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diagnosedwolf t1_j707pv5 wrote

I feel like this should be the expected reaction if you climb someone’s sacred anything without permission.

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TheAnt317 t1_j70adki wrote

What is wrong with people? Stop destroying history!

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IamAFlaw t1_j70d4dy wrote

Disrespectful dumbass deserved it. It is common for tourists to think they can do whatever they want. The worst is when they crave up and engrave stuff on ancient things.

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bigbangbilly t1_j70gmm2 wrote

The tourist was Polish and I think the site changed the title

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mandelot t1_j70htvh wrote

I really wish they would increase the fine for the idiots that do this. $263 is such a paltry fee for the damage and utter disrespect for the culture.

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Chard069 t1_j70jc32 wrote

Some Mexican archeological sites have marked paths on the ruins for tourists to follow without causing more damage. Some have guards/guides on hand. Some stone structures are best avoided because monkeys living on them tend to throw rocks at humans. But all too many are open to casual sacrilege. Sad. 8-(

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Rosebunse t1_j70ly5n wrote

It just seems really unsafe to walk on those things.

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keninsd t1_j70ok07 wrote

How refreshing that it wasn't some idiot from the USA.

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trickster199 t1_j70wi4m wrote

Better to ask for forgiveness and have cool story. No point in going, if you can just view the same images on google.

The only reason its illegal is probably the safety issues and the defacing of the ruins.

It shouldn't be illegal to go up the stairs. How is it disrespecting the culture, if the steps were made to be walked on. Imagine if you couldnt walk on the Great wall of China.

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Blakut t1_j70zi38 wrote

ugh i had to see tucker carlson's face in the morning thanks op

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Paytane t1_j71660i wrote

It's impossible to go to that site and not know climbing is off limits. No respect shown, none given.

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Paytene t1_j716d0x wrote

A good way of letting people know they shouldn't be climbing on something is perhaps, a fence? Chain link would allow tourists to see what is on the other side.

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FlightBunny t1_j71a4iu wrote

The whack from the stick was because he had a manbun

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FreeholdDemesne t1_j71c7dk wrote

Replying to grimtrigger86 (#1,711,335)

I remember climbing it, along with everyone else there, in 1996. Was amazing, though it's incredibly steep and difficult to come down. Back then they even had a chain bolted into the middle of the steps for descending.

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Jack-Campin t1_j71diaw wrote

I thought they had somebody up there to cut your heart out with a flint knife if you volunteered like that?

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batchy_scrollocks t1_j71dvwn wrote

If it's sacred, put up a chain or something. If people climb up there, the officials should just push people down those stairs like they used to in the old days

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Farnic t1_j71gmi4 wrote

Good. Plenty of idiots here deserve to get whacked with a stick too.

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cookiemonster247 t1_j71jds3 wrote

Why is this news. Dude got like gently tapped with a stick one time and that was about all I could make out in the video.

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AJ_Mexico t1_j71kzb8 wrote

Replying to FreeholdDemesne (#1,711,574)

Yeah, I climbed up there c. 1987. It was cool and unsafe. But, in Mexico, the cars didn't have seat belts or safety glass, the boats didn't have life preservers -- everything was unsafe. There was a chain just kind of lying on the steps for descent. Descending was scary. There was a guy descending by sliding his butt down one step at a time while holding on to that chain for dear life.

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E5VL t1_j71okyn wrote

If it is the pyramid I think it is. It is a fake pyramid rebuilt as a tourist attraction by the have government to help boost tourism numbers and was embellished in the design to how they'd imagine it should look and has no sacredness to it.

Reason they can't go up it is because the steps are too narrow and steep.

Equivalent to the whole headscarf thing. They only was introduced relatively recently but people think the headscarves have been a a traditional head wear for women for eons.

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FellowConspirator t1_j71tphe wrote

Replying to diagnosedwolf (#1,710,000)

Climbing is not prohibited because it’s sacred, but rather a bit over a decade ago they determined that it was being damaged by the constant flood of tourists, so now it’s posted that climbing it is prohibited.

If you want to climb a Mayan pyramid in Yucatán, there are plenty of other sites that permit it.

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t4ct1c4l_j0k3r t1_j7232fv wrote

Might be me, but it seems pretty easy to sort out the differences between a Polish tourist and a Mexican one.

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SuDragon2k3 t1_j72az8x wrote

Replying to grimtrigger86 (#1,711,335)

They recently shut down Uluru (Ayers Rock) to climbers because it's a sacred site. It took that long for the local tribe to convince people that they had some say in the matter.

That, and it killed a few tourists each year. Because tourists can be real stupid.

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KazkaFaron t1_j72tt4s wrote

fucking white people (I'm also white, and sorry)

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SouthernBlueBelle t1_j72ybnp wrote

Better be careful-may be the next sacrificial lamb thrown into the volcano

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JimJalinsky t1_j73505k wrote

Was so relieved to read the tourist was Polish and not American this time.

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loose_head_devo t1_j735bl0 wrote

Good. The world needs more of this. Start punishing idiots for breaking clear rules.

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Zolo16x t1_j73alpv wrote

Replying to competitive-dust (#1,711,240)

What I don’t understand is why him being Polish or Mexican matters at all in the context of the scenario. Legit the title could’ve read “tourist hit with stick and heckled for illegally climbing stone monument” and I think we’d have all been fine

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AndForeverNow t1_j73bsaq wrote

Was the idiot trying to ascend to a higher power or something?

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cstmoore t1_j73lo7v wrote

Replying to grimtrigger86 (#1,711,335)

True. I climbed it. (Actually, I walked right up like climbing a mall's stationary escalator. Easy, NBD. Then I turned around and saw the steps from the top. I looked around and took a bunch of pictures. Then I eventually got my nerves together and descended by scooting down on my butt… one step at a time.) I even bought the CD of pictures the guide took of me there.

So, yeah, not so sacred, but I do see how people could get hurt.

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Thoth74 t1_j73o0r7 wrote

Replying to Rosebunse (#1,710,660)

I was there about 40 years (fuck) ago when it was still ok to go to the top. Going up was easy. Coming down? Not so much. Scooted down on my ass one step at a time. I think that pyramid is the source of my fear of heights.

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trickster199 t1_j74t8qn wrote

Replying to Competitive_Cloud269 (#1,715,466)

Name one thing that has eroded to foot traffic other than grass. (Roads are not comparable)

Who says it will be standing in 10 years. Sucked in by an unknown massive sinkhole. Although there is a higher probablity of it being bought by some rich arsehole such as Jeff Bezos for 10 billion.

Heritage sites can be bought, its just currently more profitable to put on display. They are just mad people are taking souvenirs. Who cares if it is a ship of thesus or not. It just shows they dont care about fixing it.

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Goldraftribe t1_j769d1y wrote

Replying to Zolo16x (#1,715,172)

It matters because of context, before I even checked this out it was confusing because the pyramids are already in Mexico, so why would the person be a 'Mexican' tourist in their own country, and not understand it being inappropriate to climb the pyramid. I understand people can tour their own country but in the context of a news article it confused me. And if they had left it as just tourist, I would have assumed the person was American.

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batchy_scrollocks t1_j76isgj wrote

Replying to imregrettingthis (#1,720,774)

You're talking about the fact I'm suggesting to put a chain in front of the sacred monument so that people don't walk up the stairs? I think the video speaks for itself no? People either don't know or don't care, I'm not sure which, and there don't seem to be any signs saying 'don't climb' so how are you planning to ensure this simple concept is well understood?

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imregrettingthis t1_j76j18j wrote

Replying to batchy_scrollocks (#1,720,798)

The video became international news. Which means it’s obviously an event that is extremely unusual.

So yea the video speaks to how rare this is even with tens of thousands of people visiting a week.

I guess you do need things explained to you.

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batchy_scrollocks t1_j76k8qg wrote

Replying to imregrettingthis (#1,720,821)

It made the news because the guy was assaulted, if you search for the terms 'walking on stairs' then the name of the pyramid you'll see numerous reports and videos of other people doing it. This video is the second in 3 weeks, just on this sub. Maybe stop trying to make it personal about me, and realise that not everyone appreciates the significance of the monument, cos you sound like a bit of a dick and it's me explaining things to you, which is also getting annoying

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imregrettingthis t1_j76lger wrote

Replying to batchy_scrollocks (#1,720,950)

Lol. No I don’t expect a link. You’re already being disingenuous. I’m just calling you a liar in a more polite way.

I am in no way surprised you’re not backing up your claim, or that you’re confidently being an ass about it.

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batchy_scrollocks t1_j76nhr4 wrote

Replying to imregrettingthis (#1,720,964)

I don't have time or patience to educate you, that was your mom's job and clearly that didn't go too well, plus you would be amazed how little I'm interested in the things you call me, even if you were right. And please look up the word 'disingenuous', because I know you think it makes you sound clever, but that only works when you're using it correctly

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imregrettingthis t1_j76o1qg wrote

Replying to batchy_scrollocks (#1,721,103)

lol, sure buddy. I am glad we both agree you cannot back up the claim you made.

Also, feel free to look up the word yourself. you're either being disingenuous about this or you're about at thick as it gets.

It doesn't really matter which one it is I was just going with the more polite option. So ok, you're not disingenuous (thought you clearly don't understand the word) and you are slow and need to have stuff clearly explained to you. (which I guess would explain why you can't understand what disingenuous means).

Thanks for making sure I understand.

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