This is such silly-business. It constantly amazes me how self-important
paleontologists can be! This is just a rock that is missing from a
mountain-top. How many of these worm impressions does it take to make this a
"tragedy"? Get real, guys, get some perspective!
Think of this loss of a worm impression, if it is really a theft, as an
analogy for the "war on drugs" in our society. You publicize the stuff, you
glamorize it, then you make it off-limits. What does any clear-thinking
person expect at that point? Nawww, forget that analogy. The war on drugs
is a real tragedy; this missing worm impression is just too piddling a matter
to make the comparison.
------Harry Pristis
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In a message dated 9/4/01 8:47:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Dan_Chure@nps.gov
quotes:
(snippage)
A curator with the Royal Tyrrell Museum in
Drumheller, Alberta says the thefts are
shameful.
"It's kind of a tragedy I think to think that one of
our key sites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
is open to pilfering of this sort," said Paul
Johnston.
Written by CBC News Online staff