Chris Packham the very well known television personality, recently came out and declared he suffers from acute autism, and prefers his own company, and he has got directly involved in controversial situations, regarding conservation of wildlife, but those were done for the right reasons, and in my opinion were fully justified.
Each person and the way they treat a particular disability, must be handled carefully, but the fact that a prosecution was considered, must mean that this man knew his actions would cause distress to others, and may prevent the MRTs carrying out their much needed service.
Ive read over the past year or two of several other idiots, who think its a great laugh and a bit of fun to call out rescue volunteers on a wild goose chase, yet i believe none were prosecuted or reprimanded.
If more of these people were actually brought to account for their foolish actions, maybe unnecessary call outs would become a thing of the past.
People would think twice, do i really need to make that phone call, or can i safely navigate my way to safety.
Personal injury, or the injury of another person in a group, is totally justified in a callout, but there are countless instances where people have ventured into the mountains, totally unprepared, and totally out of their depth, and then expect people to come to their rescue.
If successful prosecutions were publicised regularly, possibly it may make a majority of these unnecessary call outs a thing of the past.