• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      A bunch of teenagers hanging out in a park are definitely going to have the cops called on them, no matter what they’re doing.

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        8 months ago

        Where is this the case? Unimaginable here in Canada.

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          8 months ago

          Clearly it’s a US-only thing, but even back in the 90s when me and my nerdy friends decided to brave the sunshine and hang out in a park we’d have the cops pull up and ask us to leave.

          All of the parks in my area cater to parents of kids under 10, so anyone who’s not there with a child of that age is immediately suspicious, especially to nosy Karens. Hell, I’d get nasty looks from moms when I would take my own kids to the park.