Re: Mike Castro and DCHS INC

"Jona" wrote:

>I work for a local public lands agency for the federal
>government.

So?

>I have been working there for 15 plus years.

Doing what? For all we know you could be cleaning their toilets.

>I have personally been a frequent visitor to the hot springs
> for over 10 years. This whole vendetta against Mike Castro
> has gone way out of control.

Calling it a "vendetta" isn't doing much for your credibility.


>The laughable part is that those
>who seem to mainly be perpetrating this, (DCHS INC.) are
>absolutely not credible.


That's your opinion. My opinion is the government is not very credible in this case and that includes you.

>When one works for the federal
>government in a land agency one sees this pattern again and
>again, its becomes foreseeable, and most us can see through
>it with X-ray vision.

In other words you've decided the merits of DCHS's case based on your prejudice instead of the facts. That doesn't surprise me.

>Credibility is everything. Can I say
>that again? Credibility is EVERYTHING!

Then why are you supporting Mike Castro? Do you really think Mike's veracity is so great?

>Without credibility
>one cannot be trusted. One looses credibility when one goes
>to a public meeting and turn people feelings against a
>particular person when the goal of doing that is your own
>particular gains or politics. One looses credibility when one
>becomes so emotionally tied to the outcome that one can no
>longer see clearly. Such a person cannot be trusted.

What a crock. If you really work for BLM, I'm not surprised the agency has such a bad reputation with your attitude.

>In all my years I have been around the Deep Creek area, I
>have had nothing but positive interactions with Mike Castro.

Doesn't that wool make your eyes itch?


>I have heard nothing from other people but positive
>interactions as well.

Then I doubt you've tried very hard to find out the facts.

>I have even met many people who have
>been sincerely helped by him.

I have too. How is that relevant?

>I have known him to keep out
>local gang punks from entering his land.

How could he possibly do that?

>That is his right,

That is bullshit. He may have a "right" to not allow people to pass through Bowen Ranch but if he is harassing people that take other legal routes, he would be a criminal himself.

Are you endoring vigilantism?

>and it ends up being a service to the well being of the area.

So it is ok for Mike to be a private police force?

>He has been there long enough to have an idea who wants to
>trash it.

Yeah, right. How does that fit in with his trashing the landscape with his dirt bike? Do you think it is ok for him to illegal ride his bike to the creek?

>For those who write in to the forum with their own issues
>and passions around Mike Castro (Katrina): let it go. Relax.

I'll relax when I can feel safe from Mike vandalizing my car. While I can't prove in court it was him that slashed my tires, I no doubt that it was done either by him or by someone helping him.

>Go soak in the hot springs more often and let is dislodge
>these hateful that are so evident to everyone else you have.

How can I relax in the springs when I have to worry about a vigilante? If you are what you claim, it sure appears to me there's a pattern of government endorsement of Mike's actions. That's pathetic.


>Let it dislodge and flow down the creek. Let it be replaced
>with a spirit of co-operation and mutual understanding. The
>war in the Israel is a good example when two sides become so
>entrenched.

The war in Israel? Sheesh, you sure like to bring in irrelevant emotional arguments to support Mike. Why is that?

>It is the ultimate pillar of taking seriously
>ones own ego. Let it wash away. There are more productive and
>healing activities that need to be done for the area. This
>particular area of healing is one of them. Take care.

Why don't you take a trip to Israel and tell all of them to "let is wash away"?