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Kayakers as Terrorists
in article , Rick at wrote on
7/2/04 9:05 PM:
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I don't know about you, but considering how many wonderful things one can
videotape from a kayak, including whales, natural settings, etc., an oil
refinery is right down on the bottom of my list, just above the interesting
poop I took this morning. While I doubt the individual was a terrorist, I
certainly have to question his/her sanity.
Rick
Ever since 9/11 people seem to have forgotten that not all terrorists are
Arabic or part of Al-Qaida. There are still environmental nuts that like to
blow things up, burn things down, or chain themselves to bull dozers. And,
their Americans. Gasp.
Josh, et. al.,
You still have to question the motives of someone who is in one of the
world's most impressive natural settings and chooses to photograph the
nearby oil refinery.
OK.
I think that this is the rare instance that I would
raise my eyebrows in a questioning look. The response, and inspection,
of the person, in this instance, isn't out-of-line.
Right.
It is likely that
the motives were, as you point out, perfectly explainable (though being
a conservationist in this day and age is likely to get you labeled as a
terrorist, or worse (after all, this is the label Bush used to describe
the NEA).
I think what the OP who posted the article was concerned about was that
rather than continue to be diligent, officials would take the lazy approach
and just ban people from accessing the area in kayaks altogether. I'm not
really sure what we can do to prevent such decisions, but it is a concern.
Now, if the person were taking photos of a returning fishing boat, I'd
probably be clapping my hands with glee.
OK.
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