Dangerous 'Search and Rescue' Jacket Being Sold at DICK'S Sporting Goods

As I was walking through a DICK'S Sporting Goods in Wilmington, Delaware in late-November of 2024, a bright orange jacket stopped me in my tracks.
No, it wasn't the loud color that caused concern, but rather, the 'Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue Team' and 'Mountain Rescue' patches sewn into the upper sleeves. Including these misleading patches was most likely done to entice city-dwellers who want to feel like they live in the mountains, but the consequences of selling such merchandise were cl