"I just wanted to get revenge on the ants that crawled on my feet and bit me, I never thought that my impulsive behavior would start a wildfire, I really regret it! I knew I was wrong! ”
In revenge for the ants that bite themselves
The woman actually started a wildfire
Huge losses
recently
People's Court of Libo County, Guizhou Province
The case of Lu Mouping's fire was openly tried
Let's take a look at the cause and effect of the incident
Case review
March 24
69-year-old defendant Lu Mouping
When I go to the mountains to pick bracken
Accidentally stepping on an ant's nest
Causes ants to crawl onto their feet
Lu Mouping was angry
With a portable lighter
Light the dead grass and dry wood on the edge of the ant's nest
However, due to the dry weather and strong winds, the fire spread
A forest fire was triggered
Data map
After the fire
Local rescue forces were quickly dispatched
Keep the fire under control in time
The forest fire was identified
The total area burned was 47.37 hectares
The total loss was 1,416,953.95 yuan
Adjudication Results
The Libo County People's Court held after trial
Defendant Lu Mouping was negligent
Forest fires are caused by wildfires
His actions constituted the crime of arson
Lu Mouping was sentenced to eight months in prison
and ordered it
Replanting and regreening will be completed by March 30, 2025
Ensure that the survival rate of replanted trees reaches more than 85%.
to restore the ecology
So revenge
It's really more than worth the loss
Be aware of the use of open flames in the mountains and forests
accidentally
It could be a catastrophe
Article 115 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
Whoever causes serious injury or death to a person or causes major damage to public or private property by setting fire, breaching water, exploding, or disseminating poisonous, radioactive, or infectious disease pathogens, or by other dangerous methods, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment, or death.
Whoever commits the crime in the preceding paragraph by negligence is to be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years; where the circumstances are more minor, a sentence of up to three years imprisonment or short-term detention is to be given.
A spark can destroy a thousand trees
Fire prevention can protect thousands of forests
Forest fire prevention
Please do "10 don'ts"
Source: People's Daily