Posted on Mar 9, 2021
Washington state sued for allowing military training in state parks
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The Whidbey Environment Action Network (WEAN) filed a lawsuit Monday against the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission seeking to overturn a Jan. 28 decision to allow Navy SEALs to train and conduct undercover surveillance on unknowing park visitors.
The Jan. 28 decision passed by a narrow 4-3 vote, allowing the U.S. Navy access to 28 coastal state parks in the Puget Sound, the Straits of Juan de Fuca and the outer Washington coast.
The training involves Navy SEALs landing on shorelines, climbing upland and conducting covert surveillance of plainclothes military personnel interacting with unknowing park visitors.
The Jan. 28 decision passed by a narrow 4-3 vote, allowing the U.S. Navy access to 28 coastal state parks in the Puget Sound, the Straits of Juan de Fuca and the outer Washington coast.
The training involves Navy SEALs landing on shorelines, climbing upland and conducting covert surveillance of plainclothes military personnel interacting with unknowing park visitors.
Washington state sued for allowing military training in state parks
Posted from kiro7.com
Lawsuit
State of Washington
Training
Navy SEALs
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I usually support the military, but in this case they are wrong. The state parks belong to the people.
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CW3 Dick McManus
Oh give me a break. There isn't any other citizens using the parks and Navy Seal could not do any damage to the parks. The water is really cold here in Washington State in the Ocean all year long.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
CW3 Dick McManus - There is a lot of coast they could use. I do not like the idea that I may be camping and be subject to undercover surveillance. Plus, those parks belong to the people of Washington. Let the military train on military property.
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In my career, I had first hand exposure to the damage that can be created in military training events. Maybe they could train at Yakima,,, lol.
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In my career, I had first hand exposure to the damage that can be created in military training events. Maybe they could train at Yakima,,, lol.
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I gotta agree with WEAN here - at least based on this article. The Navy is effectively working to prevent Washingtonians from fully utilizing their own state parks. Preventing them from going "too close" to a SEAL in THEIR PARK or from using the waterways which are part of the park they pay state taxes to maintain and use is just wrong.
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