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

[Tortoise]

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. Perhaps 
sending a complaint letter to the Forest Supervisor. 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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