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Excavation at Animal Acts 15-Jun-2012 At 9:21:58 AM egosan

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On 14/06/2012 JamesMc wrote:
>The difference is this. If you trash the environment in a state or national
>park, Parks Vic can PROSECUTE you if they can be bothered. If you trash
>aboriginal heritage, not only can PV PROSECUTE you, but AAV can PROSECUTE
>PV for failing to protect the site. This might focus PV's attention. And
>I guess AAV might PROSECUTE you too.
>
>And there's Aboriginal heritage everywhere, though mostly far from obvious
>to the untrained eye. Particularly under rock overhangs.
>
>This is why it's illegal to camp under rock overhangs in the Grampians.
>And why digging under rock overhangs is not a good thing to do.
>
>JamesMc

Given that climbers are usually doing their thing in the wilderness far from any government presence. Given that many climbers are the types that didn't play lots of team sports and choose to do a relatively solitary pursuit. Given that chockstone is full of poorly socialized shut ins. Your fear mongering about the heavy hand of government censure is probably not the best way to motivate your audience not to mess about under overhangs.

Maybe try to appeal to our innate sense of right and wrong. Attempt perhaps to re-align our moral compasses through education.