How to respond to tailgating crackdown.

H8IAST8

H8IAST8

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Apparently ND with through the same **** in 2008
The Proper Response to Overzealous Tailgating Police | Bleacher Report

Here is a snippet:
I have never been ticketed, cited, or arrested by the police (other than a speeding ticket when I was 17 years old). I am not some angry fan who was ejected from the stadium. I am a concerned alumnus who has seen others, just like me, penalized without any just cause. I have no doubt some people at college parties, at tailgates, and in the stadium behave poorly. But the vast majority does not, and I now believe the majority of incidents are not caused by students or fans, but rather by those in authority causing the situation and causing aggressive confrontation.

Sound familiar to those who attend the Myrtle Lot?
 
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if you don't have a problem with the crackdown then don't worry about it, others do. I don't see the need for those who don't have a problem to infiltrate threads of those who do have a problem/concern. In other words, mind your own damn business.
 
H8IAST8 said:
if you don't have a problem with the crackdown then don't worry about it, others do. I don't see the need for those who don't have a problem to infiltrate threads of those who do have a problem/concern. In other words, mind your own damn business.
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Bahahahaha! Only one side of the discussion will be allowed around here!
 
Completely agree H8IAST8. I believe that it is a couple bad cops making this a bigger issue than it needed to be. They operate on gameday with absolute authority and anyone that even questions them is threatened without cause.We were told that we could play music as long as it wasn't amplified. I was informed that I was interfering with official acts when I asked the police officer what kind of music isn't amplified. I let it go so I was allowed to stay but was told if I was caught with the music again we would be removed from the lot. Great police work officer! Not to mention when I asked neighboring parties if the music was too loud or offending them they replied, that they were disappointed it was gone.
 
DwayneTwill said:
Bahahahaha! Only one side of the discussion will be allowed around here!
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No, I think he just means you. Adding a picture of a crying baby doesn't add one thing to the discussion but instead is a lame attempt to throw fuel on the fire. Looking back at most of your previous posts it is obvious that is what entertains you.
 
lukestylez said:
No, I think he just means you. Adding a picture of a crying baby doesn't add one thing to the discussion but instead is a lame attempt to throw fuel on the fire. Looking back at most of your previous posts it is obvious that is what entertains you.
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Watching people whine and complain because they feel entitled to do whatever they want whether it's legal or not is a little entertaining. It's unfortunate that so many people feel this entitlement. I guess in these days of helicopter parents and allowing children to do whatever they want, it's not surprising that so many people feel they should be able to do whatever they want if they want it bad enough.
 
You go to the games, you follow the rules. If you don't like the rules, do something else or become a hockey fan. And here's the other thing...if the cops tell you your music is too loud, turn it down. You're not battling for your civil rights, you're just being obnoxious. Twill has it exactly...follow the rules or just find somewhere else to go on Saturdays.
 
DwayneTwill said:
Watching people whine and complain because they feel entitled to do whatever they want whether it's legal or not is a little entertaining. It's unfortunate that so many people feel this entitlement. I guess in these days of helicopter parents and allowing children to do whatever they want, it's not surprising that so many people feel they should be able to do whatever they want if they want it bad enough.
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You are 90 aren't you Dwayne?
 
DwayneTwill said:
Watching people whine and complain because they feel entitled to do whatever they want whether it's legal or not is a little entertaining. It's unfortunate that so many people feel this entitlement. I guess in these days of helicopter parents and allowing children to do whatever they want, it's not surprising that so many people feel they should be able to do whatever they want if they want it bad enough.
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I don't think they want to do whatever they want. They feel that Melrose is a part of the "carnival" that is game day. If you can have the beer on one side and you can have it on the other side, why can't you cross the street with it? I can understand not wanting people to completely block Melrose due to the proximity of the hospital. If you go to a fair, in a small town it is generally downtown, on those occasions it is perfectly legal to walk down the sidewalk with a beer.

Basically what I am saying is if you are going to allow people to have open containers in public allow them to walk the sidewalks. If you don't want it that way, ban public consumption altogether. It leaves too many "gray" areas and people will be punished without cause.
 
Im old enough to know a problem when i see it, and by the responses of dozens of people on these boards, it is widespread.
 
lukestylez said:
No, I think he just means you. Adding a picture of a crying baby doesn't add one thing to the discussion but instead is a lame attempt to throw fuel on the fire. Looking back at most of your previous posts it is obvious that is what entertains you.
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I think he was providing us with a self-portrait.
 
lukestylez said:
I don't think they want to do whatever they want. They feel that Melrose is a part of the "carnival" that is game day. If you can have the beer on one side and you can have it on the other side, why can't you cross the street with it? I can understand not wanting people to completely block Melrose due to the proximity of the hospital. If you go to a fair, in a small town it is generally downtown, on those occasions it is perfectly legal to walk down the sidewalk with a beer.

Basically what I am saying is if you are going to allow people to have open containers in public allow them to walk the sidewalks. If you don't want it that way, ban public consumption altogether. It leaves too many "gray" areas and people will be punished without cause.
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It's *really* not that complicated. It's legal to have open containers on private property -- someone's yard, university parking lots. It's not legal to have them on streets and sidewalks.
 
Mesaclone said:
You go to the games, you follow the rules. If you don't like the rules, do something else or become a hockey fan. And here's the other thing...if the cops tell you your music is too loud, turn it down. You're not battling for your civil rights, you're just being obnoxious. Twill has it exactly...follow the rules or just find somewhere else to go on Saturdays.
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You couldn't hear our music from 3 spots away, it wasn't like we were blaring it. By the rules you were talking about it says there is to be no amplified music. That means no music coming from any sort of electronic device so unless you are playing a trumpet or strumming a guitar you are breaking the rules. My problem is that they choose only to enforce this rule when they feel like it. Since I was tailgating at Myrtel they chose to enforce it, had I been elsewhere it would have been allowed.

I guess we will be tailgating with the old folks at Finkbine next week, where you can listen to music.
 
lukestylez said:
I don't think they want to do whatever they want. They feel that Melrose is a part of the "carnival" that is game day. If you can have the beer on one side and you can have it on the other side, why can't you cross the street with it? I can understand not wanting people to completely block Melrose due to the proximity of the hospital. If you go to a fair, in a small town it is generally downtown, on those occasions it is perfectly legal to walk down the sidewalk with a beer.

Basically what I am saying is if you are going to allow people to have open containers in public allow them to walk the sidewalks. If you don't want it that way, ban public consumption altogether. It leaves too many "gray" areas and people will be punished without cause.
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It is never perfectly legal to walk in public with an open container the cops choose to look the other way. Using your logic it would be perfectly legal to rob a bank when you are running low on funds right?
 
People like Twill are taking words and twisting them to try to form some sort of argument against the people that like to have fun. The problem is he is ignoring the real source of the problem. It's not like these cops are politely going around and asking people to turn down their music, and giving them a warning. They literally are storming into lots confronting people and telling them to SHUT OFF (not turn down), shut off their music and leave. There is a HUGE difference and if you can't see it then you are blind and you enjoy being told what you can and can't do in life. Everyone here is willing to follow the rules, but when the rules get ridiculous and when the enforcement gets ridiculous we have a right to voice our opinion.
 
DwayneTwill said:
Watching people whine and complain because they feel entitled to do whatever they want whether it's legal or not is a little entertaining. It's unfortunate that so many people feel this entitlement. I guess in these days of helicopter parents and allowing children to do whatever they want, it's not surprising that so many people feel they should be able to do whatever they want if they want it bad enough.
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It was legal for decades, way before you came along JA. Now go away...
 
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