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Assholes destroy Rock Formation in Goblin Valley (Original Post) ashling Oct 2013 OP
Assholes is too kind a term for these morons... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #1
Kinda hoping that their faces are identified yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #2
They have been identified and may face felony charges. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #3
Excellent... totally yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #5
200 million years old. Older than our species. Ruined in one moronic, selfish, showoff act. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #8
Isn't it great when idiots provide their own evidence to a crime HatTrick Oct 2013 #9
Boy Scout Leaders??? ourfuneral Oct 2013 #15
I saw two of these guys being interviewed on TV. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #4
Real American Heroes. JeffHead Oct 2013 #6
They probably thought the rock had WMD ourfuneral Oct 2013 #16
"Leave No Trace." stonecutter357 Oct 2013 #7
Utter fucking douchebags tabasco Oct 2013 #10
I usually don't wish harm on people......... thelordofhell Oct 2013 #11
Idiocracy... I thought it would be a while before it became complete reality lunasun Oct 2013 #12
It reminded me of the Chinese teenager who wrote graffiti on the Luxor Temple: LiberalElite Oct 2013 #13
Just for kicks I checked the comments to see if President Obama was being blamed for this Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #14
Few things cvoogt Oct 2013 #17
The moron who did this... icarusxat Oct 2013 #18
Boy Scout leaders? left-of-center2012 Oct 2013 #19
Jail time please! Coyotl Oct 2013 #20
BAN ORGANIZED BOY SCOUT OUTINGS FROM PUBLIC PARKS !!! vkkv Oct 2013 #21
Does nobody follow the campsite rule anymore? IronLionZion Oct 2013 #22

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
1. Assholes is too kind a term for these morons...
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:15 PM
Oct 2013

I watched this vid tonight when NBC news did a story on this. One of the jackasses said they destroyed the formation because it was dangerous, the rock could have fallen on a child. Moron... keep the kids away and notify a park ranger if you think there's danger of some kind. These bastards were just acting like a couple of fools.

They may, and should, face felony charges for defacing protected public land. I hope they throw the book at them.

In the midst of all these idiotic teabaggers, these bastards just pissed me off even more.

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
2. Kinda hoping that their faces are identified
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:26 PM
Oct 2013

and they are arrested. Its almost as bad as someone taking a magic marker or spray can to a neolithic cave drawing. Or..smashing age old Buddhas because they were simply there.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
3. They have been identified and may face felony charges.
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:34 PM
Oct 2013

Men may face felony charges after toppling Goblin Valley formation

By Janelle Stecklein

A group of Boy Scout leaders is potentially facing felony charges for destroying a rock formation millions of years old in Emery County.

‘Goblin’ topplers claim to be getting death threats
Published October 18, 2013


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."

They said later it appeared to them that it was ready to fall and might hurt someone.

In the video, posted on Facebook, one man can be seen leveraging himself against a nearby rock and pushing a formation over.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57012279-78/goblin-rock-valley-state.html.csp

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
5. Excellent... totally
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:46 PM
Oct 2013

Excellent. Its more than mere vandalism, its almost like desecration...a million year old rock formation? Pushed over by a couple of good ol' boys. smh. I am surprised they didn't say, "here, hold my beer."

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
8. 200 million years old. Older than our species. Ruined in one moronic, selfish, showoff act.
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:57 PM
Oct 2013

Truly unbelievable, especially for Scout Masters.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
4. I saw two of these guys being interviewed on TV.
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:34 PM
Oct 2013

And the one thing that really sticks in my mind is when they said that the dumbest thing they did was record it and download it. Well, I have to agree that was pretty stupid, but the fact that they think this is the worst thing that they did goes to show how ignorant they are.

I hope that they are charged with a felony, and I hope that they get the full penalty possible.....mostly because they were fucking Boy Scout leaders.


JeffHead

(1,186 posts)
6. Real American Heroes.
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:48 PM
Oct 2013

I just want to thank these three patriots for striking the first blow in the impending war on teetering rocks that are threatening our kids. Pushing that rock over saved some "future kid" from being crushed.
They were just thinking of the children.

thelordofhell

(4,569 posts)
11. I usually don't wish harm on people.........
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 10:18 PM
Oct 2013

But I was hoping the boulder would have fell backwards and pinned that stupid idiot

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
12. Idiocracy... I thought it would be a while before it became complete reality
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 10:23 PM
Oct 2013

underestimated the stupid i guess

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
13. It reminded me of the Chinese teenager who wrote graffiti on the Luxor Temple:
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 11:03 PM
Oct 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22677980

The exposure of a Chinese teenager who vandalised an Ancient Egyptian artwork has led to a wave of anger among China's internet users.

On Friday a microblogger posted a photo of graffiti at a Luxor temple complex saying: "Ding Jinhao was here."

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
14. Just for kicks I checked the comments to see if President Obama was being blamed for this
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 11:20 PM
Oct 2013

Of course he is, I'm not how much more stupid the internet can handle before it spontaneously combusts.

cvoogt

(949 posts)
17. Few things
Sat Oct 19, 2013, 12:51 AM
Oct 2013

1. Shameful act
2. Many rocks are easy 200 million years old. That is in itself not a big deal.
3. Being protected land, this is a big deal.
4. Seriously, the only solution to keeping kids safe was to move the rock? How about moving the kids? They have legs, you know.

icarusxat

(403 posts)
18. The moron who did this...
Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:24 AM
Oct 2013

filed a lawsuit for debilitating back pain before he toppled the rock. Should have filed for debilitating brainlessness, the video proves no back injury, just moronity...( I like to make up words, I am not teabagger stupid).

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
21. BAN ORGANIZED BOY SCOUT OUTINGS FROM PUBLIC PARKS !!!
Sat Oct 19, 2013, 10:49 AM
Oct 2013

"""'Hall, who also is a scoutmaster from Highland, said some of their Scouts were jumping on the structures """

WHAT ??? ? It's dangerous for hikers but he Boy Scouts can jump on and all over the historical, natural wonder rock formations??

THROW AWAY THE KEY.

BAN ORGANIZED BOY SCOUT OUTINGS FROM PUBLIC PARKS !!!

Typical Right Winger Eco-terrorists!
And they should be charged as ECO-TERRORISTS!!

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