[pct-l] Heads Up... Hiker Scum

[Jeffrey Olson]

I've been section hiking the PCT for nearly 30 years.  I've met hundreds 
of thru-hikers and for the most part enjoyed talking.  The group of guys 
this thread describes are really rare in my experience, and it's good 
that there is a communication network on the trail warning people up the 
trail to expect rudeness.

I worked with juveniles in prison for a while, and learned some things 
about the kind of thinking that leads one person to hurt another that 
might be useful here.  There are a number of "patterns" in thinking all 
perpetrators share.  These patterns are expressed in what are called 
"criminal thinking errors."  Here's a website with a list of terms, 
definitions, and short explanations.  It's probably more than most need 
or want to know.

*https://tinyurl.com/lr6t96w*

It really sounds like this group has developed a "groupthink" bubble 
that is self-reinforcing.  Luckily, their ilk is rare on the trail...

Jeff...

On 4/19/2014 8:41 AM, Joe Roth wrote:
> They were kicked out of trail angel of Mikes, milepost (143) by Kushy and
> Tom, thank you men. Also the waitress at Paradise Cafe knew that this
> bunch were headed there way. Good and bad news travels fast on the trail.
> Happy trails, Hotel
>