Two men were seen on video damaging rock formations Nevada’s Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding the two men. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.
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#LakeMead #Ancient #Crime
Most likely feds. probably destroying carvings on the rocks.
So ignorant
So low life
So abhorrent
Eh, one of the biggest vandalism of natural beauty is Mount Rushmore. The whole national park system turned native land into tourist traps.
It’s a rock. People been to rollin them for all of history
Anyone defending these losers were clearly raised by slow and crap parents
Oh nooooo….not ancient rocks!!
I believe I detect sarcasm..
Here, let me try:
“Oh nooooo…how could he type a comment with only half a brain!! ° . • 🕳️
@@vdrlng Tell me again how rocks are somehow precious because they are ancient, and ill take you to all 20 beaches near my house where kids do this same thing daily.
After that you can go hug a tree.
We have to have cameras everywhere now???
These guys will be punished for this (deservedly so) but the illegals, smash-and-grabbers, squatters, etc get rewarded. Weird times this USA is in.
MAGA at it again.
What the heck, nobody cares that politicians are destroying the country financially
How important is a rock compared to a person?
Remember..they are only rocks.
It wasn’t right to vandalize, but the response of people to call people dumb and stupid proves they love a dead thing over live people.
This act is not a good example in front of the young girl, but many of the comments and replies here are not good examples in many people’s own household(name calling, degrading humans, etc)
Also remember this is a national park that was only “brought” by the US, not made by the US.
After watching the Trek planner here on YouTube I understand there are people who will NOT destroy over a thousand year old history. He’s one and then there is another one where they hike to ruins. if they see shards of pottery they carefully pick it up just a look and film and then carefully put it right back where they found it. they understand respect for ancient history.
Im guessing they’re “poorly educated”.
Respect the land or get out
They need to hurry up and find Abbott and Costello. What morons
They needs few years in jail
I’m not usually a betting man but I’d bet my buttons those guys drive pickups and support trump.
Oh look. Humanity being garbage. Shocker.
this is what trumpists do….
Nobody cares
Jail time 1-2 years and lifetime trespass from any National park. If caught again in a park a mandatory 5 years prison. National parks are one of the last places we have to go for beauty and these idiots are destroying it. I’ve been to/driven thru this park area 2x it’s breathtaking in the morning sun. This is just sickening.
This is stupid! People climb these rock formations and it’s considered vandalism to release the loose rocks that could hurt people. This is a great propaganda example though. Watching people just gobble the narrative hook line and sinker.
“Ancient rocks” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Good job, NBC. Good job. 🤡
Why?
Has the world gone crazy??? What is the point of destroyed rock formations? Good example to this dad for their daughter.
Hope they go to jail to show the daughter what happens when there is no respect and breaking the law!!!
Lower than dogshxt. Guaranteed they call themselves patriots.
“A serious offense”
-gets probation 🥴
but but, they were doing it to prevent future children from getting hurt 😂
Historical rocks would have been a better term due to the fact that all rocks are ancient.
It’s an ancient rock formation. All rocks are ancient but what is unique is this a unique and beautiful formation that these idiots vandalized. If you’ve ever visited the site you would understand.
@kupalisky3553 I’m not sure what I’m not understanding. Are the mountians or cliffs or the Grand Canyon not an ancient rock formation ? But yet we drill under mountains we drill and mess with the rocks on cliffs and also the Grand Canyon. So I guess it’s OK when the government does it but not ok when a citizen does it. I’m not saying I agree with it at all. I do agree that they shouldn’t be destroying anything like that, but it just seems a little hypocritical, don’t ya think ?
@kupalisky3553 Additionally, the term “ancient rocks” is kind of like saying wet water. It just doesn’t really sound right. Historical rock formation or historical rock would make a lot more sense and would probably hold a lot more weight with the public and the point they’re trying to make.
Give them the max fine and at least a year in jail! 😡
It’s not that serious, it’s just rocks smh 🤦 ppl are slow and dumb, they care more about rocks then what’s going on with the rest of America smh 🤦 ya’ll slow af
…callous disregard…
Why would anybody do this ?
Seriously?! All rocks are millions of years old. They are rocks, not statues. Who cares!
Biden destroying America and you say nothing
Undocumented excavators
Jail time
Trump supporters.
For what reason? how immature and ignorant are you that you feel the need to do something like that and teach your child that destroying others (the public’s) property is okay
way too much saturated FAT in their brains.
And conservatives wonder why liberals call them deplorable?
This is why!
Conservatives think that the rules don’t apply to them.
“Adam and Eve syndrom ” -Aaron Kuntze
Hope they are caught. Thank you for showing their faces. Doubt they will be found if they live in the Vegas area. Just about every local news blurs out their faces, …WTH???
Who took the video ..then posted it on YouTube..?? Stupid Who ever .. LOL 😊… just my opinion
Its no big deal; I’m glad that man was not hurt. Looks like they were climbing up there for a photo op and accidently knocked over a rock. Most people would have trouble identifying the difference between a before and after photograph of this so called vandalism. If you found yourself standing in the same place, who among us would not move a boulder to get to our phone if we had accidently dropped it in a crevice, and call it good when we recovered our phone. Heck, I would have asked the park rangers to help me move a boulder to get my phone back from a crevice. I would gather all of the crowd of tourists and the park rangers, pleading to help me move a boulder in order to get my phone back, and we all would have given out a loud cheer when we through strenuous effort, moved the offending boulder so that I could recover my phone. I would have gone on to thank each and every one of those who helped me for their good deed, and fist bump with the park rangers. However there should be signs posted to keep people from climbing on the rocks since they are akin to a house of cards and shifting/falling boulders could result in injury or even death.
THAT THE FUTURE . JAIL JAIL TIME SHOULD BE INCREASE TO 2 years and 5 years PROBATION . THE WEAK SENTENCE IS NO DETOUR TO VANDALISM . NO WONDER MORE ARE DESTROYING . NEXT ANCIENT ART BY AMERICAN INDIAN LANDS AN MONUMENTS .
Why?
tRump voters, without doubt. No one else is that stupid and destructive.
I hope they do jail time
Did anybody else enjoy the thought , that one of these days they will ruin the wrong landmark, and when they remove a rock the ENTIRE cliff will fall on them? 😂
Ir-rep’-ra-bul
Aren’t all rocks ancient?
men like to bash rocks – its a natural instinct..
Grown men with nothing better to do???
Really…? The government can destroy thousands of acres, poison wild animal populations, etc.?.? They pushed over a rock. Get a life!
Guaranteed they are Trumpers
These men WILL be caught and when they are they should receive a heavy fine and up to 1 year in jail.
Call 4chan to handle something big again
Every rock on Earth is ancient. “Ancient rock” is a meaningless term.
That’s those beer drinking thugs
Punishment: 1 year of unpaid manual quarry work somewhere in the middle of nowhere, under supervision..
Months????? Give them years 5 years or more.
Several months. That’s the reason why it keeps happening. Just like 1/6. Not enough time as a deterrent. 4 years minimum.
Look what BLM did to the entire country!
They deface our jumbo rocks here in Joshua Tree National Park. If caught, they do prosecute them here.
I’ll bet any amount of money they are Trump supporters. Just his kind.
People have no respect for anything anymore. I’m embarrassed for our country as a whole.
20% of the population has an IQ of less than 85. 🫣
What a couple of complete idiots
It’s iRREPrarable damage. Not IRrePAIRable damage. 😮I’m so confused. 🫤
Irrepralable? 🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️
let me guess the park has a entry fee and they see it like destruction of property
if you see this read the comments under this video everyone is braindead very funny Q
Nice breasts, to the guy wearing the 14×14 sq.ft red shirt.
The world is on fire, and here we are…. complaining about some stones….
Let me guess….they live in a camper/trailer
I hate when I am driving through the Angeles Crest here in Southern California and I see graffiti on the cliff face…we really are a disgraceful species
They should be banned from all national parks
Mining companies do the same thing constantly……
There will be copycats
Pushing ancient rocks 🤦🏻♂️. Pushing new rocks would not have gotten them in this much trouble…
JAIL TIME
Must be friends of Biden!!!!!
Huge fines, jail time, national park ban for all involved including filmer-track that phone and stop being lenient on people!!!
Gee, I had no idea the rocks were millions of years old if the reporter didn’t tell me.😅
A good example of what a couple of morons can do
Well, all rocks are ancient.
They destroy a rock. Uuuuu And?…. I don’t understand where is the issue.
rockheads…
No respect for mother and nature these two men better be caught in charge
Why would anyone do this?
Seeing that little girl and where she is standing unsupervised I would add Child Endangerment to the charges.
What is going on with people? And, by the way: that’s not how you pronounce irreparable.
98% of all rocks on earth are millions of years old 😂 Still dumb to damage the formations for fun though.
Ever since Trump lowered the bar on morality are country has gone down hill.
#MAGA
Someone has got to know who those disrespectful jerks are. I hope they are caught soon.
Take those kids away from those morons who deserve to be in prison.
The fat one should be easier to recognize…oh wait, this is America.
Father of the year award goes to
It’s always the fat ones.
Also, physics and gravity do most of the work so I don’t understand the point of cheering and high-fiving.
My favorite line from Jurocksic Park. “You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should.”