[at-l] New Hampshire Idiots, Volume 2

["Jack Tarlin" <baltjack@hotmail.com>]

      I've been getting a lot of mail recently regarding several of my posts 
that commented on the new legislation in New Hampshire that grants 
authorities the right to bill for backcountry rescues that are deemed 
unnecessary or preventable.  I was publicly taken to task by several listers 
who objected to my tone and language, and by some who felt that I didn't 
include enough details of some of these incidents, and that I was passing 
judgment on folks without getting enough information.

     If there's anyone out there who still feels this way, I urge you to 
check out a story in The Union Leader 
(www.theunionleader.com/articles_show.html?article=5728) which pretty much 
validates everything I was trying to say.

     The sad truth is that there ARE idiots out there, who seem determined 
to get themselves killed, and worse, to take some rescuers with them.  
Billing these morons for their folly, and publicizing their foolishness may 
be the only way to prevent an increase in these incidents.  I should add 
that publicizing these events, and publicizing that you're billing folks for 
their stupidity may also save some lives.  All I know, is that if something 
isn't done, and soon, there's going to be a major tragedy in the mountains 
in New Hampshire before long.  It's entirely preventable, it doesn't have to 
happen, and how anyone can oppose the new legislation is beyond my ability 
to comprehend.  Those of us who live in New Hampshire feel that this is long 
overdue, but don't take my word for it; read the article, and decide for 
yourselves.
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