Mea Shaarim – A 16-year old haredi teenage boy was arrested late on Thursday night in connection with a rash of arson in the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shaarim over the past week. There were almost 15 separate instances of small fires set by the arsonist, including seven on Thursday.
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Over Shavuot, five fires broke out between midnight and 4:00 AM in three different places on Joseph Karo Street and two places on Reichman Street, (as was reported here on Vos Iz Neias).
The teenager, allegedly a resident of the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Sanhedria, was indicted on Friday morning at the Jerusalem Magistrates Court.
Good! If he is mentally ill, put him in an institution. If not, put him in prison for a good long time. People who set fires have no regard for human life. Sometimes, even when the target is not people, people die… like firefighters for example.
Fire is so dangerous as it is uncontrollable and brings nothing but destruction in the best case, and death in all too many cases. There should be ZERO tolerance for arsonists and they should be treated like anyone else who exhibits “blatant disregard for human life”.
strange no reason given