What part of 'fire ban' didn't she understand?

**Lou Girardin** · 6th January 2006, 14:15

Jeanette Fitzsimmons has gotten off with a warning after she and her partner started a burn off of some gorse on their land.
Strangely enough, she said she knew there was a ban, but her partner said he didn't, so that was the reason for a warning only.
She also said it was just a little fire and they knew what they were doing.
Good old socialists, do as I say not as I do.

**Aitch** · 6th January 2006, 14:17

It's ok, it was an organic fire........

**Aitch** · 6th January 2006, 14:18

Global warming!

**marty** · 6th January 2006, 14:19

don't ALL big fires start out as little fires? usually on the end of a match?

**bondagebunny** · 6th January 2006, 14:20

1 law for them 1 law for you - me im exempt all laws

**k14** · 6th January 2006, 14:21

Dumb fucking bitch, geez. That gorse was a beautiful thing for the environment, look at the pretty flowers on it, now they've gone and killed it. Wonder if they were clearing space for this years "crop".

**Karma** · 6th January 2006, 14:29

Have I missed something... who is she?

**marty** · 6th January 2006, 14:30

Originally Posted by Weasel

Have I missed something... who is she?

aucklanders. don't ya love 'em

**kro** · 6th January 2006, 14:30

Green party member.

hahaahahahha.

**Motu** · 6th January 2006, 14:35

I once burnt off ''a little gorse'' - holybegeebersfuckingkrist,just about the biggest scare in my life.You suddenly realise how big and powerful nature is when a ''little fire'' takes off and you haven't got a hope in hell of putting the geni back in the bottle.

**Colapop** · 6th January 2006, 14:55

Ya can't sit around singing 'Kumbaya' without holding hands round a fire!

**oldrider** · 6th January 2006, 15:22

Originally Posted by Motu

I once burnt off ''a little gorse'' - holybegeebersfuckingkrist,just about the biggest scare in my life.You suddenly realise how big and powerful nature is when a ''little fire'' takes off and you haven't got a hope in hell of putting the geni back in the bottle.

Been there done that Motu. Reading your post brought it all back as if yesterday.

Thought I'd burn some dry grass behind our first house.

One of the biggest frights I have ever had. Had a few too. (frights)

She's as slippery as Helen when it comes to accountability.

Cheers John.

**riffer** · 6th January 2006, 15:28

Yes - I caught this one on David White's show on Radio Live this morning.

Does it create a legal precedent in light of her husband's comment -

"I'm sorry officer - I was ignorant of the law"

**kro** · 6th January 2006, 15:38

Big old can of worms that debate. personally, I don't think ignorance is an excuse. Pretty much anything you would like to do, bar farting in a public elevator, is governed by some rules of some description, and in the peak of fire season, surely ones common sense would prevail, and get you thinking about whether its a good idea in the first place, and if there are rules governing the whole thing.

Sounds like a cheap cop out excuse to me.

**Scouse** · 6th January 2006, 15:41

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Jeanette Fitzsimmons has gotten off with a warning after she and her partner started a burn off of some gorse on their land.
Strangely enough, she said she knew there was a ban, but her partner said he didn't, so that was the reason for a warning only.
She also said it was just a little fire and they knew what they were doing.
Good old socialists, do as I say not as I do.

And this relates to Motorcycling how.........?