tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post3652677190397454843..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: His Own Private IdahoRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-72573525138423588202007-08-28T19:34:00.000-07:002007-08-28T19:34:00.000-07:00Ah, so it isn't so much the soliciting as people w...Ah, so it isn't so much the soliciting as people walking in on two people having sex. I can see where that's a nuisance. It's happened to me a few times- once indeed in a public restroom with very low stalls- and it basically amused me more than anything, but I can see where it's an issue. It seems to me like what would reasonably happen though is the Innocent Bystander would say 'Hey, can you please knock it off?' and that would likely do the trick. If not, they could get the cops to break it up. I still think it's much ado about nothing. But I do assume that there are a lot of laws that police enforce because the public demands it.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-68758990610277404882007-08-28T18:55:00.000-07:002007-08-28T18:55:00.000-07:00So, I don't exactly see the point of stakeouts. Bu...<I>So, I don't exactly see the point of stakeouts. But, even for those people who think that we desperately need to keep our public places homorein, doesn't the idea of a cop hanging out in a public restroom waiting to arrest anyone whose foot gets too close to the door sound a little bit like a waste of time and money? Seriously.</I><BR/><BR/>It's a public nuisance deal; the police get complaints from citizens that a spot is turning into a 'location for lewdness'. If this is against the law, the vice detail is assigned to the area to cut down the rowdiness.<BR/><BR/>After a while word gets around and the activity at that spot drops off.<BR/><BR/>It isn't so very different that the cops driving through a public park at night to enforce underage curfews or anything else that falls under the heading of 'spoiling people's fun'. <BR/><BR/>The laws are on the books, people want them enforced so enforced they are.Brian Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952894032434503816noreply@blogger.com