[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Gee, don’t local officials have a responsibility to enforce laws against loitering. I’d be willing to bet that the locale has them. Or did they take those off the books?”

“The People’s Republik of Madistan” didn’t enforce theirs until things got really bad, i.e. open-air drug deals, Gang Bangers shootin’ up the streets at bar time, rowdy fistfights with chains and broken bottles after Hip-Hop concerts, etc.
They said those loitering laws discriminate against the “upstanding citizens” that are just out having fun! Yeesh!

(Hint: It wasn’t a bunch of Amish Youths coming in from the farm causing the problems. I’ve never SEEN a city so afraid of offending thugs in my life!)

[mewzilla]

Well, I have two words for Home Depot: Evergreen Park.

Worked for Wally in a similar situation where a municipal government was running amok.

[HungarianGypsy]

You know, I heard that a gang problem in an Australian neighborhood was taken care of by blasting Barry Manilow tunes. Maybe the Home Depots should try it to get rid of day laborers.

I have also noticed anytime there is a group of people holding anti-illegal signs and waving the U.S. flag, then the area is suddenly clear.