Digital BW, The Print

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> I think bureaucrats tend to forget that these resources BELONG to the  
> people. Somehow when an organized lobby like SnowMobile distributers
get into  the 
> picture, all sorts of abuses are permissable, but then that's
corporate  
> Americe, not just us plain ol' folks.

This was not an instance of "plain ol' folks"...this was someone who
pretends not to be aware of regulations, claims the regulations are
not valid nonetheless, blames the Ranger's prudish attitude, hints
that he was not in fact hidden away with his photography, and has
traveled a long distance to make some sort of photo that he doesn't
choose to describe. He spammed without signing. I think he was a jerk
with us and was undoubtedly a jerk with the Ranger, despite claiming
that he was "cooperating." 

One DOES cooperate with Rangers because a) they are there to preserve
something valuable for us b)they are there to protect people from
themselves c) they are there to educate d) they are LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS and not "cooperating" is a crime. That this jerk spammer
thought it wonderful that he cooperated is only a way of saying that
he stopped arguing with the ranger just short of being arrested..IMO.


 
> If they want to give you a citation for indecent exposure, that's at
least  
> defendable in court, and there is a burden of proof and a need for
offended  
> witness evidence, but these vague criteria type of catch-all
accusations  smack 
> of a different kind of society than was envisioned by our laws.
> I'm disturbed by this use of authority, and perhaps we photographers
as a  
> group, need to get involved in the process.

No, we need to smarten up and count or various blessings, not the
least is that some of us treasure our National Parks and the good
people who work there. 

Many of us are well-enough educated to read closely and recognize
deceit: there was plenty of evidence of that in our spammers unsigned
post.

John Kelly

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