[Restorer]

His brother said he was sometimes verbally abusive to Terry, but it never became physical.

Interesting.

Wives are almost never reported as being verbally abusive. Apparently this ability is sex-linked.

[eno_]

Worst case of PMS ever.

[The G Man]

"As the relationship deteriorated, John was arrested in Saguache County on suspicion of drunken driving on Sept. 10, 2001."

Well, isn't it obvious what happened here? The husband, like so many others, was upset at President Bush's failure to stop the coming terrorist attack. Heck, it even drove him to drink (errr.. or rather it appears he drank and then drove himself)

President Bush is really responsible for this fire. Clearly this calls for congressional hearings and hand wringing NY Times editorials!

[FreePaul]

...he was sometimes verbally abusive to Terry,...

Maybe like saying "don't start forest fires, dummy".

[moyden]

"So a woman who intentionally set fire to more than 100,000 acres

Where is the evidence that it was intentional? No one dislikes NOW more than me, but 30 years for an accident?

[JennysCool]

This could be a moot point by now, since the investigation reportedly has begun leaning toward Barton starting the forest fire intentionally.

[concerned about politics]

"For one minute of anger or frustration, they are going to put her away for 30 years." said Wanitta Barton, Terry's mother-in-law in Squaw Valley, Calif. "It's just an unfortunate, unfortunate accident."

She should have learned to control her temper. If she can do this because she's "angry", no wonder her husband drank! Imagine having to live with her!
Starting one of the biggest forest fires in history because she's pi$$es off is really not a very good defence.
AND, what "accident?" She did it on purpose! She chose to do it!
What's this world commin to? Her husband was NOT THERE!

[ValerieUSA]

Her burning letter story is just another lie. She set the fire on purpose. Only a dope would have believed this lame story.
No man is going to write such a long "get lost" letter that a forester with a shovel couldn't put out the fire as it burned. No woman is going to angrily set a letter ablaze, only to walk away and let it smolder... the satisfaction is in watching it burn until it is gone.

[dennisw]

Now the liberal spin begins!!!!

[Sub-Driver]

i was waiting on what kind of excuse she was going to use. Where's Katie Couric?

[concerned about politics]

There is a lesson here for those who believe in parables and such, and that is that America's social experiment with feminism is producing a conflagration of virtual burning bed relationships and broken marriages, and more often than not, falsely indicted husbands.

ABSOLUTELY. As a married woman, I can say my husband is one of my lifes greatest treasures. Those who mess up their marrages looking for something else have no idea the pearls they've lost.

[pgkdan]

Ah, well...her husband drank and said mean things to her. Who can blame her for intentionally setting the largest fire in Colorado's recorded history? Wouldn't you if you were her? Poor thing.

[He Rides A White Horse]

First, Terry Barton tried to look like a hero in reporting the fire. But after the forensic investigation began to point up some inconsistencies in her story, she finally confessed to her crime. In fact, one investigator went so far as to speculate that she started the fire, expecting to quickly douse it, and then report her success - in order to be seen as a hero.

When I first heard this 'husband letter thing', I had doubts as to the veracity of this tale.......it just seemed so contrived.

I really wonder if she burned this letter in the first place.

Some people really know how to play the PC game. This person got caught, and now it's, "I accidentally started a fire because of some mean ol' letter my ex sent me. Has all of the things in it that the PC liberals would fall over themselves to excuse. I really believe she knows how the game is played, and concocted this story in that vein.

[MinuteGal]

As soon as this story broke the other day, I posted to be on the watch for the male to be blamed. I hate it when I'm right! P.S. I don't believe the burning letter story, either. This woman perp is as fast with her wits as she was with her match.

Leni

[justshutupandtakeit]

Feel a need to defend drunks?

[tomkat]

There is a lesson here for those who believe in parables and such, and that is that America's social experiment with feminism is producing a conflagration of virtual burning bed relationships and broken marriages, and more often than not, falsely indicted husbands.

His brother said he was sometimes verbally abusive to Terry, but it never became physical. Interesting. Wives are almost never reported as being verbally abusive. Apparently this ability is sex-linked.

Moral: Careful what you wish for !

i've a pretty good hunch that MILLIONS of good men have become MUCH more distrustful of women these past 30 years.

i have ...

[SGCOS]

The fire continues to burn, for 10 days now.

Sometimes to the east, sometimes west.

Sometimes to the north, sometimes to the south.

It's at 120,000 acres, close to 190 square miles.

Firefighters and equipment are breaking down. What was a 47% containment fell back to 40%.

Thousands evacuated.

AND I'M SUPPOSED TO SHOW COMPASSION FOR THIS STUPID BITCH??

[tomkat]

say, weren't three firfighters killed in a plane crash battling this mess ?

betyerass if it was a guy behind this he'd be up on homicide and arson, etc charges ...

[RonF]

I thought that the only thing that the woman deliberately set on fire was the letter.

[Tactical Thunder]

Hey this is her 2nd story the first was that people in a van started the fire and she gave the L-Plate number to the police and some poor campers almost went to jail
for her, Thank God the investigators did there job and did not just take this sicko word for it... She as caused a lot of problems here in Colorado and life in jail works for me.