I for one, wish that our parks could be open to anyone all day and night. Unfortunately, the world has people in it that make this impossible. As we all know by now, there are simply not enough police officers around to patrol everywhere all the time. Add the 'cover of darkness' to the synario, and the possible hazards are increased even greater.
John, you and your friends picked a spot which has been the site of some especially horrific events including homicide. On the lighter side, it has also been the site of some really loud and heck-raising parties which the neighbors can attest to. Add to the mix, the possiblity of drinking and swimming and the police cannot ignore closing times. If the police allow you and our friends to stay and/or go without a ticket, they cannot enforce the law with the more serious infraction of the swimmers up the beach. It would be nice if the police could use their discretion in situations like yours. Unfortunately, what is looked at as discretion by one person is discrimination to another person and dereliction of duty when something goes wrong. The only recourse seems to be for our officers to go 'by the book'. Whether the crime is a misdemeanor or a gross misdemeanor the result is the same: the parks are closed and need to stay closed from 10 PM to 6 AM. Anne McCandless Jordan 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
