Eco-Protesters Claim Credit For Arson Fires

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Firefighters walk past a house still in flames at the scene of where four multimillion dollar homes burned Monday in Woodinville, Wash. Crews battled the fires early Monday in a suburb north of Seattle, and a sign with the initials of a radical environmental group was found at the scene, an official said.

Item: Six fires set in upscale development on West Side: Earth Liberation Front claims credit for arsons /Associated Press; Seattle PI coverage

More Info: Four large homes were burning this morning at a “Street of Dreams” model home development north of Woodinville, the Snohomish County District Seven Chief Rick Eastman said. A sign left at the scene indicated the Earth Liberation Front may have been involved, the chief told a local news organization.

Question: Can violence or property destruction ever be justified during a time of protest?