Posted on 09/29/2005 6:36:54 AM PDT by Westlander
It's an only in New York story. A woman was given a ticket for sitting on a park bench because she doesn't have children.
(Excerpt) Read more at clickondetroit.com ...
Typical asinine nanny state.
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| Posted by FeliciaCat On News/Activism 09/28/2005 11:30:22 AM CDT · 48 replies · 1,056+ views abc/7online ^ | 9/28/05 | The Associated Press It's an only in New York story. A woman was given a ticket for sitting on a park bench because she doesn't have children. The Rivington Playground on Manhattan's East Side has a small sign at the entrance that says adults are prohibited unless they are accompanied by a child. Forty-seven-year-old Sandra Catena says she didn't see the sign when she sat down to wait for an arts festival to start. Two New York City police officers asked her if she was with a child. When she said no, they gave her a ticket that could bring a one thousand... |
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| Posted by Puppage On News/Activism 09/27/2005 7:07:41 AM CDT · 65 replies · 1,564+ views WNBC Television ^ | 9/27/2005 | Puppage NEW YORK -- It's an only in New York story. A woman was given a ticket for sitting on a park bench because she doesn't have children. The Rivington Playground on Manhattan's East Side has a small sign at the entrance that says adults are prohibited unless they are accompanied by a child. Sandra Catena, 47, said she didn't see the sign when she sat down to wait for an arts festival to start. Two police officers asked her if she was with a child. When she said no, they gave her a ticket that could bring a $1,000 fine... |
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the law of unintended consequences.
they wanted to prevent pedophiles, so they made it illegal for law abiding citizens to sit in a park.
Sounds like trying to prevent gun crime by making it illegal for ANYONE to have a gun.
So if you don't have kids, you can't sit on a park bench?? WTF??
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