Idiotic and Craven Vandals in National Parks

So amazing what you and others have done to preserve history, noe-place.

How grievous to discover serious damage to the historical site. I'm sorry for you and your community, us too, as we all suffer from those acts.

This happens all over the country. I'm on the board of directors that formed over 20 yrs ago to preserve a Civil War battlefield here in southern Kentucky. After years of blood, sweat, tears, bank loans, begging for grants from state and fed, we've saved the entire battlefield in exactly the same condition as the day the battle took place and even built a $2 million visitor center/museum. In the last few years we're starting to have trespassers with metal detectors stealing artifacts, cutting down trees, destroying and stealing tour trail sign and painting graffitti on buildings and cannons not to mention illegally hunting on posted land. Hoodlums are always looking for something to destroy so all of us must be vigilant.

Sad. I'm glad to hear the fines are substantial.

Sadly the media coverage and pictures will just fuel the next group of attention seeking idiots to outdo the last in hopes of his 15 min of fame to cap his pathetic life.

Sickening. To think how long it takes to grow a saguaro or to make a rock formation...I makes me crazy to know that common thugs can just waltz in there and paint over ancient petroglyphs and old pioneer signatures.

powderman426 wrote:

Homer wrote:
Kill them all and let God sort it out!

Wow! While I don't condone what they did, don't you think thats a little harsh??

NOPE

When rafting down the Colorado River a few years back, we were informed by our guide to see what some people had painted on the overhead rocks. Really sad.

Today's graffiti is tomorrow's petroglyphs.

How about tatooing "I defaced a national treasure" on their foreheads. Lets see how long that takes to wear off.

Let them play in the waters of Yellowstone.... probably wouldn't do that but once.