Quote Originally Posted by tat View Post
If someone sees a marked container, they might not report it. If the hider has permission to hide the cache, the land owner might not report it to the police.

Geocache bomb scares can happen even with marked containers and permission, but labeling and permission do make a difference.

That might be a problem I would hope that people would always report suspicious activity and containers. Someone moving furniture out of a house at 2am, even if they are driving a clearly marked "Moving/relocation Vehicle", would be suspicious. Report it. What is the worse that could happen?

I would like to think that all geocachers are good people but as we all know we can be decieved.

Again, I agree that marking a container is the best course of action because it promotes the sport in a good light. We are not suppose to be sneaky or deceitful as geocachers(accept to each other with some of the hides I've seen). Our cache hides are suppose to be placed so others can enjoy looking for them. Permission to hide should never be assumed as well as permission to search shouldn't be assumed. On the otherhand a clearly marked geo-container could be a clear attempt to deceive, the more blatantly marked could be the more blatant attempt to deceive. Even here, on these forums, there are stories of muggles "violating" caches. One must use thy common sense!!!!