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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1516420" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>The Hammonds were charged with two fires burning 140 acres of BLM ground. This is in a county which is bigger than 6 different states and has a population of about 7,000. There are miles after miles of nothing but sage brush and rocks. One fire was 139 acres of BLM that was caused by a controlled burn on their own property which got away from them. The other one acre burn was part of a back fire they set to keep a wildfire that was burning on BLM property from coming on to their property. Neither fire was set on the BLM. And it was not their intent to burn on BLM land. They were previously convicted on this and served 6 months. The 6 months was not enough to keep the government happy so they charged them under a different law for the same act. That is mighty close to double jeopardy.</p><p>A few interesting facts of some relevance. They are the last ranch in that area holding out on selling out the wildlife refuge. They are the last ranchers on the Steens Mountains and the government and environmentalist want them off the mountains. The manager of the wildlife refuge and the BLM manager are married to each other. Through all of this the government somehow coerced them into signing an agreement saying that if they ever do sell the land it will be sold to the government. My wife owned a ranch in that county. She like most other ranchers in that area ate lots of deer meat which may not have been taken during season. She said why start a fire to cover up an out of season deer. Fire brings lots of attention by a lot of people in a hurry. A gut pile out in the sage brush is seen by nobody and the coyotes will have it all gone in a day or two. There was a reason the feds put the trial in Pendleton. Had it been held in Burns they would never have been convicted. Realize their ranch is nearly in Nevada and Pendleton is just south of Washington State.</p><p>Personally I don't care if it was political to pardon them. Because it was most certainly political to charge them in the first place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1516420, member: 498"] The Hammonds were charged with two fires burning 140 acres of BLM ground. This is in a county which is bigger than 6 different states and has a population of about 7,000. There are miles after miles of nothing but sage brush and rocks. One fire was 139 acres of BLM that was caused by a controlled burn on their own property which got away from them. The other one acre burn was part of a back fire they set to keep a wildfire that was burning on BLM property from coming on to their property. Neither fire was set on the BLM. And it was not their intent to burn on BLM land. They were previously convicted on this and served 6 months. The 6 months was not enough to keep the government happy so they charged them under a different law for the same act. That is mighty close to double jeopardy. A few interesting facts of some relevance. They are the last ranch in that area holding out on selling out the wildlife refuge. They are the last ranchers on the Steens Mountains and the government and environmentalist want them off the mountains. The manager of the wildlife refuge and the BLM manager are married to each other. Through all of this the government somehow coerced them into signing an agreement saying that if they ever do sell the land it will be sold to the government. My wife owned a ranch in that county. She like most other ranchers in that area ate lots of deer meat which may not have been taken during season. She said why start a fire to cover up an out of season deer. Fire brings lots of attention by a lot of people in a hurry. A gut pile out in the sage brush is seen by nobody and the coyotes will have it all gone in a day or two. There was a reason the feds put the trial in Pendleton. Had it been held in Burns they would never have been convicted. Realize their ranch is nearly in Nevada and Pendleton is just south of Washington State. Personally I don't care if it was political to pardon them. Because it was most certainly political to charge them in the first place. [/QUOTE]
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