The bus stopped along a road when a large herd of bison passed nearby, and seniors filed out to take photos. Almost immediately, an armed ranger came by and ordered them to get back in, saying they couldn’t “recreate.” The tour guide, who had paid a $300 fee the day before to bring the group into the park, argued that the seniors weren’t “recreating,” just taking photos.
“She responded and said, ‘Sir, you are recreating,’ and her tone became very aggressive,” Vaillancourt said.
The seniors quickly filed back onboard and the bus went to the Old Faithful Inn, the park’s premier lodge located adjacent to the park’s most famous site, Old Faithful geyser. That was as close as they could get to the famous site — barricades were erected around Old Faithful, and the seniors were locked inside the hotel, where armed rangers stayed at the door.
“That was as close as they could get to the famous site — barricades were erected around Old Faithful, and the seniors were locked inside the hotel, where armed rangers stayed at the door.”
This absolutely can not be true, is it satire? Seniors were locked inside the hotel, armed rangers stayed at the door? Please, tell me this is not true, because if it is, there is much more going on than a government shutdown, and something has to be done.
The question to me is - where are the enterprising young journalists that want to make a name for themselves by exposing these Nazi tactics by our government? This teeny weeny newspaper in Lawrence MA is barely open. Where are the folks with a real megaphone in exposing this obviously absurd government action ?
Sounds like a busload of unlawful imprisonment cases.
Seriously? These people are sociopaths.
They should have knocked the rangerette on her fascist ass,
armed or not.
You VILL CEASE from ZE Recreatink ....NOW!!
who knew that were that many Good Germans In the employ of our Federal Government???
defense of Nazi’s: Just following orders.
defense of Park rangers: Just following orders.
Anyone Dem see any parallel?
Hello?
How do these people live with themselves. If there are any rangers reading this why don’t you do the honorable thing and commit suicide.
“Sir, you are recreating”
The proper response is to laugh in this pathetic creature’s face.