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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This sums up what is so frustrating with our society. There used to be some semblance of a common good where one individual didn’t get to take over a space that was intended for another group.

A public playground is for kids plain and simple. There are plenty of places a grown man can circle around without making parents nervous. By being there he is sucking out the pleasurable enjoyment of the playground for many parents and kids because everyone is on edge. Same for people with big dogs who think it is cute to bring the dog in and use the playground equipment and drug addicts using be playgrounds.

[b]This really affects poor and middle class families who can’t afford to pay for indoor play experiences and /or who don’t have backyards. [/quote][/b]

Wow, that’s a stretch.  We have an acre of land but it doesn’t have kids to run around or fancy playground equipment so we love to go to playgrounds.

I would have said hi to him, especially since he’s there every day.  Start a conversation, hear his story.  You learn a lot from people with friendly conversations.  [/quote]

Not OP. But I feel zero need to have random conversations with strange men at parks. Absolutely not. [/quote]

Why have a conversation when you can have him put down by your armed goons? That's much cleaner.[/quote]

Found the poster who hates the police. I hope they are available to you should you ever need them.

Many of you are giving this man way too much leeway. the situation is not appropriate. I think we can safely say this person is not typical because a typical person would know not to do this. So the only options are 1. He is a creep or worse. 2. He has a disability of some sort or is otherwise neurodivergent in a way that he may not understand that his behavior is not appropriate. If it’s the second, the officers can explain to him that he can walk at the walking trails located in the same park (as the OP confirmed that they are present).  If he is functional enough to be out alone then he is functional enough to understand an officer telling him to walk nearby instead of at the actual playground. [/quote]

You keep on repeating that this man is a “creep or worse” because he is not acting “appropriately” but since there is no law outlining the exact boundaries of what behavior is appropriate it not at this playground then it becomes a matter of opinion. The problem with your argument is that there are multiple people here in this thread debating you about calling this man a creep. That means that your measure of “appropriate” behavior is not universally shared which means that the man is not inherently doing anything wrong according to any objective or reasonable measure. There is obviously no norm to enforce here because you can clearly see that many people do not agree with your opinion. [/quote]

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