More West Coast Arson as Forests Burn

The media establishment has pooh-poohed the idea that Antifa maniacs could be involved in the hundreds of wildfires breaking out on the Left Coast, despite numerous reasons to investigate the possible connection. Now we read of more arson:

On Sunday afternoon, police were called to assist Portland firefighters with a brush fire burning along the I-205 freeway. Police said 45-year-old Domingo Lopez Jr. started the fire by using a Molotov cocktail.

Lopez was charged with Reckless Burning and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree.

If Molotov cocktails, reckless burning, and disorderly conduct sound familiar, you may be thinking of the daily activities of Antifa and other supporters of the Black Lives Matter cause over the past several months. The epicenter of this phenomenon has been Portland.

Fortunately, the fires Lopez was caught setting caused no significant damage. Other fires have resulted in dozens of deaths and many $millions in property damage. Nearly 1 million acres of land have burned.

Liberal catch and release policies strike again:

The man was released, but police said he then started six more small brush fires early Monday morning along the freeway.

Four others have been arrested recently for West Coast arson.

Militant moonbats and the carnival of chaos they have created are unlikely to be as much of a factor in the fires as poor forest management. But they can’t be any less of a factor than failure to sufficiently implement left-wing global warming policy.

On a tip from Dragon’s Lair.