Convicted arsonist named as acting fire department chief

“And remember: I’m not just a convicted arsonist. I’m also a client.”

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Great, so now they need a new arsonist.

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Also Harry Harrison’s Stainless Steel Rat Jimmy diGriz.

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These workforce issues are going to burn for a long time.

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I’m not seeing where you found the atonement. I don’t think working as a firefighter for pay is atonement for arson. It’s just working in the same field as the crime, like a saboteur also working for a construction company.

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Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman, of all people, was called upon to prevent a theft.

Arsène Lupin, the French master thief, was also asked to solve crimes. Lupin was a real hoot. He famously once left a note, after breaking into a rich man’s home but stealing nothing. The note read, “I shall return when the furniture is genuine.”

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QAnon/Covid-denial mobs have me screwed up that whenever I see any borderline crowd advocating for a political cause, I’m suspicious. But, I think I side with the firefighters?

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