They would maybe return one more time and another Joshua Tree would have been fertilized !! Yeah I think they are stupid but the tourist seem to thrive on it and if it keeps Vegas busier then I am for it, The performers also get mad if you snap a pix of them without payment and I find that funny cuz Justin Bieber gets photos taken of him often with no tip, I toke dealers at tables not stuffed animals walking around !! What I think has damaged the strip are all the overhead walking bridges, The Flamingo you can hardly see anymore ! once a clear straight view of all the wonderful neon is now "choked" Not sure the solution, dangerous place for pedestrians and those cabbies drive like bats out of hell !! Be cool to make the strip a one way road? or have San Fran style trolleys or do a similar design to Freemont all pedestrians only. I remember driving to Vegas at night when there was nothing on the highway for miles, pitch black and then you saw a small glow of the lights getting bigger and bigger as you got closer, it was exciting, anyhow TMI right??