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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 19, 2013 5:43:33 GMT
What a bunch of dumb goofs. They posted their vandalism of this ancient rock formation on Facebook. They obviously had fun destroying this rock formation that had been around for 165,000,000 years. www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57012279-78/rock-taylor-formation-hall.html.csp QUOTE: Men may face felony charges after toppling Goblin Valley formation Oct. 17, 2013 A group of Boy Scout leaders is potentially facing felony charges for destroying a rock formation millions of years old in Emery County. 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. "Some little kid was about ready to walk down here and die and Glenn saved his life by getting the boulder out of the way," the cameraman is heard saying. "So it’s all about saving lives here at Goblin Valley." After the rock falls, the three men laugh, cheer and high five each other. Utah State Parks officials Thursday were not so amused. "It is not only wrong, but there will be consequences," said spokesman Eugene Swalberg, noting that a criminal investigation is underway by State Parks authorities. "This is highly, highly inappropriate," he said. "This is not what you do at state parks. It’s disturbing and upsetting." Swalberg said it’s rare for tourists to destroy natural formations. Geologists say the rock dates back about 165 million years though the toppled formation was formed no more than 20 million years ago.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 21, 2013 17:44:19 GMT
If any good comes out of this senseless vandalism it would be getting the rock toppler's bogus lawsuit that he got a bad back ( and doesn't enjoy life anymore ) from a car accident thrown out. I'm sure a jury would dismiss the case if they saw this video. If he had a bad back he wouldn't be engaging in such rampant destruction.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Feb 1, 2014 13:31:54 GMT
www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/31/former-boy-scout-leaders-charged-with-felonies-after-toppling-ancient-rock/ QUOTE: Former Boy Scout leaders charged with felonies after toppling ancient rock formation January 31, 2014 Associated Press Prosecutors filed charges Friday against two former Boy Scout leaders accused of toppling one of the ancient rock formations at Utah's Goblin Valley State Park. Glenn Taylor is charged with criminal mischief and David Hall with aiding criminal mischief, another felony, Utah State Parks & Recreation said. Emery County Attorney David Blackwell said he filed the charges Friday but is trying to negotiate a plea deal. The pair was ordered to appear in state court March 18. A video shot by Hall in October and posted on YouTube shows Taylor dislodging a mushroom-shaped sandstone pillar. They claimed it might have been ready to fall and kill a visitor. Both were later stripped of their Boy Scout positions. Park officials have said the rock formation had been standing for much of human history, if not longer. "We are taking it seriously," Blackwell said. "It's been an interesting case, mostly because of the attention it's garnered." Blackwell said any defense asserting the goblin-shaped rock was ready to tip over "would need to have a lot of expert testimony, and it would probably go both ways." The round-shaped rock, which was pushed off a natural pedestal, weighed thousands of pounds, he said. Taylor's lawyer, Scott Card, didn't immediately return a phone message Friday from The Associated Press Friday. Blackwell said Hall doesn't have a lawyer, and Hall told The AP by email he had no comment at this time. No phone number could be found for Taylor. If convicted, the men could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
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