BURN DETROIT BURN, ARSON IS NOT A REAL CRIME

Is Arson a crime? It maybe, Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy, added a special prosecutor to handle the rapidly expanding arson cases, but a Wayne County Circuit Court Judge MARGIE BRAXTON, apparently thinks ARSON isn't a big deal - even if the arsonist is from the suburbs and did his crime in Detroit - to an apartment building.
BRAXTON gave Giovanni Naccarato, of Dearborn Heights, who burned an apartment building - after getting the residents out by saying, there was going to be an 'insect fumigation.' - so nobody died, 'no blood on the floor'.

Naccarato, in a insurance for profit arson, faced multiple felony charges carrying 20+ year prison time, but he plead guilty, and faced state mandated minimum sentence of four years (4) and six (6) years maximum. He got probation and maybe restitution. Overcrowding and lack of jail space is given as an excuse. He would get more jail time for - dumping garbage in Detroit, for drunk driving (with no injuries)
for selling small amounts of 'crack / cocaine') etc etc etc...

Arson is a dangerous crime - 11,326 suspicious fires in Michigan in 2010, 11,767 in 2009. The payouts by insurance companies is in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Firefighters lives are put at risk, even at vacant arson fires - they deserve better and real accountability.

The probation sentence, in the first prosecution with the special arson prosecutor, sends a powerful message throughout Michigan - Arson isnt a real crime, come to Detroit and learn your arson craft - if caught - you may face probation, not real jail / prison time. It says Detroit is open - buy property in Detroit and if you cant resell it or make a profit - burn it down and collect insurance; help right size, down size Detroit burn down abandon houses, apartments, buildings etc etc etc..

This is the wrong messages - Prosecutor Worthy is appealing this Wrong senctence, and hopefully some Wayne County Judge or an appellate judge will send a right message - Arson is a real, dangerous, crime that deserves, jail / prison time. Lives are always affected by Arson - victims deserve justice and accountability, and Arsonists deserve jail / prison time, a long time.

read the Detroit News article (7/18/2011) Arson Crackdown Goes Up In Smoke, by Doug Guthrie, Santiago Esparza, for more read the rest of the story.