Can’t Nobody Say Bridge-Burners Get Off Easy

A while back, some kids in Bucks County allegedly burnt down a covered bridge. Although covered bridges are essentially just barns over water, some people really like them. And they don’t want people burning them down. Fair enough; if I liked covered bridges, you probably want them to stay intact.

So we should give those kids the chair:

When it comes to the young adults accused of setting fire to the 134-year-old Knecht’s Covered Bridge in Springfield, Upper Bucks, and other arsons in the Quakertown area, Wayne Siefert shows no mercy.

“I believe a stiff prison sentence will send a message that will deter people from doing this again. It will show that we really care about our historic bridges here in Bucks County,” said Siefert, founder of the Bucks County Covered Bridges Festival, which promotes the heritage and importance of preserving the bridges.

“Those kids got 50 years.” “Shit, Bucks County really cares about its covered bridges!”

Teen arson case heads to court [Courier Times]