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raziraphale · 2 months ago

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Recent article about one of the security guards that works to keep people off of dangerous rocks at Peggy's Cove and literally every tourist quote they got makes me insane. Tourists think it's their god-given right to die in stupid and preventable ways.

Infuriating highlights:

"Maybe if they had a sign" says person who already walked past and somehow missed the dozens of signs telling them not to walk on the black rocks or they will die.

"Locals who know the waters would know how to save people" Local people know not to go in that water at all. Being local doesn't make you immune waves crushing you against rock. You are asking local people to risk their lives because you feel entitled to risk your life for a picture. Climbers on Mt. Everest behaviour.

Do you know what's more annoying than being admonished by a guy with a whistle? Death. Probably.

#i understand that people who don't live near the ocean aren't as aware of the dangers #but it's another thing to ignore signs and security guards on purpose to get a nice photo??? do you think you're immune ???#the 'locals could help' pisses me off the most though #the entitlement....#reilly.txt #canpoli #editing to add: i have so much sympathy for those in thr global south angered by the entitlement of tourists #like im literally a settler in canada getting mad at (mostly) other canadian settlers #the power dynamic isn't terribly unbalanced here #can't imagine dealing with people from the imperial core building resorts where you live #I'd be saying far meaner things tbh

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