I was using this exact same analogy to explain this to someone earlier, although I have to admit that I agree with the person above. Going out and starting forest fires in national forests without official government sanction, even if your intention is to create controlled burns and prevent a bigger fire will still land you with a verdict of arson.
If there weren't any forest rangers/firefighters organization to back-burn, then the lone person trying to do some good may be the only way forward. But for forest fires, such an organization does exist, and no-one should be burning by themselves.
There is no such organization for the internet. So we are left with lone white-hats who risk personal safety to do some good. I wish there's a better way.
> Going out and starting forest fires in national forests without official government sanction, even if your intention is to create controlled burns and prevent a bigger fire will still land you with a verdict of arson.
