WTF?

Why mess it up for everyone just to try to get your violent rocks off? 
Okay, I am a bit hacked off that someone got attacked recently on a very well traveled trail by someone who wanted to do more harm to his victim than he was able to do.  Good for her in fighting back and getting to her trail work crew but damn she shouldn't have had to do that at all.  She was there to better the trail and the environment for the hikers coming and going on the trails to help them be safe and the environment maintain its integrity. 

There will always be violence in the world because there are living creatures on it.  Some violence is actually out of survival, but other violence is just the need to be mean or kill for their own self-gratification in whatever manner that means.  Blood lust, violence against women or fellow human being period, vandalism, destruction, whatever you want to call it.

Just not right...so if you are hiking along be aware of your surroundings, always on guard but remain friendly, and listen to your instincts don't disgard them, there is a reason your hackles went up. :)