Sorry, I don’t believe them.
Sounds like BS.
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Horses have the rightaway on the shared use trail I go to.
I wonder if this group knew that, or how not to spook a horse.
Every single nature-oriented publication and organization has gone WOKE over the issue of getting blacks into nature, as if there’s an actual wall that has been depriving them.
A group of about 80 or 90 people seems like way too many to be in one party in a wilderness area.
No video? In this day and age, especially given that television producers were involved? Drones? No video, no event.
Isn’t hiking “acting white?”
I think a hiking club is a great idea. But I see no racism here.
She has a hiking club, and hikes with groups of around 15. Great. But even 15 is enough that as the organizer she has an obligation to check regulations on group events. Most parks require permits for large groups.
On this day she was hiking with 70 participants. That's going to be an issue many places. And a film crew. Using drones. The park says
Park Permits: C.30.a. It shall be unlawful to conduct on Open Space Lands (i) a commercial activity including, but not limited to, concessions or an activity that provides a service or product for which a fee is charged, or (ii) a group or special activity, as defined by the Open Space Division, without first obtaining a valid Park Permit. Fine: $100.00 C.30.b. It shall be unlawful to violate any term or condition of a Park Permit.
Since the film was apparently aired, I'd guess it falls under commercial. Drones, they're not allowed in many parks. 70 hikers, I don't know who is dumber for not inquiring about a permit, the group organizer or the head of the film crew.
The trail, I presume it's wasn't a horse only trail. On shared trails usually horse traffic has the right away.
Mob is not a racist term.
Law enforcement seems to have handled the situation well, calmed it down and no arrests. Great. Why sheriffs deputies with sidearms is an issue I don't know. Law enforcement's reaction.
In the end, Newton and her fellow hikers were warned for failing to secure a permit for their group. Newton says she regrets putting members in a distressing — and potentially life-threatening — situation by unknowingly breaking a park rule. However, she suspects that a similarly sized hiking group of white women would not have been confronted so aggressively.
So yes, they were there illegally. Not a mob, just a group of entitled lawbreakers. If it was a group of 70 white women breaking the rules to make a movie, the only difference probably would be the issuance of citations.
Because mobs of black women (and men) have been looting, burning, rioting all over the country since from May.
Note that throughout the article, “Black” is capitalized, but not “white.”
I’ve never seen so many black females on the nightly news staffs or on commercials. ~7% of the US population but WAY over represented on TV. Maybe appropriate for Washington DC and a few other places but not nationwide.
“trekked peacefully across the craggy terrain in the crisp mountain air”
If “trekking peacefully” is anything like “peacefully protesting”, then I feel bad for the park rangers.
2021 headline: “Group of black youths looting and burning as part of BLM protests find support, and racism”
Another sad story of our societies breakdown. Black woman have to form sperate and segregated groups of just themselves to go hiking?
Why not just go hiking with others who like to hike? Black woman, white women, Indian woman?
This is the death of our culture. Everything is us against them.
We used to be Americans with common cultural things and goals. Now we are all tribes pitted against each other.
Oh well, the next big war that the Democrats start will bring us all back together.
You don’t get 70 people hiking in a group in the wilderness being followed by drones. People do not normally hike in a group of 70. And, even if they do, they do not normally have attitudes.
Seems like these hikers, or at least a couple of these hikers, were seeking confrontations.
Don't worry, racist America! As soon as Kamala is inaugurated on January 20, 2021 (oh and biden too), all the racism magically disappears! POOF! Gone. Even "Hiking ... Racism" will magically disappear! It's a Festivus Miracle!
The proven rules for determining in which years "systemic racism" and "institutional racism" will constantly occur 24/7 are very simple:
It's that simple.
P.S. Leap Years happen to be U.S. Presidential Election Years. What an amazing coincidence!
Every conflict is now a racial conflict according to NPR.
My group of 10 Christian white singles was hiking on a trail and we were questioned by rangers. It was Northern California and the rangers were looking for weed farmers. (back in the day)
Of course they experience racism. It’s from them because the are a black only group.