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Dogs in Grampians 6-Mar-2012 At 1:42:30 PM ZERO

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On 6/03/2012 One Day Hero wrote:

>We're discussing related issues, one of which is policing of infringements
>of National Parks Act. When you used to be a ranger, it was your job to
>hand out fines to people who broke the rules. Now that you're an ex-ranger,
>it sounds like you're having trouble letting go of that authority.

I was never a PhD candidate, but dogs and chalk being related???
What evolutionary tree do they branch from?

As far as letting go of my "authority", that was something I gladly relinquished.

The dog owners were knowingly breaking the law, made obvious by their attempts to hide said dog inside a jacket, and their unwillingness to talk in a rational manner with other climbers.
This is known as "Failing the Attitude Test".
As a ranger I could have written several fines for dogs, but as all were willing to talk and leave the park I chose not to.

Judging from the comments and insults on this forum, the majority of Chockstoners have failed the attitude test, and this will have a far greater impact on whether we are ever denied access than "dibber dobbing".