Huh. I often enjoy watching kids I don't know play in public settings. They're cute. I don't have kids. I think being around them is fun and reminds me of the simple pleasures in life.
You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
javachik - Jun 07, 2011 10:36:59 am PDT #11797 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
le nubian - Jun 07, 2011 10:38:02 am PDT #11798 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The question about sun and oxygen and God just about made my faith in humanity die. It's like the person knows just enough science to get in trouble.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 07, 2011 10:38:18 am PDT #11799 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Maybe they should not selectively enforce, but maybe everyone should get a "move it along" before being issued a summons.
I personally would never think that I could not be on a playground without a kid-- say just reading my book in the sunshine or whatever. Or maybe swinging. Or chatting with a friend. I am not sure I would be kid-watching any more than if I was at the beach without kids.
I don't think this in in effect in Western NY that I have seen, as most playgrounds that are not at schools are in very open public areas.
brenda m - Jun 07, 2011 10:39:28 am PDT #11800 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Fucking magnets, how do they work?
JZ - Jun 07, 2011 10:40:09 am PDT #11801 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
So, what if I have a friend who has a kid, and she and I meet up on the playground to chill? She's there with her kid--can I also claim to be there with her kid, or does it need to one person per child? Even though I'm not a parent? Could ten of us (aunts! uncles! parent! friends! grandparents!) all go there for one child? Where do you draw the line?
As far as I know, as long as you can point to one particular kid and your specific relation to that kid you're fine; there's no upper limit (Matilda's 2nd birthday was in a public park, mostly attended by family, so there were 20 grown-ups and one other kid, and nobody cared).
Jessica - Jun 07, 2011 10:41:01 am PDT #11802 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Huh. I often enjoy watching kids I don't know play in public settings. They're cute. I don't have kids. I think being around them is fun and reminds me of the simple pleasures in life.
Again - there are benches on the sidewalk outside the fenced-in playground area. Nobody's saying it's illegal to watch children play. Brooklyn is not short on public places to sit down.
Trudy Booth - Jun 07, 2011 10:41:47 am PDT #11803 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
So, what if I have a friend who has a kid, and she and I meet up on the playground to chill? She's there with her kid--can I also claim to be there with her kid, or does it need to one person per child? Even though I'm not a parent? Could ten of us (aunts! uncles! parent! friends! grandparents!) all go there for one child? Where do you draw the line?
It can be fifty people as long as you're in the company of that child.
As far as I know adults can't hang out in school yards anywhere without some connection to a child. If they're public schools how is this any different?
Jessica - Jun 07, 2011 10:42:45 am PDT #11804 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
maybe everyone should get a "move it along" before being issued a summons.
Oh, no question. But then how would anyone make any money? Raise taxes? That's crazy-talk!
brenda m - Jun 07, 2011 10:45:21 am PDT #11805 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Again - there are benches on the sidewalk outside the fenced-in playground area.
It wasn't clear to me from the article regarding this particular park, and I don't think that's been the going assumption in this conversation. That makes a difference of course, but it's not always the case.
Jessica - Jun 07, 2011 10:49:31 am PDT #11806 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
That makes a difference of course, but it's not always the case.
I can only speak about Brooklyn parks and NYC city regulations. I don't know about other cities.