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The Ancient Caver has been a Caver for half a century. I have slightly less time as a life member of the NSS. As an active Caver, in the spring before convention I was in New Discovery Mammoth. This website is dedicated to making me the LAST Caver arrested by the NSS. To help keep Cavers save do the following...

Tell the NSS to stop arresting cavers. Current NSS practice is arrests can be made for drinking, naughty words, or causing a disturbance. This website contents there is no reason for the NSS to arrest a Caver. Anything really serious would involve local authorities. If the NSS is arresting cavers for intoxication they should not serve alcohol.

Tell the NSS to stop denying First Aid. The Ancient Caver was slapped, punched, and bleeding when expelled from the campground into a police car. Ancient Caver was dragged right by first aid to not jeopardize the shaky arrest. Street Justice done under the authority of the NSS. They consider this a “good arrest”. (See medical analysis.)

Tell the NSS to stop keeping embarrassing subjects in closed session. A few years ago a Caver was banned from convention when the BOG determined he had used improper language. Now they are arresting a 72 year old Caver with a heart condition. .

This should never happen to another caver. The abuse must stop!

A Hexastix made from pencils and rubber bands.

The Quick Story!

The cast: Ancient Caver is the narrator; Angry Lady was insulted and later slapped AC; Tattoo Lady is friend of AL and girlfriend of SG; SG is the NSS Security Guy; Deputy is the County Deputy and friend of SG; City Policeman had the camera.

Ancient Caver spent Wednesday evening in the Tiki Lounge making a pencil sculpture called a Hexastix. It takes several hours to assemble uninterrupted. I was talking to cavers that night so it took a lot longer. (If you remember me give a shout out!) When it is nearing completion, scaffolding pencils fall out creating drama. Finished, it was shown to the group and it got some claps. I got up to answer natures call. The Hexastix stayed on the Tiki Lounge table till Thursday evening when I got myself out of orange jumpsuit jail.

While walking back I passed through the Music Barn. Angry lady called out to me. She was yelling at me about Tuesday night. On Tuesday night I insulted Angry Lady when she was talking loudly about her boyfriend while live music was performed. I said “Maybe you are not too good at the sex.” She stopped talking and I did not even turn around to see what she looked like.

Wednesday afternoon AL stopped me in the Music Barn and was accompanied by a bunch of guys from her grotto who seemed intent on beating me up on her command. They lost interest when I apologized. The NSS could check with them, but it did not.

 I told her I was sorry she was offended, but she was not happy. It was obvious she was drinking also. She then got up and slapped me. Her buddy Tattoo Lady said she was going to call security. I had done nothing wrong, so I moved away from them to the other end of the building and waited for security. The NSS Security Guy came and the fun began. (video)

The Security Guy did not talk to me at all. He grabbed my right forearm and pulled me out of the Music Barn. I do not want to go with him as my Hexastix is at the Tiki Lounge. He punched me because I would not go where he wanted. (What caver would have allowed themselves to be dragged to the campground gate without being punched.) I yelled Help Security and he yelled “I am security”. My debate skills were not keen, so I chose arrest over getting beat up.

Any Cavers see this? My headlight was knocked off my head and it is gone. Some kind Caver had rescued my red cider mug and put it on a shelf in the Music Barn. The NSS should make their security wear body cams if they continue to arrest Cavers.

The (video) Stars Security Guy. His girlfriend, Tattoo Lady, was the witness. They disagree on details of the battle to get to the gate. The County Deputy knows Security Guy and pats him on the back. Ancient Caver makes an appearance. But Angry Lady was not around for the arrest, just close by.

Ancient Caver was thrown in a patrol car bleeding because Security Guy's girlfriend wanted me arrested for insulting her friend. She can be seen giving the Security Guy a back rub at 06:40:00 in the body cam. It was all legal as the NSS had hired an off-duty cop to patrol the campground and he had Qualified Immunity. How can it be good when a caver is bloody?

The NSS canceled me. I am the new poster boy of Misogyny. Each person thinks of a nasty crime and that is what I am guilty of as rationalized the police arrested Ancient Caver. Investigating the event would only increase the exposure and liability. Convention is over.  Old cavers are not much use to the organization anyway.

Angry Lady got back at me for insulting her Tuesday by having her friend Tattoo Lady make her boyfriend Security Guy jail me when I was partying. My belief is the three of them conspired to deprive me of my civil rights under color of law. Their plan included assault, kidnapping, and false testimony to the city policeman. When I would not go with him he punched me , so I let him drag me to the gate. He told the police at the gate he was expelling me from the campground as Ancient Caver had caused a drunken disturbance. He did this on behalf of the NSS. The police arrested because I was intoxicated while kicked out of the campground. Normally, taking someone against their will would be kidnapping, but police have Qualified Immunity.

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The video is from the city policeman's body cam. Watch when the Security Guy in the hat waves his right hand around. That is my blood on his knuckles.

The Trip Report was written soon after the event, but was rejected by the NSS News as it was disrespectful of the security Guy. It did get published in the Grotto Newsletter.

The Harassment complaint was sent to the NSS, but was not acted upon.

The trip to the NSS Board of Governors is covered.

Soon I will receive my 50 year pin from the NSS. My mind cannot envision when it would be worn proudly. So sad!

 

Tell the NSS to STOP arresting cavers. You could be next.

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