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Posted by FMD on August 16, 2007 at 2:44:48 pm EDT
In reply to Re: NOLS director killed by rock trundled by hiker posted by kutenay on August 16, 2007 at 2:27:59 pm EDT

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Yes, this WAS an accident and a very sad one for all concerned, however, practicing "walking softly" in all outdoor ventures is, IMHO, a very sound concept and I try to do this consistently. I will not drive a vehicle on old logging roads in spring, leave NOTHING in ANY outdoor area, even fresh logging clearcuts and never harvest any wildlife/plants or geological products such as soil, that I am not going to eat or use and never when doing so will compromise a given ecosystem........WE can ALL make a REAL difference.

Here in lays the arguement. Did this fella have any idea of throwing a rock off a cliff was going to hurt someone. One can argue its common sense, but for those of us that has backpacked, climbed, took NOLS classes, LNT classes etc, it is a "no brainer" common sense approch. But for quite a few people out there, they really dont know. Hence ignorance. How many of us can say that they never had a object tossed down towards them while they were climbing? I know that I have. A vast majority of people are visiting the outdoors now and these people has little to no training at all on how to conduct themselfs while in the outdoors. Criminal? I dont think so, just plain ole ignorance. This is IMHO of course and just looking at the other side of the coin.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone think this lad should be incarcerated for what he did?

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