A squad of cops in bulletproof vests swooped into an upper Manhattan park and charged seven men with the "crime" of playing chess in an area off-limits to adults unaccompanied by kids -- even though no youngsters were there. [More]
I guess age discrimination is OK if the government does it?
I'm wondering when this heavy-handed stormtrooping actually will turn into "a broken windows thing." And a lot more.
[Via William T]
2 comments:
Sounds like an awesome prank waiting to happen.
-while on a park trip with parents-
"Sir, is that your son with you?"
"Yes sir, he sure is"
Smart ass kid speaks up "I have no idea who this man is"
"GET ON THE GROUND NOW PERV-BAG"
Bam - instant sex offender status.
I can remember all the times dirty old intellectuals tried to lure me into the bushes with promises to teach me a simply smashing opening chess gambit or
suggestively waving a copy of Einsteins "General Theory of Relativity"...
Maybe they should take up a hobby that's less likely to get them harassed ... like vandalism. The major East Coast north-south railroad line runs through the city here. More freight cars have grafitti than don't. NYC, Philadelphia, Miami and back.
That's vandalism AND trespassing.
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