【省府警告】往车窗外乱扔烟头 后果是扣车或更严重
Toss a cigarette out your window, lose your car: B.C. government
（汉加讯）BC省府7月16日在一份新闻稿中表示，正在考虑给那些因粗心大意而导致森林山火的人一些更严厉的惩罚，包括扣押将烟头扔出窗外的汽车（impounding cars）
“我们必须发出一个明确的信息：零容忍那些不小心引发山火的人“
“应该对没熄灭篝火，就离开的露营者加倍罚款？是否应该从此就禁足那些在省级公园里违反禁火令的人？还是应该扣押那些随手一抖，往车窗外乱扔还燃着烟蒂者的车？“
BC省消防队员指出今年夏天森林火灾发生1083起，而去年同期为523起。其中有三分之一是人为因素造成的，这相当于375处火灾和48000多公顷面积陷于火焰中。
干燥的气候条件和异常炎热的夏天已经导致森林山火的风险遍及全省。“为保证人员和财产的安全，我们必须尽我们所能，来结束那些导致不必要的山火的行为。“
省府全文如下：
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
OPINION-EDITORIAL: Flick your butt out the window, possibly lose your car
VICTORIA - This wildfire season has been one of the most challenging in recent memory.
As of July 14, fire crews have responded to 1,083 fires throughout the province - compared to 523 at the same time a year ago. Of those fires, we know over one-third are human caused. That’s 375 fires, leading to an estimated 43,718 hectares going up in flames.
We must send a clear message to those that carelessly start wildfires that their behaviour will not be tolerated. That’s why the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has asked me to take a look across government at the current structure of fines and penalties for people who cause wildfires, and consider new ways to crack down on those careless acts.
Should we double the fine for failing to extinguish a campfire? Should we ban those who break campfire bans from using our provincial parks? Should we impound the vehicles of those who flick lit cigarette butts from their car windows? These are serious actions, but I think we need to at least consider them to send the message that enough is enough.
The vast majority of British Columbians are respectful, careful people who help protect our forests from devastating wildfires. But there are still too many individuals who haven’t heard the message and continue to make careless decisions that lead to wildfires.
As a former law enforcement officer, I’m fully aware of the challenges to enforce these laws and the need to raise awareness to end these destructive acts. It’s often said that you can’t legislate against stupidity, but if exploring the idea of harsher penalties for careless acts means more people get the message, we must do it.
Naturally occurring fires from sources like lightning are difficult enough for our dedicated firefighters to handle. If we’re going to continue to ask them to put their lives on the line to keep people and property safe, we need to do everything we can to end behaviours that lead to needless wildfires.
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