park employees begin painstaking process of removing Casey Nocket's grafitti from 8 national parks

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65. Family of Now Infamous National Parks Tagger Speaks

Today we spoke with a relative of Nocket, who has requested that she not be named. It became clear at the beginning of the first conversation that this person was legitimately concerned for a family member’s safety. While we were still introducing ourselves, that person’s voice made clear a distinct fear. We spoke for awhile about Casey’s actions, here in plain language is what we found out:

* She didn’t go into hiding or run, she contacted the Park Service investigators and is fully cooperating;

* She knows she did a horrible thing and is incredibly remorseful;

* She is aware of the seriousness of her crimes and is ready to face the music; and

* There are now people pretending to be her online, Tumblr in particular. All of her social media accounts have been deleted.
http://trailmob.com/lifestyle/articles/family-of-now-infamous-national-parks-tagger-speaks

No apologies from the family? And all this ruckus is what it takes for this idiot to realize what she did was "a horrible thing?" I completely doubt that she is remorseful for what she did - she's just sorry she was identified and will have to "face the music."

Also in the series of updates on the article at the same link:

The story demonstrates the power social media has to mobilize thousands quickly. That said, with power comes a responsibility for civility, and of the many different examples floating around the twittersphere, some are good, but some are in fact awful. Right now there is a petition to the White House stating: “Please don't allow her to receive a slap. Please pursue the most serious of charges for these offenses.” Charges should and most certainly will be brought, but in accordance with the law and within the justice system:

36 CFR 2.31 - Trespassing, tampering and vandalism

(3) Vandalism. Destroying, injuring, defacing, or damaging property or real property

Federal crimes generally don’t come with slaps on the wrist. According to the recent National Park Service Press Release, they are investigating “vandalism in at least 10 national parks in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Utah.” It’s not clear if Nocket is responsible for all ten of these incidents, but she is most certainly responsible for many and thus should be punished accordingly.