Some holiday spirit.

[kippurbird]

People suck balls.

I mean really.

Suck balls.

My brother went on a hike last night. He likes going on hikes.

They ditched him.

In the dark. In the middle of nowhere. He was on the trail, they were ahead of him and he called out to them -screamed- for them to wait and they kept on going.

So, there he was. Alone in the dark with no sense of direction.

He called my parents, but he had no idea where he was. He has terrible sense of direction. Non-existent. Which is of course even worse in the dark. Thankfully he was able to get to the trail head. But then he had no idea where he was so he couldn't call a cab and tell them where they should pick them up.

Thankfully he was able to get to the exit and get picked up.

But yeah.

People suck balls.

Comments

[falconwhitaker.livejournal.com]

WHAT MOTHER-FUCKING CUNT-SWILLING COCK-SUCKING DICK-HEADED SONS OF SYPHILIS-INFECTED DOG-FACED WHORES. >:O

[emily-goddess.livejournal.com]

This

[thelittlebudgie.livejournal.com]

What the fuck.

I have no words. Just... what the fuck.

[dergerm.livejournal.com]

I... Wow. Wooow. I just don't even know what to say. I can only assume these were people he knew, people he was supposed to be able to trust. What insolent sycophantic fucks!!!

[skjam.livejournal.com]

I have to wonder how old these people are that your brother was hiking with. I'm going to guess mid-to-late teens, since it sounds like the old snipe-hunting gag, minus the snipe part. I remember that back in my youth summer campers thought this was a hilarious prank--fortunately, I was savvy/cynical enough to avoid that particular gag.

If they were adults, or knew in advance about his navigation difficulties, though, it's more inexcusable.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

They were adults. It was a professional hiking group.

[skjam.livejournal.com]

Definitely inexcusable then.

Even if, for whatever reason, they had a problem with your brother being on the hike, the time to ditch him would have been at the start. It is most assuredly "unprofessional" to lose one of your hikers--in dark or dangerous conditions, it's expected to have headcounts every so often, and if they somehow failed to notice your brother's cries for help, the next headcount should have triggered a search for him.

[fritters.livejournal.com]

I'm not 100% sure there isn't something illegal about that.

Your brother also has lousy taste in friends.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

It was a professional hiking group.

[fritters.livejournal.com]

Okay, that probably IS illegal...

[ceitfianna]

That's really messed up. I'm glad he's safe. *hands you a sword*

[(Anonymous)]

The hike leader ought to be fired. And possibly brought up on criminal endangerment charges.

Isn't there some kind of certification process for these outdoor companies?

[reesemills09.livejournal.com]

Those...those...ugh! Just what were they thinking? It's not just mean it's dangerous, and these are professionals? Sounds like a law suit waiting to happen.

I'm very glad your brother is okay, though. Although I must confess, being alone in the woods at night is far from fun...

[authoressarktos.livejournal.com]

What?

Just.

That's.

...

I honestly don't know what to think. Except that was a pretty dick move on their parts. >(

[guardians-song.livejournal.com]

...I think I agree with you. D: That sucks. Glad he's okay, but... wow.

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

What a horrible thing to do. Fifty lashes with an angry mountain lion for all of the bastards.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Absolute frigging douchebags. That's a horrendous thing to do.

[thelastmehina.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Sue. If it was a professional hiking group, they should have known better.

Though, I am curious, what kept your brother from keeping pace?

[rurounitriv.livejournal.com]

That is so freaking... ugh. There are no words.

The hike leader should be fired. The people who ignored him should be flogged. And a complaint against the company should be lodged with the local BBB.

[smurasaki.livejournal.com]

From the comments I see that this was a (supposedly) professional hiking group. W. T. F.!? No, there's not enough WTF in the world for that.

You don't ditch people. That's batshit insane, immoral, and possibly illegal (if you're a professional hiking group). I'm pretty sure they could've been held liable if something happened to him. Which, thankfully it didn't. They might still be in trouble for ditching him in the middle of nowhere, though.