Greece wildfires: woman charged with unintentional arson after cigarette allegedly started blaze on Chios
www.theguardian.com
Greek island has been battling several wildfires that broke out at the same time on Sunday and have so far ripped through an estimated 40,000 hectares
  • kbal@fedia.io
    11 months

    arson, n. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

    The dictionary confirms my understanding that “unintentional arson” is a contradiction in terms. We must therefore find the defendant not guilty.

    • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
      11 months

      Obviously just bad translations into your language.

      Also, Greece is not bound to your understanding of anything :)

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11 months

        Headline’s in English, story’s in English, the phrase is an oxymoron in English.

  • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
    11 months

    admitted she had thrown a cigarette that had ignited one of [the five] fronts

    So, why is this in the news at all?

    In the good old times people were used to stub them out thoroughly.

    • Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.itEnglish
      11 months

      So, why is this in the news at all?

      Because she allegedly didn’t stub it out thoroughly.