{"id":124690,"date":"2022-04-05T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=124690"},"modified":"2022-04-04T21:13:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T01:13:30","slug":"judge-says-seals-cant-train-in-wa-parks-because-its-creepy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=124690","title":{"rendered":"Judge says SEALs can’t train in WA parks because it’s “creepy”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Awhile back the Washington State Parks and Recreations Commission voted 4-3 to allow US Navy SEALs to use state parks for covert operations training. By the very nature of the training, they would never be seen or heard from by any civilian visitors to the parks, nor would they be leaving behind any trace.<\/p>\n

Despite this, a Washington State judge in Thurston County has found that the Commission’s decision was illegal for a couple of reasons, but he boils it down to that he thinks it’s “creepy.” Apparently that’s now a legal definition.<\/p>\n

Navy Times has the story<\/a>;<\/p>\n

A judge has ruled that the Navy SEALs won\u2019t be able to use Washington State Parks as training grounds.<\/p>\n

In January 2021, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission voted 4-3 to approve the Navy\u2019s proposal to use up to 28 parks for training purposes for the elite units, where SEALs would emerge from the water under the cover of darkness and disappear into the environment.<\/p>\n

The Northwest News Network reports the decision rankled many recreationalists, who said during public comments they would avoid these areas for fear that SEALs would watch them without the knowledge or consent of visitors.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon said the commission\u2019s decision was illegal and outside its purview, which includes the protection and enhancement of parks.<\/p>\n

In addition, Dixon ruled the commission violated the State Environmental Policy Act by not considering fully how the trainings could deter visitors.<\/p>\n

Opponents of the decision often said the presence of out-of-sight SEAL trainees would incite a \u201ccreepiness factor,\u201d removing a sense of calm often found in nature.<\/p>\n

Dixon said he couldn\u2019t come up with a better legal term than that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is creepy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In earlier public hearings, Navy officials said Washington\u2019s natural landscapes provide critical cold water training for SEALs. Washington\u2019s coastlines and currents pose challenges to SEAL trainees that are difficult to find elsewhere, said Warrant Officer Esteban Alvarado at a Nov. 19, 2020, public meeting, calling the region a critical component in training exercises.<\/p>\n

The judge\u2019s decision could be appealed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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