“Spiking” forest service roads in Oregon. .

[Offroadnutz]

Saw this online. Very interesting.

Someone is 'spiking' U.S. Forest Service roads in southern Oregon, rangers say

An unknown person or group is placing homemade spike strips and other booby-trap like devices along U.S. Forest Service Roads in southwestern Oregon, officials say.

www.koin.com

 

[Sputnik]

Weed growers or eco terrorists?

 

[smritte]

In the 70's and 80's that was a popular thing to do on the desert motorcycle race areas. They would also string wire between Joshua trees. Barstow to Vegas was a big one for that. We use to call them Eco Terrorists. It was bad enough that we had people patrolling the routes all night before a race.

 

[pluton]

If what they do is life-threatening, they are terrorists. Oregon reminds me of that old Simpsons where the daughter becomes a hard-boiled protestor. When an adult asks "What are you protesting? She answers "Whaddaya got?"

 

[grubworm]

the only thing that should be getting "spiked" out in the wilderness is my morning coffee...

 

[ThundahBeagle]

If what they do is life-threatening, they are terrorists. Oregon reminds me of that old Simpsons where the daughter becomes a hard-boiled protestor. When an adult asks "What are you protesting? She answers "Whaddaya got?"

I would not say that doing something life threatening in and of itself makes them a terrorist. However I would absolutely agree that it makes them criminal. Punji spikes are meant to mame or kill. I realize the intent here may be to pop tires, but someone could fall onto them. At least criminal with intent to injure or kill.

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