I see now why there's been some confusion about burning. That's because the Hammonds were caught illegally burning more than once. I quote from Wikipedia:
Dwight and Steve Hammond were convicted of arson in 2012 for setting fires on federal land adjacent to their property near Burns in 2001 and 2006.[8] Federal prosecutors said the first fire was set to conceal the site of an illegal deer hunt, while the second fire was an unauthorized backburn set on the slopes below a firefighting camp.[9] According to the Hammonds, they set the first fire to stop invasive plants from growing onto their grazing fields.[10]
The second fire was an "unauthorized" backburn. So I'm guessing no permit.
They should get a break because they didn't harm a real person or a real person's property?? In other words, people should be free to do whatever stupid thing they want as long as nobody
got hurt that time?
You should go test that theory out. Try driving 90 mph down the freeway on the wrong side. As long as nobody's hurt or killed before the Staters pull you over, no problemo. You can tell them, "Let me go. I'm the victim here!"
Wait, wait, before you try that out, you're white, right? I wouldn't want anything to happen...