A few men toppled a Goblin and bragged about it by posting a video on Facebook. To top it off, they were supposedly boy scout leaders. Now there are further headlines about the Utah government possibly prosecuting the perpetrators criminally.

In their defense, they are claiming that this rock would have fallen anyway and could have injured somebody. Hmmm.

Does that mean we should put a concrete wall around the Grand Canyon because somebody could accidentally fall into it? Does that mean we should cut down and haul every dead tree out of the woods because when it finally falls over, somebody might be standing there and get killed?

The argument is ludicrous and sounds like an excuse of a person embarrassed about doing something very stupid.

One boulder isn’t going to make a difference. If it was really close to falling, it would have fallen during the next storm anyway. The chances, however, that it would have fallen on a person are probably millions to one.

The most damaging aspect is that it invites copycats. What if thousands of visitors invaded the park to find rocks they could topple. Next thing we know, they come with 2x4s to use as levers.

Here is a powerful argument why the Park Service SHOULD be closing parks and facilities during a government shutdown.

There are just too many morons walking free.