Article 4: Rock Topple

 I am not a girl scout. I've never been in anything like that before. I know a friend of mine who is in boy scouts and is very determined and very passionate about being a boy scout, but it has never caught my attention really to join. From what my friend has told me, they take many road trips around their area-sometimes even go to a different state to explore the outdoors- but never in any of their trips have they ever touched or changed the beings of nature like the one Yahoo News released on October 21st, 2013.

 In Utah, a group of boy scouts and their leaders went off to Goblin Valley State Park in Utah where some of the oldest rock formations can be found. These ancient rock formations are large abstract pieces of rock that have been formed over the time of water erosion and the heat of the sun created over the years. Well, two boy scout leaders- Glenn Taylor and Dave Hall- were fired from leadership in the boy scouts for tearing down one of the rock formations within the park. Like I said before, I was never a part of a scout, BUT what these men did was a very huge disrespect for the land and the scouts policy.
 The land has been around for years and years and for them to just destroy a piece of the land that God made to be the way it is it basically trespassing. The scouts are given permission to go about and be able to see the sights and explore the numerous creatures living in that area. The two men destroyed a piece of the animals natural habitat. Not only did they destroy a "sacred" place, they also broke a scout rule.
     
         " Leave What You Find: Allow others a sense of discovery, and preserve the past. leave rocks, plants, animals, archaeological artifacts, and other objects as you find them. Examine but do not touch cultural or historical structures and artifacts, Its may be illegal to remove artifacts." -The Principles of "Leave No Trace"

 Glenn and Dave argued that the "rock formation was loose and feared it was dangerous". I beg to differ. In the video they posted on Facebook, they did not seem to be bringing it down in spite of the scouts safety. They happened to be laughing and using a lot of force for the huge rock to come down. Once it was down, all three of them laughed and cheered in excitement as if it were their job.
 Although what they did was wrong, I am glad to see that these men took things in a good matter and took their punishment of leaving the leadership. " We've always supported the Boy Scouts and if that's what they feel is best, we support that decision," Hall said. "We're extremely sorry for our mistake. We look forward to doing everything we can to make it right and move on."