{"id":12912,"date":"2015-01-23T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=12912"},"modified":"2015-01-23T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T17:37:14","slug":"from-the-decjan-zephyr-take-it-or-leave-it-my-almost-ferguson-moment-rangers-should-range-but-fear-adrenalin-can-be-deadlyby-jim-stiles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/23\/from-the-decjan-zephyr-take-it-or-leave-it-my-almost-ferguson-moment-rangers-should-range-but-fear-adrenalin-can-be-deadlyby-jim-stiles-2\/","title":{"rendered":"(From the Dec\/Jan Zephyr) Take it or Leave it: MY \u2018ALMOST-FERGUSON\u2019 MOMENT: Rangers Should \u2018Range\u2019 But Fear &#038; Adrenalin Can Be Deadly\u2026by Jim Stiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An excerpt: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The almost fanatical quest for fees turned to tragedy in New Mexico a few weeks ago at Elephant Butte State Park when a state park ranger shot a tourist to death during a dispute over a camping fee. According to a story in the Las Cruces Sun-News, the victim, apparently a tourist in his 50s from Montana, became belligerent with Ranger Clyde Woods, a three-year veteran of the parks department when he refused to pay a $14 camping fee. Woods attempted to arrest the camper for trespassing and the man put his hands in his pockets and refused to remove them.<\/p>\n<p>According to a spokeswoman for the parks division, Erica Asmus-Otero, the man \u201cacted in a manner that our officer is trained to respond to,\u201d and said he was \u201caggressive and verbally abusive.\u201d So Ranger Woods shot him dead. The dead man was NOT carrying a firearm or a knife of any kind.<\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, Parks Director Dave Simon said, \u201cDeadly force is always a last resort\u201d and added that the \u201cvast majority of park users comply willingly with park fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click the image below to read more of Jim&#8217;s article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/2014\/12\/02\/take-it-or-leave-it-my-almost-ferguson-moment-rangers-should-range-but-fear-adrenalin-can-be-deadly-by-jim-stiles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-12617\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bradboyle-arrest1.jpg\" alt=\"bradboyle-arrest1\" width=\"519\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bradboyle-arrest1.jpg 570w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bradboyle-arrest1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/2014\/12\/02\/take-it-or-leave-it-my-almost-ferguson-moment-rangers-should-range-but-fear-adrenalin-can-be-deadly-by-jim-stiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/2014\/12\/02\/take-it-or-leave-it-my-almost-ferguson-moment-rangers-should-range-but-fear-adrenalin-can-be-deadly-by-jim-stiles\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An excerpt: The almost fanatical quest for fees turned to tragedy in New Mexico a few weeks ago at Elephant Butte State Park when a state park ranger shot a tourist to death during a dispute over a camping fee. 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