Dinosaur art destroyed

[02camaro]

its near the wma, people can hardly follow a gps let alone navigate in the woods, im sure people are randomly walking around hunters areas to try and find them. these dinos have brought more people into the woods than anything.

as stated the paracord was cut cleanly, aka wicked sharp knife that a hunter has. in addition they were completed dismantled not just knocked over. the person/people that did it clearly didnt want them put back together, not something the average mischievous person would take time to do.

 

[Santapez]

Only hunters have sharp knives?

It's Paracord. It could have been cut very cleanly with a $5 box cutter from Walmart.

 

[krink]

You guys really think it was a kid? Just so happens they got vandaled just as hunting season started.

I can’t say I didn’t consider this, but some ppl I talked who have seen the damage also aren’t convinced it wasn’t just bad weather. And in the end we will never know.

 

[thegock]

I can’t say I didn’t consider this, but some ppl I talked who have seen the damage also aren’t convinced it wasn’t just bad weather. And in the end we will never know.

"This was no boating accident."

 

[JDurk]

"This was no boating accident."

"This was not a tiger shark"

Yes shitty situation all around.

 

[MissJR]

it was colonel mustard with the knife in the conservatory.

 

[rick81721]

Only hunters have sharp knives?

It's Paracord. It could have been cut very cleanly with a $5 box cutter from Walmart.

It's ludicrous to blame an entire group of people for something with zero evidence. It only makes rivalries between users even worse.

 

[Norm]

It's ludicrous to blame an entire group of people for something with zero evidence. It only makes rivalries between users even worse.

Agreed. We should not lay blame at the feet of Walmart shoppers like @Santapez so eagerly does.

 

[gpTron]

What if it was a hunter riding a mountain bike?

 

[serviceguy]

I really don't see the point of guessing/arguing about who could have done it, it will only increase the friction between different groups of park users. Not a desirable outcome. It appears there's not going to be an investigation either, so unless a video surfaces showing the perps committing the act speculations in any directions will be just...speculations.

What if it was a horse faced teenager hunter riding a mountain bike wearing hiking boots?

FTFY

 

[Karate Monkey]

I really don't see the point of guessing/arguing about who could have done it, it will only increase the friction between different groups of park users. Not a desirable outcome. It appears there's not going to be an investigation either, so unless a video surfaces showing the perps committing the act speculations in any directions will be just...speculations.

Even if there is a video, to what end will anything be done? Vigilante justice? The park system has already said that since it was not an official installation, they are not going to investigate.

 

[serviceguy]

Even if there is a video, to what end will anything be done? Vigilante justice? The park system has already said that since it was not an official installation, they are not going to investigate.

Agreed on the lack of possible actions to be taken if the responsible actors were to be identified, nevertheless it would be nice to be able to identify who did it a) to stop other groups being blamed for it b) maybe put some pressure on the responsible group, if any, to clean up their act (and by that I mean make clear within their ranks that this type of actions are wrong and not tolerated).

That said, I'm perfectly aware that is easier said than done. Chances are there isn't even a 'group' responsible for it, at the end of the day it has to be the action of one or more individuals that may or may not even belong to the same group...

 

[SmooveP]

If it was kids (plural) that did it, someone is bound to talk. Their parents should then punish them. Start by making the kids apologize directly to Robin and help her rebuild.

 

[GSTim]

Unless I'm misunderstanding the descriptions, this all seems a bit strange. Doubtful that kids or "vandals" would stack the sticks after the destruction. Something doesn't add up.

 

[mntal]

It was the Vegans. Always ruining other's fun.

 

[Norm]

Doubtful that kids or "vandals" would stack the sticks after the destruction. Something doesn't add up.

So it wasn't the Hunters, after all. It was the Gatherers.

 

[Patrick]

So it wasn't the Hunters, after all. It was the Gatherers.

that is what @mntal just said.....

 

[GSTim]

As this was "not a parks-commissioned amenity" is it possible that it was removed by park personnel and now they realize that it was a mistake?

 

[shrpshtr325]

i feel like the park has better things to spend their money/personels time on, but i have no real source of knowledge

 

[GSTim]

Agreed. Just trying to make sense of a nonsensical action.