[Az-Geocaching] Abuse of authority and trampling of our rights by power-hungry government officials
Regan Smith
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 06:43:10 -0700
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what a shame that those who are truly responsible for such are never =
punished it is always the law abiding people
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From: Jeff Moriarty=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Abuse of authority and trampling of our =
rights by power-hungry government officials
Damn straight, Ken! I'm with you! This is our land, and where do =
these know-it-alls get off telling us what we can and cannot do?
In fact, I was out looking for a cache last weekend and had a great =
time out there. Hiking in, we saw some beatiful rock formations, so I =
drew on them with spraypaint to tell everyone how cool I thought they =
were. I bet even those facist rangers will like that funny picture I =
drew of those naked women. Unfortunately, this big cactus ened up =
blocking the view of our art, so I had to push the thing over. There =
are plenty of cacti out there, so I bet no one will care. We got hungry =
from all this work so started a fire. It got a little out of hand and =
torched a few acres, but that stuff happens so no big deal. It will =
grow back. We took out some rabbits with our shotguns, and blew up a =
few computer monitors we hauled out there for target practice. Sweet! =
If you get out that way, check out how much beer we drank, dude! We =
left the cans everywhere! Hiking out, we saw a real nice patch of land, =
beautiful view, the works! I think I'm going to clear away some trees =
there and start building a house! It's my land, after all. =20
Jeff.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: ken@highpointer.com=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:33 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Abuse of authority and trampling of our =
rights by power-hungry government officials
It seems all National Forest caches will soon be removed.
I am very distressed by the arbitrary and extreme actions that the =
Forest Service is doing by removing our caches. This is our PUBLIC =
land, owned by everyone in the USA, and it is not the rangers' or the =
land managers' land. Geocaching helps get more people out to National =
Forest land and gets people more actively engaged in outdoor activities =
and outdoor exercise. Our activity has neglible impact on the =
environment, and many of us remove trash and litter during our =
geocaching hikes, so we can say that we have a positive impact on the =
environment. It is a relatively low-cost activity that almost everyone =
can participate in at one level or another.
We need to protest this extreme action and get the Forest Service to =
stop removing our caches. I used to consider myself an =
"environmentalist", but if being a good environmentalist means being =
opposed to geocaching, then I don't want to be a part of any such =
"environmental" movement.
How about contacting our U.S. Senators and Congressional =
Representatives to tell forest rangers and managers to stop removing =
geocaching and interfering with geocaching? We should get together and =
draft letters that we should sign and send all Arizona Congressional =
Representatives, and encourage people in other states to do the same =
with their own Representatives to Congress. We can't passively overlook =
the threat to geocaching that our "public servants" are doing, the abuse =
of their authority and their trampling of our rights as U.S. citizens to =
enjoy our public lands - lands open and available to all for =
multiple-use activities. The actions they are doing are more =
reminiscent of a communist regime or totalitarian dictatorship, not the =
U.S.A.
Ken Akerman
Concerned Citizen and Geocacher
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>what a shame that those who are truly =
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djeff@moriartys.net href=3D"mailto:jeff@moriartys.net">Jeff =
Moriarty</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dlistserv@azgeocaching.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 23, =
2003 9:01=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Az-Geocaching] =
Abuse of=20
authority and trampling of our rights by power-hungry government=20
officials</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Damn straight, Ken! I'm with =
you! =20
This is our land, and where do these know-it-alls get off telling us =
what we=20
can and cannot do?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In fact, I was out looking for a =
cache last=20
weekend and had a great time out there. Hiking in, we saw some =
beatiful=20
rock formations, so I drew on them with spraypaint to tell everyone =
how cool I=20
thought they were. I bet even those facist rangers will like =
that funny=20
picture I drew of those naked women. Unfortunately, this big =
cactus ened=20
up blocking the view of our art, so I had to push the thing =
over. There=20
are plenty of cacti out there, so I bet no one will care. We got =
hungry=20
from all this work so started a fire. It got a little out of =
hand and=20
torched a few acres, but that stuff happens so no big deal. It =
will grow=20
back. We took out some rabbits with our shotguns, and blew up a =
few=20
computer monitors we hauled out there for target practice. =
Sweet! =20
If you get out that way, check out how much beer we drank, dude! =
We left=20
the cans everywhere! Hiking out, we saw a real nice patch of =
land,=20
beautiful view, the works! I think I'm going to clear away some =
trees=20
there and start building a house! It's my land, after all. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dken@highpointer.com=20
href=3D"mailto:ken@highpointer.com">ken@highpointer.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dlistserv@azgeocaching.com=20
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href=3D"mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 23, =
2003 1:33=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] =
Abuse of=20
authority and trampling of our rights by power-hungry government=20
officials</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P><EM>It seems all National Forest caches will soon be=20
removed.<BR></EM><BR>I am very distressed by the arbitrary and =
extreme=20
actions that the Forest Service is doing by removing our =
caches. This=20
is our PUBLIC land, owned by everyone in the USA, and it is not the =
rangers'=20
or the land managers' land. Geocaching helps get more people =
out to=20
National Forest land and gets people more actively engaged in =
outdoor=20
activities and outdoor exercise. Our activity has neglible =
impact on=20
the environment, and many of us remove trash and litter during our=20
geocaching hikes, so we can say that we have a positive impact on =
the=20
environment. It is a relatively low-cost activity that almost =
everyone=20
can participate in at one level or another.</P>
<P>We need to protest this extreme action and get the Forest Service =
to stop=20
removing our caches. I used to consider myself an =
"environmentalist",=20
but if being a good environmentalist means being opposed to =
geocaching, then=20
I don't want to be a part of any such "environmental" movement.</P>
<P>How about contacting our U.S. Senators and Congressional =
Representatives=20
to tell forest rangers and managers to stop removing geocaching and=20
interfering with geocaching? We should get together and draft =
letters=20
that we should sign and send all Arizona Congressional =
Representatives, and=20
encourage people in other states to do the same with their own=20
Representatives to Congress. We can't passively overlook the =
threat to=20
geocaching that our "public servants" are doing, the abuse of their=20
authority and their trampling of our rights as U.S. citizens to =
enjoy=20
<U>our</U> public lands - lands open and available to all for=20
<U>multiple-use</U> activities. The actions they are doing are =
more=20
reminiscent of a communist regime or totalitarian dictatorship, not =
the=20
U.S.A.</P>
<P>Ken Akerman<BR>Concerned Citizen and=20
Geocacher</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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