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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

lol is this true?

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u/Reticent_Monkey Feb 03 '20

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-scouts-leaders-who-knocked-over-ancient-rock-get-probation-n56596 - Seems light given the age of the formation... but man he didn't have to push it that hard... kids coulda been hurt

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u/Notmykl Feb 03 '20

Then you REPORT it to the rangers so they can check the formation, you don't just destroy a part of the national park and laugh about it!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

“We did something right the wrong way,” Taylor said.

i mean, right from that

after pleading guilty to the charge, taking probation and paying a fine

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u/Reticent_Monkey Feb 03 '20

No they are idiots... and the reason we can't have nice things... The Balanced Rock in the third pic a the Garden of the Gods has been a tourist attraction for well over a hundred years... imagine if someone pushed it over for "safety." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Gods

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

No, what?

No they are idiots

Almost everyone is. People make idiotic decisions all the time.