I can’t afford groceries or healthcare, but at least this guy that had an unlicensed film crew and knowingly cut a trail he knew was off limits for internet clout got pardoned. Definitely worth it.
This should have been a fine, no more than $500, and never made it to court. I agree with this pardon, but its not the first Trump pardon I agree with.
Its the National Park Service's mandate to manage the national parks. They should create a system of permitting to allow limited access to this area for things such as record attempts. This is a very different situation than some day hiker hanging out in a restricted area and damaging fragile ecosystems. "No access, whatsoever" is not good management - our public servants should not take the lazy approach to conservation just because its easy.
There are other reasons beyond ecosystem preservation to close trails, including safety concerns for the individuals involved, search and rescue safety, and costs involved.
Well, it’s not “harmless conduct” the trail is closed for regrowth. However, I can that jail time would be quite a stiff penalty, how about a fine?
According to the article, the court had convicted but not yet sentenced the guy. He had been offered "60 hours of community service, an educational course and a year of probation for Sunseri in exchange for the guilty conviction expunged from his record." I doubt that jail time for this was ever a realistic possibility.
So he could have apologized, done trail maintenance in the park, and everyone would have moved on, but he instead lawyered up and cost the taxpayers' money on fighting a charge that he was clearly guilty of.
I can’t afford groceries or healthcare, but at least this guy that had an unlicensed film crew and knowingly cut a trail he knew was off limits for internet clout got pardoned. Definitely worth it.
Setting aside the politics, jail time for this is laughable, shoulda been a fine or banned from visiting again.
Also anyone who brings an amateur film crew to document a fkt attempt is a d-bag but that’s probably a bigger indictment on the content consumers than creators.
It escapes most Americans that presidential pardons are an overhang from a monarchy. Political patronage. Like a gang boss in fact. But that's what you are heading back to. Most countries don't exercise executive pardons because law and justice is the role of the courts.
BTW, he's just pardoned that criminal piece of cr*p, Giuliani. Justice has nothing to do with it.
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I can’t afford groceries or healthcare, but at least this guy that had an unlicensed film crew and knowingly cut a trail he knew was off limits for internet clout got pardoned. Definitely worth it.
Setting aside the politics, jail time for this is laughable, shoulda been a fine or banned from visiting again.
Also anyone who brings an amateur film crew to document a fkt attempt is a d-bag but that’s probably a bigger indictment on the content consumers than creators.
the internet has absolutely ruined everything
There wasn't going to be any jail time.
He was offered a deal where he did 60 hours unpaid work on the trail and they would expunge the conviction. But for one reason or another, he hasn't taken that, and decided to drop a few bucks on a pardon instead.
Setting aside the politics, jail time for this is laughable, shoulda been a fine or banned from visiting again.
Also anyone who brings an amateur film crew to document a fkt attempt is a d-bag but that’s probably a bigger indictment on the content consumers than creators.
the internet has absolutely ruined everything
There wasn't going to be any jail time.
He was offered a deal where he did 60 hours unpaid work on the trail and they would expunge the conviction. But for one reason or another, he hasn't taken that, and decided to drop a few bucks on a pardon instead.
I stand corrected, and really that seems quite an appropriate penance.
So, to wrap up:
social media obsessed profamatuer athlete who is a d-bag (shocker), and a relatively meaningless pardon providing yet more grist for the political divide mill.