Boy Scout "leaders" potentially facing felony charges for destroying a rock formation in Utah.
A group of Boy Scout leaders is potentially facing felony charges for destroying a rock formation nearly 200 million years old in Emery County.
The trio of men was adventuring in Goblin Valley State Park when they decided to film themselves knocking over one of the formations, known as "goblins."
One man can be seen leveraging himself against a nearby rock and pushing a formation over.
"We have now modified Goblin Valley," the cameraman crows. "A new Goblin Valley exists with, uh, this boulder down here on the bottom. Muscles here pushed it off."
The three laugh, cheer and high five each other.
Utah State Parks officials Thursday were not so amused.
"It is not only wrong, but there will be consequences," said spokesman Eugene Swalberg, noting that a criminal investigation is underway by the State Parks authorities.
"This is highly, highly inappropriate," he said. "This is not what you do at state parks. It’s disturbing and upsetting."
Park officials said the rock formation was created back in the Jurassic period nearly 200 million years ago.
Deputy Emery County Attorney Brent Langston said he was aware of the incident, but it hasn’t been presented to his office yet for screening for possible charges.
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Words cannot describe the stupidity of some people.
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whether in the theater or at home. Also, see if you can rent the original French movie, Wages of Fear. It's just as harrowing in the suspense. They are transporting nitroglycerin instead of nitro-leaking dynamite as in Sorcerer.
I remember reading that Friedkin liked Tangerine Dream so much that he lamented not using them for The Exorcist. I do love Mike Oldfield, but sometimes wonder how that movie would have been with Tangerine Dream instead 
... (Tangerine Dream and Mike Oldfield) and also of the movie Sorcerer (few movies have had me in knots like that one, almost glad when it was over 
I think Oldfields music worked in The Exorcist. I cannot see anything by Tangerine Dream (unmelodic doom-laden sound washes) having the same impact. I remember reading his comments about it and thinking he was nuts. Still do.
and rightfully so! It's still highly suspenseful after all these years 
And no CGI necessary!
I'm a fan of both as well, and I can see certain parts of The Exorcist with TD's music, and other parts with the melodic soundscapes of Oldfield. If Christopher Franke had been doing solo work back then, like he did for Babylon 5, I think he could have pulled off a brilliant soundtrack for the movie, too 
However, as he walked back to his car, he began thinking that he should have contacted a ranger about the loose rock. He also said he wished he could take back his actions.
"Glad we did it, wish we wouldn’t have done it," he said Thursday of his feelings about the incident.
Swalberg said it’s rare for tourists to destroy natural formations.
"Some little kid was about ready to walk down here and die and Glenn saved his life by getting the boulder out of the way," the cameraman says. "So it’s all about saving lives here at Goblin Valley."
That's some serious word salad.
I agree. 
