Voters castigate "Pyro" Brown over his behavior

Now that people are waking up to how Rep. Henry Brown has been throwing around his weight to get special treatment following a forest fire he set that got out of control and burned 20 acres of national forest, they're not happy.

Retired forester Albert L.C. Nelson of Pawleys Island writes the Myrtle Beach Sun News:

I have never encountered a situation where a landowner did not accept responsibility for a fire that escaped from their land and the contingent liability. Brown's actions can be expected to raise questions about use of his office.

Also in the Sun News, Myrtle Beach resident Henry J. Mason writes:

The editorial Monday regarding U.S. Rep. Henry Brown's refusal to [accept] a modest fine for his wanton destruction of federally owned public property is a classic example of federal politicians thinking that the law only applies to us common folk. As you pointed out in your editorial, there is no Democrat running against Brown this November, but I will take the time to vote for the
Green Party candidate who is.