In terms of "appropriate behavior in the parks" another sign, or 76 more
cops aren't gonna be able to do a thing about it. I see it as symptomatic of
a greater ill in our society........... the erosion of civil and common
courtesies owing to a "me first" attitude. Examples in the Minneapolis parks
range from the casual tossing of garbage whereever one wants to parents
allowing their children with poopy diapers to swim at the beach to runners
on the bike path (hey! it's less crowded!). This mentality, IMHO, is also
what fuels red-light runners ("I can't bothered to stop! It's
inconvenient").Mike Thompson Windom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Zuckman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Minneapolis Forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:03 AM Subject: [Mpls] No cell phones at the Peace Garden > Has anyone noticed the tacky plastic signs at the Lake Harriet Peace Garden? > They say, ³Please turn off your cell phone to insure a pleasant experience > for all.² Not a bad sentiment, but really, do we need to have yet another > sign to direct appropriate behavior in the parks? I heard this was ordered > by Superintendent Gurban without even consulting the appropriate staff > members about how best to carry this out (or whether it was a good idea at > all). > > As I was reading the sign, two young girls rode by on bikes yelling back and > forth to each other. How about banning children from the Peace Garden? > Then a plane flew overheard shouldn¹t the Superintendent ask the MAC to > divert traffic over Lake Harriet (at least during concerts at the Band > Shell)? > > Wait, now I have the solution to Stonegate. Let¹s get signs posted at every > park and recreation center so everyone knows that you can¹t distribute > campaign literature in the parks without a permit. How about making them > neon green, so they are sure not to be missed!! > > Harvey Zuckman > East Calhoun 10-3 Park District in limbo was 6, now 4 > Past-president, People for Parks > Back in the good old days when our leadership understood the meaning of the > word leadership may they return soon, before it¹s too late! > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
