Sure it is. Very direct wording and verbiage.

Was my response not direct? I was clearly mocking your assertion by highlighting the illogical nature of your claim.

So if and when they discover the people that set a fire that killed 25 people so far

What leads you to believe that a person committed arson with the intent of killing 25 people?

Or are you claiming that intent has no influence when it comes to the prescription of justice?

Let’s propose a scenario… Your neighbor unbeknownst to you is unsafely storing a dangerous amount of fuel in his yard. You may have occasionally caught a whif of fumes in the air, but hey prob not a big deal. You decide to do a little BBQ or work on your car or whatever, and by chance an ember sparks his fuel and burns down the neighborhood.

Are you or your neighbor to blame? You were the source of the ignition, but it would have never happened unless someone hadn’t been creating an obviously dangerous environment.

what would be an adequate punishment?

What is the purpose of your punishment, and how do you define adequate?

Do you seriously think there is a degree of punishment that will change people’s behavior on a societal scale? If capital punishment was actually effective at curbing negative behavior, wouldn’t we have only had to do it one time?

In the end if the purpose of your punishment is meaningless all you really wanted to begin with is to see someone suffer.