[pct-l] Food Storage?: Psycho ranger Roselle

[Bob Bankhead]

That's the Sierra National Forest

Edward C. Cole - Supervisor
1600 
tollhouse Road
Clovis, CA 93611-0532
559-297-0706
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/contact/
open M-F 0800 - 1630
closed weekends
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: montypct 
  To: Tortoise 
  Cc: PCT-L 
  Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 11:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Food Storage?: Psycho ranger Roselle


  >Perhaps sending a complaint letter to the Forest Supervisor

  Does anyone have a name and address?
  From what the retired ranger told me, any complaint goes into her file.

  Thanks
  Monty
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Tortoise 
    To: montypct 
    Cc: PCT-L 
    Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 4:04 PM
    Subject: Re: [pct-l] Food Storage?: Psycho ranger Roselle


    Having worked for a government agency and some acquaintance with others, I know it is difficult to fire or even reassign someone when the person resists. And who knows what other factors come into play. . Documentation is needed.

    My 2¢

Tortoise

<> He who finishes last, wins! <>


    montypct wrote: 
      Although you might be informed of the laws, all the rangers are not.  AND all the rangers are not nice................. to put it nicely.

      ROSELLE  JULY 2, 2007  South of Red's Meadow near Purple Lake (Mile 893 or 893)


      Psycho would be the best description by me, AND a retired ranger I talked to, of "Roselle" who harrasses hikers in and out of her territory.  The retired ranger had stories of her behavior, ongoing for the last few years.  The retired ranger knew her, by name, before I even told him where I was or what had happened.
      According to the retired ranger she has a long history of, not only harrassing hikers within her territory, but also outside her jurisdiction and while she is off duty.  Not in the interest of the law, but for some psychotic need she has.   She does not know the laws. 

      What she wants is not to enforce laws, but to show she is all powerful doing her best to make hikers feel bad.  Like a bully.
      She uses threats, like a ticket, and her employment with the US Forest Service, things most of us respect, to treat hikers in a disrespectful fashion.  When I refused to show I was feeling bad (which I was to the nth degree) she pushed button after button.  All she wanted was to see me (and another male hiker behind me) feel bad.  I approached Roselle in the same friendly manor I have always approached rangers.  In spite of her behavior, I still treated her with respect, but, when friendly did not work, just did business.  As I left she blurted out "I could give you a ticket right now."  I was not in violation of any laws at that time(I've spent a lot of time on food storage regulations in the Sierras).  She was just taking one more swing in her mission to be superior to one more hiker.  

      She was either extremely unaware of the laws, http://dascalos.net/Outdoors/PCT/bearbox.html , http://www.sierrawildbear.gov/ (huge file), and many other food storage regulations, or lying to win an arguement that only she was having.  Her intent was to win and therefore me to loose.  She needed a feeling of superiority that she could only get from seeing she's made people feel bad........ real bad.    

      That it is known by many that Roselle is out there doing this, the Forest Service knows it, and she continues to wear a uniform, makes me loose a lot of faith for the Forest Service.  I would like to hear that she has been replaced by a person who enforces the law (instead of whatever she is enforcing) and treats people with the same respect that I showed Roselle in spite of her behavior.  I am no longer approaching rangers in my usual friendly, trusting manor.  I just stopped feeling that kind of trust.

      WHERE IS SHE?:
      Roselle's legal territory starts just north of, but NOT including, Tully Hole.  
      She was short, somewhat pudgy, dark straight hair, glasses with possibly Hispanic blood.
      No gun (thank god), but a shovel, she held with her heels dug in, looking ready to use it like a weapon.  Sharp glint of paranoia in her brown eyes.  
      Advise: (I got from a very respected member of our PCT community)
      If you see her, don't talk except to say, "I don't feel comfortable with this conversation." and "If you are arresting me you'll have to lift me out of here." Hold your pack tightly in your arms.   
      After seeing what the Forest Service knowingly allows, maybe talking to any ranger would be unadvisable.  She wants to be the enemy.

      Guess it still bothers me

      Monty
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