Ex-Boy Scout leaders involved in pushing over ancient Utah boulder charged with felony
It just took a little push to topple the delicately perched boulder -- millions of years in the making -- in Utah's Goblin Valley State Park. Then the man who did it laughed, high-fived his son, and flexed his muscles while being cheered on by a fellow Boy Scout leader.
He is not likely celebrating now, nor is his friend who videotaped then publicized the episode, after both were charged Friday with third-degree felonies.
Glenn Taylor, who pushed over the rock, and the cameraman, David Hall, face charges of criminal mischief and are accused of intentionally damaging, defacing and destroying property, according to the charging document.
Neither man could be reached by CNN on Friday for comment on the charges.
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over their heads. They can have one bathroom break a day and two meals fed to them through tubes so that they don't have to put the boulders down.
At least that is what I would like to see done to them. Places like that are treasures and those that damage, vandalize or steal (like cutting out petroglyphs to sell) should be given serious punishments. I hate it when people that deface places like that get less than slaps on the hand.
Sorry, I'm just venting a little. I was brought up going to the various parks in the country, and learned to appreciate their beauty early on. It was part of why I went into Geology to begin with.
is being used against the twerp doing the pushing. According to a video at the link, the month prior to committing this act of violence against nature, he sued a man for injuries and permanent disability as well as loss of joy in life from a car accident...
