Mike,
I am glad to read that the post is your "humble opinion." You should very well be humble about it because it is a clear violation of the prescriptions and proscriptions of NFPA 921 and the Scientific Method. Even a burglar and murderer can cause an accidental fire and death during the commission of his crimes.

A burglar enters a house at night which he thinks is unoccupied with the intent to commit theft. He lights his way by igniting a series of paper matches, which he carelessly discards. After he is surprised by the owner of the house he accidentally discharges his gun and shoots and kills him. The burglar then flees the house. One of his carelessly discarded matches then ignites a fire which burns the house down.

Fire cause classification - accidental (not incendiary).

Cause of death - accidental or reckless homicide, maybe even manslaughter.

He truthfully confesses to his acts and intentions.

Crimes committed - burglary (even though he steals nothing), arson (accidental fire during the commission of a felony), and murder (unintended death during the commission of a felony).

Burglary has been committed though no actual theft is has occurred. Arson has been committed though no intentional fire was set. Murder has been committed though intentional homicide has occurred.

We operate by the rule of law - not of men. Your suspicions and unsubstantiated theories are meaningless.

In addition, the burglar is clearly guilty of the crimes (before, during, and after the trial), but during the trial he must be CONSIDERED by the court and jury to be innocent until PROVEN guilty, but he is guilty of the crimes no matter what the jury finds.

Pat Kennedy, CFEI, CFPS, MIFireE
Fire and Explosion Analyst
Sarasota, Florida
[www.kennedy-fire.com]