“While I understand the anger, I don’t think it’s fair to blame this on the park rangers, these decisions were made at higher levels.”
With respect, the Just Following Orders excuse didn’t cut it in Nuremburg, it doesn’t cut it now.
No, it didn’t, nor should it. I hope you didn’t mean to compare park rangers blocking access to parks to the crimes prosecuted at Nuremburg. This isn’t a matter of illegal orders. Distasteful orders, I hope to most. But not much more.