Definition of Arson. It is illegal!

[Maraya1969]

Definitions of arson on the Web:

* malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* Arson is the crime of intentionally and maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires. The study of the causes is the subject of fire investigation. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson

* A crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arson

* arsonist - a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* The Arsonists are an underground hip hop group. Their album, As the World Burns (1999), reached #78 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and yielded the single "Pyromaniax", which went to #43 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsonists_(rap_group)

* The Arsonist (Kaki bakar) is a 1995 Malaysian drama film directed by U-Wei Haji Saari. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arsonist

* arsonous - Of or pertaining to the arsonous acids or their derivatives
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arsonous

* Intentionally causing a fire to destroy the property in a criminal manner.
www.forensicsciencecentral.bravehost.com/glossary.shtml

* Intentional damaging or destruction by means of fire or explosion of the property of another without the owner's consent, or of any property with intent to defraud, or attempting the above acts.
www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/glossary.html

* The crime of intentionally setting fire to a building or other property. This is a legal definition which may vary depending on the laws of a specific state.
www.fire.org.uk/glossary.htm

* At common law, the deliberate and intentional burning of property by its owner or by another person.
www.wawanesa.com/glossary.asp

* The intentional setting afire of property.
ifs-de.com/pages/glossary_files/Agloss.htm

* the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
www.pi1stclass.com/glossary.htm

* arsonists - (a 2007 translation of the 1953 play by Max Frisch Max Frisch Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German literature after World War II. ...
www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Alistair_Beaton

* The willful and malicious burning of, or attempt to burn, any structure or other property, often with criminal or fraudulent intent.

[Dappleganger]

1. They were already denied a burn permit.

But if they own the books and can legally burn it, it is not arson.

[TheKentuckian]

2. Burning Korans is stupid and wrongheaded but by no stretch arson

You might as well claim making a fire is arson.

They aren't torching a library, someone's property, a structure, or to my knowledge seeking to scam their insurance.

I'm offended by the dangerous stupidity as well but you simply cannot twist this into a crime to stop the offense or punish those who disturb your sensibilities.

[sharp_stick]

3. If the item(s) being burned

are the property of the person doing the burning, it isn't arson. It's still an idiotic ploy for attention by a fundie nutjob but it's not criminal.

[Brickbat]

4. They're burning their own property on their own property.

So, not arson.

[Posteritatis]

5. I imagine googling the definition of a word wouldn't hold up that well legally

This is the same kind of silly reaching as people trying to get the location of that "mosque" declared a national battlefield.

[Maraya1969]

16. You can't burn your own sofa in your front yard!

You just can start fires whenever you want. You can start them for grilling and such but you can't just start fire.

I spoke with someone from the Gainesville police and she did say not to come because they expect so many protesters that you would just sit in a traffic jam but she did say, "Well they don't have a permit" as that was the answer.

[CBGLuthier]

6. See if you can define ignorant

[bighart]

7. I fully expect to see you making the same argument

when someone announces plans to burn bibles, the flag or their bras.

[slackmaster]

8. Burning your own stuff on your own property isn't arson

N&U

:nuke:

ETA the preferred nomenclature is "Undocumented inflagration".

[Common Sense Party]

9. This is a flaming fail.

Smokin'.

[madinmaryland]

10. And your point is???

:wtf:

[Codeine]

11. Remember this the next time you toss charcoal on the grill, folks!

Maraya1969 is watching!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Did you know that gullibility is a misdeamenor?

look it up.

[Earth_First]

13. Can we get some context here?

:shrug:

[comtec]

14. seriously?

you're even more in a cave than I am and I live in europe.

the burning of the korans in florida by those brain dead, hate filled hicks.

Look, it's disrespectful, but he has a first amendment right...

So I say we counter demonstrate and burn some of his denominations' bibles... you know, mein kampf!

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. Won't have nearly the impact but go ahead if you think it will help

[Maraya1969]

17. Thank you for being one of the very few people who has not

taken advantage of this so they can indulged in their favorite pass time of being aggressive and mean. It's an ego thing with some I think.