Wooster Memorial Park Posted
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scottb
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Wooster Memorial Park Posted
A friend of mine visited Wooster Memorial Park this past weekend and found the following sign at the entrance where the trail heads are located. I am pretty sure that the sign is not in accordance with current law. I think that the posting is likely from the Friends of Wooster Memorial Park and not posted directly by the City.
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TJW815
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
I'm amused by the no loitering comment.
Oh, and the firearm bit.... You should contact the mayor/council about that.
I like just sitting in the park enjoying nature... Guess I wouldn't be welcome.loi·ter
ˈloidər/
verb
gerund or present participle: loitering
stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.
Oh, and the firearm bit.... You should contact the mayor/council about that.
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Werz
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
Been there, done that. Ordinance amended. The sign may be old, or it may be posted by a private entity.TJW815 wrote:I'm amused by the no loitering comment.
I like just sitting in the park enjoying nature... Guess I wouldn't be welcome.loi·ter
ˈloidər/
verb
gerund or present participle: loitering
stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.
Oh, and the firearm bit.... You should contact the mayor/council about that.
The loitering provision is there for a specific reason, and I doubt the moderators want a full discussion of that reason.
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Mustang380gal
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
I doubt that you would be pitching a tent. I think that is what they are trying to avoid.TJW815 wrote:I'm amused by the no loitering comment.
I like just sitting in the park enjoying nature... Guess I wouldn't be welcome.loi·ter
ˈloidər/
verb
gerund or present participle: loitering
stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.
Oh, and the firearm bit.... You should contact the mayor/council about that.
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
Ms. Mustang, I tend to cringe when the terms "loitering", "inducing panic", or "disturbing the peace" get thrown into a situation. Deliberate misuse by those in authority abounds.
Quit worrying, hide your gun well, shut up, and CARRY that handgun!
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scottb
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
Actually the loitering thing is to prevent the unsavory activity that was commonplace down there in earlier years.
As I believe that the "Friends" of the park posted the rules, should I first approach them for remedy? Or do I go directly to the City as the park owner?
I am not even sure that this would pass "conspicuous" muster.
Thanks all
As I believe that the "Friends" of the park posted the rules, should I first approach them for remedy? Or do I go directly to the City as the park owner?
I am not even sure that this would pass "conspicuous" muster.
Thanks all
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Werz
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
I have already sent a message through http://www.friendsofwmp.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. The City of Wooster removed their "no guns in the park" ordinance in November 2012.scottb wrote:Actually the loitering thing is to prevent the unsavory activity that was commonplace down there in earlier years.
As I believe that the "Friends" of the park posted the rules, should I first approach them for remedy? Or do I go directly to the City as the park owner?
I am not even sure that this would pass "conspicuous" muster.
Thanks all
"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."
-- Robert A. Heinlein, Beyond This Horizon
"Remember that protecting our gun rights still boils down to keeping a majority in the electorate, and that our daily activities can have the impact of being ambassadors for the gun culture ..."
-- BobK
Open carry is a First Amendment exercise.
-- Robert A. Heinlein, Beyond This Horizon
"Remember that protecting our gun rights still boils down to keeping a majority in the electorate, and that our daily activities can have the impact of being ambassadors for the gun culture ..."
-- BobK
Open carry is a First Amendment exercise.
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TJW815
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
After privately being brought up to speed on the things that happen at this "park" I retract my previous statement.... 
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concreteguy
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Re: Wooster Memorial Park Posted
That "sign" looks just like one I saw at Catawba Falls in NC. Since the falls are located in a national forest I'm not sure it was legal either.