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Offline thundley4

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Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at park
« on: May 29, 2009, 07:49:40 PM »
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SANDUSKY, Ohio – An Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at a public park said he just wanted to make his city look nice. John Hamilton said he took control of the situation because the grass in Sandusky's Central Park was about a foot high. According to a police report, a witness said Hamilton was blowing grass onto the sidewalk and shredding trash in the park that had not been picked up.
Police said they arrested 48-year-old Hamilton after he refused to stop mowing and charged him with obstructing official business and disorderly conduct.
City Manager Matt Kline called the arrest unfortunate and said he understands Hamilton's frustration. Kline said budget cuts have left Sandusky understaffed for seasonal maintenance work.
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WTF?  The city can't afford to mow the grass, so someone takes the time and their own money to do the job , and the get arrested for it? 
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Re: Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at park
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2009, 08:13:13 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 29, 2009, 07:49:40 PM
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WTF?  The city can't afford to mow the grass, so someone takes the time and their own money to do the job , and the get arrested for it? 

Welcome to the "new" United States.
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Re: Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at park
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2009, 10:13:57 AM »
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Re: Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at park
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2009, 07:36:41 PM »
Quote from: Thor on May 30, 2009, 10:13:57 AM
I liked one of the side articles at the bottom:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090529/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_obama_security_newspaper

Oh yeah, I wonder if the DUmp saw that one. 
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Paper says mistakenly ran ad urging Obama killing

By Jon Hurdle – Fri May 29, 5:10 pm ET
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A local newspaper in northwest Pennsylvania apologized on Friday for running a classified advertisement that called implicitly for the assassination of U.S. President Barack Obama.
The Warren Times Observer, with a circulation of about 11,000, ran the ad in Thursday's paper and pulled it as soon as it was discovered by a manager, said publisher John Elchert.
The ad read: "May Obama follow in the footsteps of Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy," Elchert said.
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