The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire after she had reportedly received death threats.
State law enforcement is investigating the house fire on Edisto Beach which began at around 11:30 a.m. E.T. on Saturday, sources told local news outlet FITSNews.
Goodstein was reportedly not at home at the time of the fire, but at least three members of her family, including her husband, former Democratic state senator Arnold Goodstein, and their son, have been hospitalized with serious injuries. According to the St. Paul’s Fire District, which responded to the scene, the occupants had to be rescued via kayak. Law enforcement have not disclosed whether the fire is being investigated as an arson attack.
You’re being purposefully dense. There’s having an open mind, and then there’s having a mind so open your brain falls out. I don’t assume you’re a complete idiot, which is why malice on your part is most likely.
And we do have evidence. The three components of a crime are means, motive, and opportunity. And we have abundant evidence for motive. If you tried your argument in court, you would be laughed out of a courtroom.
No, I am not being dense. We have zero evidence backing any theory right now so presuming violence rather than the much more common cause of fires is a stretch. It could be arson but right now you have nothing that suggests this other than vibes.