there were some hooligans behind my house on the 4th of july. they were lighting bottle rockets in the nude and pooping in the drinking fountains. i notified the authorities but i guess they were too busy for nude hippy exlax filled pyros. my house could have been burned down. i say we gang up on the peckerheads and graffiti on their honda civics they race around in. then maybe there free time will be spent replacing damages of their own instead of creating them.
Kids Play Park Late Night Teen Hang-out & Grafitti
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, Jun 20 2008 12:58 PM
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 09:23 AM
QUOTE(#1 lake bowl drunk @ Jul 17 2008, 01:31 AM) 
there were some hooligans behind my house on the 4th of july. they were lighting bottle rockets in the nude and pooping in the drinking fountains. i notified the authorities but i guess they were too busy for nude hippy exlax filled pyros. my house could have been burned down. i say we gang up on the peckerheads and graffiti on their honda civics they race around in. then maybe there free time will be spent replacing damages of their own instead of creating them.
wow - some kids need to do some public service time... that's insane!
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Posted 04 August 2008 - 10:32 PM
QUOTE(TomFoolery @ Jul 15 2008, 12:53 PM)
I honestly don't know Jen and I wasn't the one who called the police. We (neighbors) met as a group this week and whoever hears a disturbance calls it in. The police have been awesome and realize that this IS a problem. For the rest of the summer they will be issuing citations thereby keeping track of repeat offenders. Once word gets out that this is happening, they'll find some other haunt.
Looks like the cops put out a big programmable sign in front of Castle Park (like the one that tells you your speed along side streets) that says the park closes 1 hour after dark and punks will get tickets. Now that summer is over and these kids may even go to school it seems like too little too late but I guess it couldn't hurt.
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 11:10 AM
Hey Tom,
I saw the sign too. Has it helped and how did you get the PD to respond to you like that? I've never seen that before, in terms of the approach. Al
I saw the sign too. Has it helped and how did you get the PD to respond to you like that? I've never seen that before, in terms of the approach. Al
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 12:49 PM
Indeed I have also seen the sign. A neighbor and I were discussing the effectiveness of the sign and he shared with me this story: He brought his son and the local neighborhood boys down to Castle park around 11 pm. Sometime later a police officer showed up (I have no idea whether he was just making his rounds or if someone from this forum called him) and was shouting and carrying on about giving the teens tickets when he realized the father was present. He immediately stopped the shouting and over reacting and kindly asked them to leave. The two of us found it humorous that the officer was willing to enforce the signs warning when it was just kids but as soon as an adult was around he no longer cared. Keep in mind adults should have to obey the rules too!
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 01:41 PM
QUOTE(northlexer @ Aug 5 2008, 01:49 PM)
Indeed I have also seen the sign. A neighbor and I were discussing the effectiveness of the sign and he shared with me this story: He brought his son and the local neighborhood boys down to Castle park around 11 pm. Sometime later a police officer showed up (I have no idea whether he was just making his rounds or if someone from this forum called him) and was shouting and carrying on about giving the teens tickets when he realized the father was present. He immediately stopped the shouting and over reacting and kindly asked them to leave. The two of us found it humorous that the officer was willing to enforce the signs warning when it was just kids but as soon as an adult was around he no longer cared. Keep in mind adults should have to obey the rules too!
Man you are funny. The adult rule only applies to homeless people so that's why the cop went easy on the dad. I've seen lot's of adults there late at night playing hide and go seek but the kids with the bowie knives scared them all off:(
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 03:10 PM
QUOTE(Darthvader @ Aug 5 2008, 02:41 PM)
Man you are funny. The adult rule only applies to homeless people so that's why the cop went easy on the dad. I've seen lot's of adults there late at night playing hide and go seek but the kids with the bowie knives scared them all off:(
HA! HA! HA! HA!
I just think it's funny that the kids can not play hide and go seek on their own once the sun goes down.
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 06:18 PM
I worry about adult males playing hide and seek in the park.....a lot of that late night activity is only seek if you catch my drift
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Posted 09 August 2008 - 08:58 PM
Castle Park has been patrolled pretty heavily the past week, it's nice to see some cleanup - LOTS and LOTS of cruisers stopping to check on the kids...
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Posted 15 August 2008 - 06:45 AM
QUOTE(northlexer @ Aug 5 2008, 01:49 PM)
Indeed I have also seen the sign. A neighbor and I were discussing the effectiveness of the sign and he shared with me this story: He brought his son and the local neighborhood boys down to Castle park around 11 pm. Sometime later a police officer showed up (I have no idea whether he was just making his rounds or if someone from this forum called him) and was shouting and carrying on about giving the teens tickets when he realized the father was present. He immediately stopped the shouting and over reacting and kindly asked them to leave. The two of us found it humorous that the officer was willing to enforce the signs warning when it was just kids but as soon as an adult was around he no longer cared. Keep in mind adults should have to obey the rules too!
yes adults need to adhere to the rules too
but I gotta ask, why would a parent take his kid out to a park at 11pm at night? thats kinda wierd to be out at that late time at night with a child
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Posted 15 August 2008 - 07:36 AM
QUOTE(davburr @ Aug 15 2008, 07:45 AM)
yes adults need to adhere to the rules too
but I gotta ask, why would a parent take his kid out to a park at 11pm at night? thats kinda wierd to be out at that late time at night with a child
but I gotta ask, why would a parent take his kid out to a park at 11pm at night? thats kinda wierd to be out at that late time at night with a child
Whoa. Slow down there judgemental guy!
It's not a crime for a member of the Council of Elders to take seven boys of age ("no more, no less, seven shall be the number, and the number shall be seven") from the settlement and into a wooded area at night for the traditional Circle of the Youngers Chant of Empowerment before they are sent on their own to bring back the sacrifical Beast of the Reeds (I believe your people call them "frogs") for the Gaia Offering.
Our people brought this most solemn of traditions from the old country. It has always been thus.
But hey. I've said too much. It's not really any of your business anyway, and isn't your concern. Just suffice to say that I don't judge your ceremonial rites of manhood and offering of loyalty and devotion to the earth goddess (blessed be), so don't you go judging ours.
ps: You aren't one of those "Save the Frogs" freaks are you?
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Posted 15 August 2008 - 07:43 AM
QUOTE(ngilbert @ Aug 15 2008, 08:36 AM)
Whoa. Slow down there judgemental guy!
It's not a crime for a member of the Council of Elders to take seven boys of age ("no more, no less, seven shall be the number, and the number shall be seven") from the settlement and into a wooded area at night for the traditional Circle of the Youngers Chant of Empowerment before they are sent on their own to bring back the sacrifical Beast of the Reeds (I believe your people call them "frogs") for the Gaia Offering.
Our people brought this most solemn of traditions from the old country. It has always been thus.
But hey. I've said too much. It's not really any of your business anyway, and isn't your concern. Just suffice to say that I don't judge your ceremonial rites of manhood and offering of loyalty and devotion to the earth goddess (blessed be), so don't you go judging ours.
ps: You aren't one of those "Save the Frogs" freaks are you?
It's not a crime for a member of the Council of Elders to take seven boys of age ("no more, no less, seven shall be the number, and the number shall be seven") from the settlement and into a wooded area at night for the traditional Circle of the Youngers Chant of Empowerment before they are sent on their own to bring back the sacrifical Beast of the Reeds (I believe your people call them "frogs") for the Gaia Offering.
Our people brought this most solemn of traditions from the old country. It has always been thus.
But hey. I've said too much. It's not really any of your business anyway, and isn't your concern. Just suffice to say that I don't judge your ceremonial rites of manhood and offering of loyalty and devotion to the earth goddess (blessed be), so don't you go judging ours.
ps: You aren't one of those "Save the Frogs" freaks are you?
heheh oh I'm not against it - I was just trying to figure out why... but now that you've explained the ritual I completely understand
and hey frogs are good, they taste just like chicken
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Posted 09 September 2009 - 04:55 PM
QUOTE (Robert Giacometti @ Jun 21 2008, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This park has had this problem/reputation since almost right after it opened.
Somebody suggested part of the problem in policing is in the design of the park. It appears the dirt that was dug out to put in the structures was piled on top of the dirt in front forming a lip and therefore blocking the view from the street.
As officers patrol and drive by, and they do, they can't see into the park without stopping and getting out and walking up the grass, by then the teens are gone out the back.
Teens are very creative telling parents they are at others houses or sneaking out at night. With so many single parents households its easier to sneak out as well.
I'd call the police EVERY time you hear voices after dark in the park.
Somebody suggested part of the problem in policing is in the design of the park. It appears the dirt that was dug out to put in the structures was piled on top of the dirt in front forming a lip and therefore blocking the view from the street.
As officers patrol and drive by, and they do, they can't see into the park without stopping and getting out and walking up the grass, by then the teens are gone out the back.
Teens are very creative telling parents they are at others houses or sneaking out at night. With so many single parents households its easier to sneak out as well.
I'd call the police EVERY time you hear voices after dark in the park.
When I called the cops, they drove up to the park with lights off and coasted down the street. They took the teens completely by surprise! It was awesome!
Tom - you must live by me - I am by Pruit park as well. Just the other day I was walking my dog and there were 3 cop cars kicking out carloads of teens. Keep calling, don't give up! They will get tired of getting chased off and go elsewhere. If they keep getting chased from park to park, maybe they will go home! ;-)
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