Being a victorian-born person, the victoria bushfires have affected me greatly. 181 people have died due to the fires and the deathtoll is sure to increase. People have lost friends, family and possessions. I have relatives down there but they are safe at the moment. I have already donated money and I hope many others will too.
Does anybody have any connections to the bushfires in Victoria, Australia?
There isn't much I can do from the US, but I send out hopes and prayers to the families of the dead and alive. Hopefully they can get all of this under control before anymore lives are taken.
Hm, this post was made three weeks ago but I need to address it:
Well I don't think it would be limited to arson's behaviors. I think this would be related to what can lead to arson. I could be repression, or a depression. So it would be more broad, as to say you need to understand depression as to understand arsons, but that would be making the prejudice that all arsons are depressed, but I think you get my point.
As far as I understand it, due to the geographical and demographic layout of Australia, the people who would be responsible for lighting the fires of the nature being discussed in this thread would necessarily be those who have a predilection to arson i.e. firebugs. Not those who are facing difficulty for some psycho-social reason: these people are more likely to be more targeted in their fire-setting behavior- their motivation for doing so is moreso goal-directed (normally fraudulent) rather than wanting to actually see a fire burning well out of control.
