do it this year we are going to jail i mean come do they have the right i mean we are just having fun who do they think they are?


    




Brad B
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I really doubt anyone on here believes that crap for a second.


canadiandude
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Umm are you serious? burning down peoples houses is not funny in any way its very serious. And of course the police have right to arrest you and your frineds it's called arson, not only that someone could wind up injured or 6 feet under.


Gemma
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ok, yeah the police can stop you, its criminal damage,arson, and negligence all rolled into one, you would have one hell of a law suit on your hands if someone got hurt...


lauren_1992
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You are completely insane and completely unappreciative of what you have through Western society. The people living diseased and poverty-stricken in Africa would be incredibly grateful just to be able to feed their children at this time of year - how can you burn down a perfectly good home?! And what about the safety of yourselves and others? Do you have no sense of the moral absolutes the majority of people share?


Camille C
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it's called arson


Burt C
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To have a control fire you must get permission from your Fire Dept. on Writting. and it must be supervise

You are not a proffesional fire fighter so, you are breaking the law, even if is your own place...it call ARSON and you will go to jail for it


PENDRAGON
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yes, its a crime called arson.


shity
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well.yeah maybe the fire could get uncontrolled and burn other houses


&& hez gone </3
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what kind of entertainment iz tht????? r u nd ur frendz on f-ing crack or sumthin?? omg u guyz r retarded!! && yea i think they have tha right bkuz it iz endangering many thingz depending on where u all live!! how many yearz have u guyz ben doing thiz??


DearAbby
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that is a tradition I would drop.. its destructive

Yes Police are put here to protect us.


UncleBen
You better watch out. After you burn your house down, your friends might all go to jail except you and you'll have to rebuild your house all by yourself.

I have a question though, do you remove anything from the house before you torch it?


Alencia B
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Uuuhhh I so seriously hope that this is a joke. Either way yes its illegal cuz if your house gets set on fire then the police and the fire department have to go out there and help you geniuses put it out and its a waste of their time and taxpayer's money.
Hey I got a great idea instead of setting a house on fire go drink an entire bottle of hot sauce then you can have something burning like your as*hole when it comes back out.


jackelford1968
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Where the hell are you from?


Palvi S
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Well, I don't want to jam up on your fun, but I think the police just want everyone to stay safe. Maybe every year build up a little house near the park or something and burn that down instead. The police are just making sure that your neighbors stay safe to. So maybe build something and burn that down instead. I know that it's much better than going to jail!


Mollie
They are going to put you in jail because they think you burned your house for the insurance money.


Ernie G
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You're joking, right? sounds like you guys live in a trailer park? In any case, Arson is against the law and you'll get thrown in jail...when you're found guilty, you won't be getting out any time soon!


David Blizzard
This could allow the flames to spread out of control to other houses or trees, etc. They DO have the right.


April B.
are you friggen serious?? you would actually burn down your own home? well, coming from someone who's house did burn down 3 years ago on xmas eve, i think you guys are totally crazy! fire is not a thing to play around with....you all must have tons of money to do this too. sheesh i can't even believe this, i don't know if i do. i mean i guess do what you will with what is yours but, anything could happen, what if the house next to yours happens to catch on fire from your burning house...stuff like that is what the police are worried about i am sure. this just sounds crazy to me...you need to ask a lawyer to find out for sure if the cops can really arrest you for this....i am in complete shock that anyone would purposely burn down their own home!! did you pay for this house...how old are you? if you don't mind my asking...i just can't even get over this.


Beth
This is the strangest thing I've ever heard of... not to mention...what a waste of money! And, you're risking the fire spreading out of control. You're intentionally setting fire to something, and you're not consulting with the fire department about burn bans or high risks in your area?

I think they do have the right to jail you... if not for breaking a crime, then at least for stupidity! Why don't you try building a home for someone that say... NEEDS A HOME TO LIVE IN??? You know... HOMELESS PEOPLE???

Wow. This infuriates me. I guess after seeing how many people are still displaced by the Katrina situation...it's really very sad to see how wasteful and reckless people can be!

I would like to see you explain the "fun" in it to anyone and everyone that lost their homes and everything they own in the California wildfires.


Shellz
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well for one, you might want to include some periods. but anyway,sometimes things that are in your home have chemicals inside them.sometimes thoses chemicals are so dangerous that if your house does get burned down, they would mix with the smoke, and produce an even worse smoke, and could cause harm to those who inhale it. and also the fire could spread to other houses. so i think it makes perfect sense.(NOT!!!) try doing something different, something less harmful.


Richard H
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yes they do. I know it may be fun but they are intrested in the prtection and saftey of everyone.


hippiechick
you're a psycho


Colonel Pink
It's just they are tryin to protect y'all. They don't wanna see any accidents accure.


Balaji P
its a bad action....by u till last new year....it give a chance for air pollution...& further.....lots were with out shelter....think abt it....


andre
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well unfortunately they have the right to do what ever they want and burning down your house is dangerous fun or not it could possibly spread to another house and why would you want to burn down your house thats not very smart so dont do that not only cuz its dumb but because its a safety hazard and YOULL GO TO JAILLLLLLLL!!!!!! DUH!


John D
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What you are doing is arson which is a felony and is punishable by up to a 10 year prison term depending on how serious it was.


Jessica
How old are you?
You're not even mature enough to own your own house.
And this is coming from a 15 y/o.
Like why don't you just go to a bar and get drunk like normal people? Why would you burn down your own house??? Do you remove the furniture? And yes the police do have the right. I mean think about their water bill when they have to hose it down.


California Street Cop
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Maybe you could do everyone a favor and see how long you can stay in them while they burn.


Citizen1984
One man's fun is another man's arson!


joeanonymous
When is Christmas School break over??


Marie J
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wdh iz rong wit u (no offense) but 1 question r u guys goin 2 take ur stuff b4 u guys burn ur house and 2 answer ur question yes they do they r the popo l.0.l





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