• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    We’re gonna need the detail. The county jail is public property, but you can’t waltz in and say hi to the inmates.

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      1 month ago

      It was for staying too late in a public park. It was meant to be closed after dark. I overstayed by like an hour.

      I think there’s a big difference between breaking and entering and trespassing. Going into a restricted area is more like the latter. Although there’s the whole ethics of a prison to consider as well but I don’t want to get into that.

      But yes there may be a small number of situations where public access should be forbidden but right now that’s a minority of all of the completely unnecessary restrictions that exist.

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            1 month ago

            You’re thinking public or state ownership. Public property is property generally meant to be used by the public. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t conditions to that use though, like hours of operation.

            Most of this is in that article you linked…

            • lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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              1 month ago

              But why should a public park have hours of operation? Benches and open space don’t stop working after certain hours, don’t take resources or workers to operate, they’re just there. Why should we punish people for enjoying the outdoors?

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                1 month ago

                Swing through Washington square park at 2 in the morning, better still if you can do it 20 years ago